Sam Kuffel, Meteorologist
Sam joined the CBS 58 weather team in December 2019 as a weekend meteorologist after spending three and a half years as the midday meteorologist at WAOW in Wausau. As a Kenosha native, she is ecstatic to be back home forecasting for southeast Wisconsin.
Like most meteorologists, Sam’s passion for weather began at a young age. As a child she spent countless hours watching The Weather Channel and repeatedly rented the same severe weather books and tornado videos from her local library. While she always knew she wanted to be a meteorologist, that desire was heightened when two tornadoes tore through her hometown on January 7th 2008. One of those tornadoes caused significant damage to her aunt and uncle’s house in Kenosha county, while another weaker tornado went just north of her house in the city. Her passion for winter weather grew just three years later after 23 inches of snow fell at her house during the infamous Groundhog’s Day blizzard of 2011.
Sam went on to study at UW-Milwaukee where she graduated with a degree in Atmospheric Science. While at UWM, she worked for a private forecasting company called Innovative Weather, where she had the opportunity to provide specific forecasts for clients like WE Energies, Summerfest, and the Milwaukee Brewers. Sam was also an intern under John Malan at TMJ4 for two years, which made her want to pursue a career in television.
Sam is a huge Wisconsin sports fanatic, so when she isn’t forecasting, you’ll likely find her at Miller Park or Fiserv Forum. When the weather is quiet, she also enjoys traveling around the country crossing baseball stadiums off of her bucket list.
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Articles by Sam Kuffel
- Stretch of hot weather continues for the first few days of October
- Several more days in the 80s on the way
- Warm temps and a bit of humidity return for the weekend
- Big improvements in statewide drought after soggy stretch of weather
- Rain primarily stays west for the weekend
- Minor rain chances can't be ruled out over the next several days
- Cooler start to the week before a nice warm up
- Mid evening update: Lingering rain looking less widespread for Sunday AM
- Scattered rain chances return for the weekend
- Prime waterspout conditions over Lake Michigan Wednesday
- Morning Update: Steady rain coming to an end with more showers the next few days
- More clouds and a small shower chance return on Sunday
- Some sunshine returns for the weekend
- Temps poised to warm into the 90s on Labor Day for the first time in 50 years
- Remaining hot for several days with increasing humidity
- Starting off September on a hot note after closing the book on climatological summer
- Last blue supermoon until 2037 occurs tonight
- Comfortable much of this week, but there's more heat on the horizon
- Remaining pleasant to start the new week
- The heat is gone and the humidity will follow suit this weekend
- Early Evening Update: Multiple severe thunderstorm warnings issued in SE WI
- Flood Watch issued ahead of Monday's widespread moderate to heavy rain
- Drought conditions worsen for some, but rain and storms are on the way for Friday
- Minor improvements in latest drought monitor update
- Slight uptick in humidity ahead of isolated storm chance overnight
- More storms on the way after Wednesday's beneficial rainfall
- Unhealthy air quality lingers through Wednesday before strong to severe storms arrive
- Unhealthy air for a few days followed by more rain chances
- Spotty light showers continue to start the work week
- Cool again today, but temps will be on a gradual warming trend
- Mainly dry weather returns after our wettest day in nearly three month
- Beautiful today before much needed rain arrives this weekend
- Dry weather returns after our first shower in two and a half weeks
- Not much rain in the forecast this week
- A few more pop up storms this afternoon well inland
- First rain chance in nearly two weeks arrives today
- Superb weather continues through Memorial Day and beyond
- Beautiful weather is expected throughout Memorial Day weekend
- Much cooler today thanks to a cold front
- Beautiful weather continues to start the work week
- Best chance of rain for the next week arrives tonight
- Cooler today with rain chances returning Thursday night
- Drying out and warming up to start the work week
- Plan on clouds and patchy light rain on Mother's Day
- Snow season comes to an end
- Scattered storms could be on the strong side tonight
- Multiple hit or miss precip chances over the next few days
- Temps go on a warming trend overall, but it'll stay cooler near the lake
- Wet snow likely to begin the month of May - seriously
- No shortage of rain, wet snow, or wind the next two days
- One more dry and average day before another stagnant upper low moves in
- Morning Update: Snow reports coming in as snow continues to fall
- Another warm and sunny day today before rain moves back in this weekend
- Beautiful spring weather continues for most of this week
- Cool today, but warming up through Easter Weekend
- National Weather Service confirms at least three tornadoes from Friday evening
- Late Evening Update: All watches and warnings have been canceled
- Transitioning from a wintry mix to strong storms to end the work week
- Another round of wet snow on the way Friday night into Saturday
- Next weather maker to bring mainly rain to southeast Wisconsin
- Rain and wet snow expected tonight
- Most snow stays south of southeast Wisconsin today
- Plenty of uncertainty with Friday's snow chance
- Heavy rain arrives early Thursday morning, mixing with and changing to heavy wet snow during the day
- Late Evening Update: Moderate to heavy snow winds down overnight
- Several inches of snow expected Saturday into Saturday Night
- Quiet conditions expected through the weekend
- Few flurries today into tonight before sunshine returns to end the week
- Sunshine returns to start the weekend
- Off and on light snow today followed by some sunshine to end the week
- Falling temps to end the year after breaking a couple of records
- Couple of light precip. chances to end the year while temps remain above normal
- Below zero wind chills continue through Christmas weekend
- Afternoon Update: Warning now replaced with Winter Weather Advisory for continued cold and blowing snow
- Late Evening Update: Patchy drizzle or freezing drizzle possible tonight
- Wet snow and some rain likely on Friday
- Sloppy weather returns to end the work week
- Warming up heading into the weekend
- Remaining blustery and cold throughout the weekend
- Noon Update: Quiet Wednesday, More Snow and Cold in the Days Ahead