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: Stellar dendrite
NBC 5 Chief Meteorologist Rick Mitchell asks what the other name is for a stellar dendrite.
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NBC 5 Forecast: Frosty cold Thursday night
Thursday night temperatures drop to the freezing point across northern parts of North Texas.
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Weather Quiz: Meteorological terms
NBC 5 Chief Meteorologist Rick Mitchell asks Zulu, UTC and GMT all reference what meteorological thing?
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NBC 5 Forecast: Rain today, showers also possible over the weekend
A weak disturbance has brought clouds and rain back to North Texas on Wednesday. NBC 5 Chief Meteorologist Rick Mitchell tells us how that will change later this week.
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Weather Quiz: Snow
NBC 5 Chief Meteorologist Rick Mitchell asks what is NOT considered “snow” in official record keeping?
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NBC 5 Forecast: A few showers Wednesday
A weak disturbance tonight will bring clouds and our next chance for rain. Expect widespread spotty showers across North Texas Wednesday. The most likely time for rain in DFW will be during the morning. The showers will shift into East Texas by mid afternoon.
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Weather Quiz: North Pole winters
During the winter the North Pole is completely dark. NBC 5 Chief Meteorologist Rick Mitchell asks for how many consecutive days is the North Pole dark?
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NBC 5 Forecast: Cooler Tuesday with showers Wednesday
The weather was nice to start our first week of December. NBC 5 Chief Meteorologist Rick Mitchell says we’ll see sunshine Tuesday, but a weak cold front will move in.
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NBC 5 Forecast: December welcomes North Texas with pleasant weather
Welcome to December! Nights will be chilly with lows in the 30s with patchy frost likely. The days will feature sunshine with highs right around 60. NBC 5 Chief Meteorologist Rick Mitchell has the latest forecast.
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NBC 5 Forecast: Tranquil weather pattern into next week
The overall weather pattern the next several days will be uneventful. Nights will be chilly with lows in the 30s with patchy frost likely. NBC 5’s Chief Meteorologist Rick Mitchell has the forecast.
