Emmy award-winning Jeff Ranieri is NBC Bay Area’s Chief Meteorologist and appears on NBC Bay Area Monday through Friday at 5, 6 and 11 p.m. He currently holds the American Meteorological Seal of Approval.
Forecasting the complex microclimates of the Bay Area is one of Jeff's main passions as temperatures in a 35-mile radius can range from 50° to 100°.
He's also become well-known for his personality-driven live remote forecasts from events and locations all over the Bay Area. A few notables…Golfing on Pebble Beach & sliding on the ice with Kristi Yamaguchi. He also managed to turn sports into weather while covering the San Francisco Giants 2010 quest for the World Series Championship.
Jeff also enjoys getting involved in the community. Currently, he's working with "Fly" Fresh Lifelines For Youth, Rebuilding Together Silicon Valley, SF Project Open Hand, San Francisco SPCA "Clear The Shelters Event", Safeway Holiday Food Drive & Silicon Valley's CAMP / AREAA Annual Holiday Charity Fundraiser.
In addition to serving as the Chief Meteorologist and occasional live feature reporting, Jeff has also served as the "Olympic Zone" host during the London, Sochi, Rio & PyeongChang games. Taking fans to some of the top stories and highlights during the half-hour shows.
After joining NBC Bay Area, Jeff has also continued contributing to NBC Network coverage which included the tsunami warning for the entire West Coast, heading back East to track Hurricane Irene and most recently reporting on the 6.0 Napa Earthquake.
Before joining NBC Bay Area, Jeff was based in New York City with NBC News, where he worked as a correspondent for NBC News & MSNBC and served as the Weekend Today Show Meteorologist and Early Today. He has covered a wide range of major weather events from the studio and from the field, including Hurricane Katrina in Biloxi, Mississippi and historic Midwest flooding. Jeff also traveled to Torino and Beijing to cover the 2006 and 2008 Olympic Games.
Prior to joining NBC Network in 2004, Jeff was a Meteorologist at KCRA-TV in Sacramento and has also worked in Oregon and Florida as a Meteorologist, Reporter and Anchor.
Follow Jeff on Instagram @jeffranieri, TikTok @jeffranieri, X @jeffranieri and Facebook.
The Latest
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Jeff's Forecast: Few 100s and cooling ahead
Chief Meteorologist Jeff Ranieri shows you more on where 100s are possible. Plus, that latest on 2 systems that will cool temps ahead in your full Microclimate Forecast.
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Forecast: Cooling fog
The foggy breeze will start temperatures cooling down
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Jeff's Forecast: Patchy morning fog and plenty of inland heat
Chief Meteorologist Jeff Ranieri shows you more on where the fog rolls in during the morning commute. Plus, where temps reach into the 90s in your full Microclimate Forecast.
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Jeff's Forecast: Hot inland and tracking the tropics
Chief Meteorologist Jeff Ranieri tracks more on where 90s return in your full Microclimate Forecast. Plus, the latest on tropical system Polo remnants that will bring travel delays.
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Jeff's Forecast: Heating up even at the coast
Chief Meteorologist Jeff Ranieri shows you more on the hotter temps that will even warm up San Francisco and the coast in your full Microclimate Forecast.
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Jeff's Forecast: 90s make a comeback
Chief Meteorologist Jeff Ranieri tracks the warming weather that will bring some parts of the Bay Area into the 90s in your 7 day Microclimate Forecast.
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Jeff's Forecast: Warming up
Chief Meteorologist Jeff Ranieri shows you more on temps warming up across the Bay Area in your 7 day Microclimate Forecast.
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Jeff's Forecast: Warming up
Chief Meteorologist Jeff Ranieri shows you more on temps warming up across the Bay Area in your 7 day Microclimate Forecast.
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Jeff's Forecast: Early clouds and warming up this week
Chief Meteorologist Jeff Ranieri shows you more on how much fog to start the day. Plus, warmer weather on the way this week in your 7 day Microclimate Forecast.
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Jeff's Forecast: Temps dip Wednesday
Chief Meteorologist Jeff Ranieri shows you more on a system that will help to drop temps in your 7 day Microclimate Forecast.
