Justin Thompson-Gee, Meteorologist

After working the weekend shift for four years Justin was promoted to the morning show in 2019. He started at CBS 58 as a freelance meteorologist in 2015 and was promoted to weekends a few months later. Justin looks forward to getting southeast Wisconsin ready for their day when they wake up. Since arriving in Wisconsin he has forecasted and reported on tornado outbreaks, record flooding, extreme temperature swings and late spring snow storms.
Justin has spent all of his adult life in the Midwest, but he actually grew up in New York. Living in the Northeast Justin had a chance to experience it all: thunderstorms, big winter nor’easters and the occasional threat of a tropical storm. Unlike some meteorologists, Justin wasn’t a weather nerd his whole life. Sports, acting and singing took up most of his childhood and it wasn’t until high school that he decided to pursue his passion of weather.
After moving to the Midwest, Justin received his BS in Meteorology from Valparaiso University in northern Indiana. While at Valpo Justin took an interest in storm chasing and logged over 18,000 miles chasing all throughout the Plains states. After graduation, Justin moved to Minnesota where he worked for KAAL-TV in Rochester, MN forecasting for southeastern Minnesota and northern Iowa. In 2017 Justin was awarded the CBM (Certified Broadcast Meteorologist) from the American Meteorological Society.
Following Minnesota, Justin married his storm chasing partner Stephanie and checked another Midwest state of his list moving to Wisconsin. In October 2018 Justin and Stephanie welcomed their first child Leah. When not taking advantage of Milwaukee or forecasting “cooler by the lake”, Justin loves relaxing with family including his Wisconsin Humane Society adopted dachshund Peeta, enjoying a good movie or book, and singing on his church's worship team.
Since his arrival in Brew City Justin has loved touring the new breweries that pop up every month, has become an aficionado of Summerfest and loves cheering on the Brewers, Bucks and Packers.
P.S. The Thompson-Gee in Justin's name comes from a combination of his parent's last names. When Justin's parents married they hyphenated their last names forming Thompson-Gee. The Thompson comes from his mother's side and the Gee from Justin's dad.
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Articles by Justin Thompson-Gee
- Wind chill advisory issued for dangerous wind chills Friday morning
- Warm January ends with colder days as we look ahead to February
- Snow check after the weekend's big snow
- Coldest wind chills this week arrive Tuesday morning
- Afternoon Update: Friday's snow winds down, now a Winter Weather Advisory for snow Saturday
- Lingering snow Thursday then another round Friday
- Early Afternoon Update: Widespread snow becomes patchy by late afternoon
- Winter Weather Advisory Issued for Wednesday's Snow
- Mid Afternoon Update: Rain and wet snow pushing across the area
- Evening Update: Wet snow, mix and rain arrive through 10 pm
- Wet snow and mix arrive Wednesday night through Thursday
- Steady rain likely for Martin Luther King, Jr. Day
- Winter weather advisory issued Wednesday morning for ice
- Fog, mist and drizzle will cause slick spots Tuesday and Wednesday
- Mild start to January continues
- Light snow possible Thursday as we fall into a snow deficit
- 2022 weather stats show a warm year with average precipitation
- December ends near average on temps and precip, below average on snow
- Warmer temps are here with a few rain chances later in the week
- Warm up coming to end December and start 2023
- Evening Update: Dangerous cold has arrived. Snow coming to an end.
- Evening Update: Winter Storm Warning issued for all of SE WI Thursday morning through Saturday morning
- Significant snow and blizzard conditions possible Thursday and Friday
- Light snow for tonight. A new winter storm watch has been issued for the area.
- Light snow showers Friday and Saturday increase White Christmas chances
- Afternoon Update: Drizzle and snow pellets making their way through SE WI
- Winter Advisory begins at 9 PM. Rain to snow remains on track for overnight
- Massive storm brings rain, then snow, to southeast Wisconsin
- Cloudy stretch of weather continues
- Mix and wet snow likely on Friday
- Dense fog Wednesday morning, then wet snow Thursday into Friday
- Isolated mix Tuesday with a bigger storm coming
- Early Afternoon Update: A bit of wintry mix possible the next few days
- November ends near average on snow and above-average on temps
- Gusty winds continue with single digit wind chills
- Southeast Wisconsin missing big winter storm to the north
- Light rain and snow arrives Tuesday evening
- Mild Thanksgiving with a few isolated showers
- Last week's snow pushes us above-average for the season but none expected on Thanksgiving
- Warming up for Thanksgiving week
- Light snow showers Thursday, then bitter wind chills to end the week
- Overnight Update: Additional accumulation is possible overnight for the morning commute
- First widespread accumulating snow of the season arrives Tuesday. Several inches are expected.
- Record highs before a monster cold front
- Nice election day weather with up then down temps the rest of the week
- Overnight Update: Scattered rain and a few storms possible overnight. Wind gusts to 60 mph possible Saturday along with an isolated tornado.
- Record-tying highs Thursday with strong wind returning
- October ends below-average on temps and rain; November starts warm
- No tricks, just treats for Halloween
- Steady moderate rain expected Tuesday afternoon through Wednesday morning
- Soaking rain on track starting Monday night
- Warm weekend to see peak fall color
- Continued wind and cold before a weekend warm-up
- First good snow of the season comes with cold temps and strong wind
- Tornadoes to snowflakes to a Freeze tonight: Week of weather in Wisconsin
- Recapping Wednesday's round of severe weather
- Early Afternoon Update: All clear from severe weather the rest of today
- Scattered showers and even a few storms possible Tuesday afternoon and night
- Up and down temps with increasing wind and rain chances this week
- Strong fall cold front brings light showers and a frost and freeze by the end of the week
- Finally warmer but the coldest air of the season is coming
- 20th warmest and 14th wettest September comes to an end
- Coldest morning of the season with a freeze in some hometowns
- Chilly first full week of fall with a slight warm up coming
- Start to fall comes with a blast of chilly temps
- Last round of summer warmth and humidity before autumn begins
- Cluster of storms more possible Tuesday morning
- Isolated rain chance Sunday during a last round of summer warmth and humidity
- Rain check after our flooding weekend rain
- Wisconsin fall color map launches for 2022 season
- Isolated showers possible for Tuesday
- Cool Labor Day, then slowly warming
- Meteorological summer ends as the 13th warmest on record and slightly below-average on rain
- A warm August comes to an end with dropping temps looming in September
- Humidity drop is here with above-average temperatures
- Mid-Morning Update: Strong storms entering Illinois moving towards Wisconsin
- Few temp swings with a warmer trend setting up
- Rain check after this weekend's soaking rain
- Soaking rain arrives over the weekend
- Rain chances increasing going into the weekend