Samantha Davies joined the NBC 5 team in February 2009 and can be seen covering traffic on NBC 5 Today from 5 a.m. to 7 a.m. Monday through Friday. She also is the meteorologist for NBC 5 News at 11 a.m.
Samantha is no stranger to the NBC family. Prior to NBC 5, she was a meteorologist for NBC Weather Plus and MSNBC, providing national forecasts. She has also appeared on Nightly News, The Today Show, Early Today, and CNBC. She was also the morning meteorologist for Squawk Australia on CNBC World, where she forecasted international weather.
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Samantha's experience includes working at WBAL-TV in Baltimore, MD, WSIL-TV in the Cape Girardeau, MO-Paducah, KY-Harrisburg, IL market, and WKAG-TV in Hopkinsville, KY. In addition to providing weekly forecasts, her duties included science and entertainment reporting.
Samantha earned her AMS-CBM Television Seal of Approval in March 2007 and is also a member of the National Weather Association. In 2004, she graduated from the State University of New York College at Oneonta with a Bachelor of Science in Meteorology.
Samantha's hometown is what initially got her interested in weather. She is originally from Rochester, NY, where an average winter could result in over 90" of snow! Lake effect snow started her interest in meteorology. That passion further developed in the summer of 1992, the year of one of Florida's most devastating hurricanes, Hurricane Andrew. Samantha was there and was part of the evacuation process. She saw firsthand the damage and devastation left behind by that powerful storm.
While not at work, Samantha enjoys playing tennis, reading, and trying out new restaurants.
The Latest
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NBC 5 Forecast: Two cold fronts Thanksgiving week
Two cold fronts will arrive this week. The first cold front pushes into North Texas on Monday dropping afternoon temperatures into the 50s. Overnight lows will drop into the 30s and low 40s.
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Coldest morning of the season so far, but will it last?
Thursday morning brought the coldest temperatures that North Texas has seen so far this season. The official low at DFW Airport was 38 degrees. Cities like Denton, Granbury, and Graham dipped just below freezing. Light frost was seen on some cars and rooftops.
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Fall foliage near peak in North Texas
The leaves are changing color in North Texas painting a very fall-like scene across the region. We are entering the peak of our fall colors in North Texas. The colors this year though may be a little duller than normal. This is due to October being much warmer than normal. October 2024 was the warmest October on record at DFW.
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Coldest air of the season arrives next week
A taste of winter-like temperatures is on the horizon for North Texas.
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Leaves start to change color in North Texas after unseasonably warm fall
NBC 5’s Samantha Davies tells us about this season’s fall foliage and how a warm October can affect the fall colors seen around North Texas.
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Do you ski? Winter Storm hitting Colorado and New Mexico
If you ski, this is news you want to hear! A significant winter storm is hitting parts of Colorado and New Mexico through Friday.
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October among warmest and driest on record in North Texas
Warm and dry weather was felt most of October.
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Warmest and driest October on record in North Texas
Warm and dry weather was felt most of October. NBC 5 meteorologist Samantha Davies tells us what was recorded.
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Fatal crash causes big delays along southbound U.S. 75 in Collin County
All lanes of southbound Central Expressway in Richardson are shutdown. NBC 5’s Samantha Davies takes a look at the backups and how to navigate the road closure.
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Fatal crash shuts down southbound Central Expressway in Richardson
There are multiple fatalities after a crash involving multiple vehicles on southbound U.S. 75 in Richardson. NBC 5’s Alanna Quillen reports from the scene where the highway is shut down and NBC 5’s Samantha Davies talks about the impact on traffic.
