David Finfrock is the NBC 5 Weather Experts senior meteorologist and can be seen on-air occasionally throughout the year.
Finfrock was honored by the Dallas Press Club with a Katie Award for Best Weathercast in Texas. He was also honored with the Fort Worth Star Telegram’s Viewers Choice Award for Best Meteorologist. He has also been a finalist for the Emmy and Katie awards for his work as a documentary host in 2006 and 2007.
Finfrock was awarded an Emmy for the weather special "Tracking Texas Weather" and another for his work on NBC 5's 65th Anniversary special. He was also awarded a "Silver Circle" Emmy award for career achievement in his more than 40 years of on-air work.
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Finfrock joined NBC 5 in 1975 as a meteorologist after spending time as a field researcher on the Juneau Icefield Research Program in Alaska. He graduated magna cum laude from Texas A&M University with a Bachelor of Science in Meteorology and also completed some graduate work while at Texas A&M.
He is a professional member of the American Meteorology Society, a member of the Advisory Board at the Center for Greater Southwestern Studies at the University of Texas Arlington, and on the Board of the Audubon Society’s Dogwood Canyon Preserve in Cedar Hill. He has also volunteered for Habitat for Humanity and delivered Meals on Wheels for more than 15 years.
In his spare time, Finfrock enjoys participating in walks and runs for various charitable organizations and is an avid nature conservationist. David enjoys camping, traveling, gardening, genealogy, and antique maps. He is currently the editor of the newsletter for the Texas Map Society.
Finfrock's vacations sometimes veer into unusual territory. He has visited Iceland, Alaska, Antarctica, Easter Island and Mongolia. Other vacations are frequently spent as a volunteer. He has spent time doing ecological and archaeological research with the Earthwatch organization. He spent many weeks of vacation time volunteering with the Sierra Club in National Parks, including the Guadalupe Mountains and Big Bend here in Texas, removing barbed wire fencing, repairing trails, and cleaning up trash dumps.
Finfrock and his wife, Shari, have two children, Jennifer and Ryan. He also has three grandchildren, Lauren, Emily and Kyla, whom he spoils at every opportunity.
The Latest
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Weather Quiz: Coldest temperature time
NBC 5 senior meteorologist David Finfrock asks: At what time does the coldest temperature of each day typically occur?
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NBC 5 Forecast: Chances for rain heading into the weekend
We’ve seen some patchy really light drizzle today. NBC 5 Senior Meteorologist David Finfrock says we could see rain Friday night and Saturday morning and next week.
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Weather Quiz: Named storms
NBC Senior Meteorologist David Finfrock asks which type of tropical weather gets a name from the National Hurricane Center.
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NBC 5 Forecast: Increasing clouds will bring drizzle on Friday
It’s been a cloudy and windy Thursday. NBC 5 Senior Meteorologist David Finfrock says rain chances return Friday.
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NBC 5 FORECAST: Sunny and hot to start the week
This weekend in North Texas has been sunny and hot, with temperatures staying below 100 degrees. The heat will ease off next week, with highs in the mid-90s.
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NBC 5 FORECAST: Sunny and Hot Weekend
Next week will not be quite as hot as the heat dome weakens and shifts northeast. By the end of the week highs will be in the mid 90s. Even better, rain chances will return as we go through the week.
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NBC 5 FORECAST: Summerlike weather pattern for Fathers Day weekend
A typical early summer pattern is in control across the Southern Plains. This pattern features a ridge of high pressure, which will keep skies mostly sunny and free of any organized rain chances. It will remain mostly sunny, hot and humid through Sunday with highs in the mid-90s and afternoon heat index values near 100.
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NBC 5 FORECAST: Summerlike weather pattern for Fathers Day weekend
A typical early summer pattern is in control across the Southern Plains. This pattern features a ridge of high pressure, which will keep skies mostly sunny and free of any organized rain chances. It will remain mostly sunny, hot and humid through Sunday with highs in the mid-90s and afternoon heat index values near 100.
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NBC 5 FORECAST: Summerlike weather pattern
It will remain mostly sunny, hot and humid through Sunday with highs in the low to mid-90s and afternoon heat index values near 100.
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Weather Quiz: Fogs
Senior Meteorologist David Finfrock asks what type of fog forms when warm humid air moves across a cooler surface?
