NBC 5 Chief Meteorologist Rick Mitchell joined NBC 5 in August 2012 and can be seen weekdays on NBC 5 First at Four and NBC 5 News at 5 p.m., 6 p.m., and 10 p.m.
Before NBC 5, Mitchell had been chief meteorologist at KOCO-TV, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, since 1994.
While there, he was responsible for covering some of the most intense storms, including several tornado outbreaks, flooding, blizzards, and wildfires. Before that, he forecasted weather at WOI-TV in Des Moines, Iowa, and at AccuWeather, based in State College, Pennsylvania.
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He earned a Bachelor of Science in Meteorology from the University of Nebraska and received the CBM seal from the American Meteorological Society.
The Oklahoma Association of Broadcasters and the Associated Press have recognized him for his severe weather forecasting experiences. Mitchell’s team of meteorologists at KOCO-TV was also recognized by the Oklahoma governor, Frank Keating, for their exceptional work covering an EF-5 tornado in May 1999 in Oklahoma City.
Rick and his wife have been married for more than 25 years and have a daughter and a son.
The Latest
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Weather Quiz: Cold Front
NBC 5 Chief Meteorologist Rick Mitchell asks what process is a cold fron that is weakening going through?
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NBC 5 Forecast: Another round of cold air arrives Thanksgiving
A cold front arrives Wednesday night into Thanksgiving Day with another batch of cooler air. Thursday will be breezy and much cooler with highs in the 50s.
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Weather Quiz: Lake Effect Snow
NBC 5 Chief Meteorologist Rick Mitchell asks what lake effect snow is enhanced by.
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NBC 5 Forecast: Two cold fronts Thanksgiving week
The first cold front of two this week arrived this morning. Thanks to the cold front overnight lows will drop into the upper 30s and low 40s.
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Weather Quiz: Freezes
DFW’s average first freeze occurs on Nov. 22 and we average 29 freezes a winter. NBC 5 Chief Meteorologist Rick Mitchell asks for the fewest number of freezes we’ve seen in a winter.
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NBC 5 Forecast: Warm and breezy this weekend
Temperatures trend warmer for the weekend, NBC 5 Chief Meteorologist Rick Mitchell tells you what to expect in the week ahead.
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Weather Quiz: Temperature observations
NBC 5 Chief Meteorologist Rick Mitchell asks: At what height are temperature observations recorded?
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NBC 5 Forecast: Patchy frost Friday morning
Low temperatures tonight will fall into the 30s and 40s. Expect highs to climb into the upper-60s to finish out the week.
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Why is the sky so blue?
You may have noticed the skies over North Texas seem to be clearer and more blue than usual. NBC 5 Chief Meteorologist Rick Mitchell explains why you’ll see extra blue in the skies this fall.
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Weather Quiz: Bomb cyclone
NBC 5 Chief Meteorologist Rick Mitchell asks the reason for the name “bomb cyclone.”
