Lisa Michaels
When Lisa Michaels was growing up, she was always interested in weather.
She was born and raised in the northern suburbs of Chicago, IL. Lisa attended Carthage College in Kenosha, WI and had an opportunity to travel to Nicaragua as part of a team that worked on installing a water filtration system and a weather station.
She earned a B.S. in Atmospheric Sciences from the University of Illinois in Urbana-Champaign. During her studies there, she spent nearly one month storm chasing and was able to see over 20 tornadoes, hail events, and other weather phenomena.
Lisa held a broadcast meteorology internship at WCIA in Champaign and started her broadcast meteorology career at WEEK in Peoria, IL. She previously worked at KFVS in Cape Girardeau, MO for the past five years.
In addition to weather, Lisa is interested in outdoor activities and the arts. She played bassoon for 10 years and enjoys painting and drawing. Her passion for Water Polo led her to participate in the Junior Olympics. In college, she played Division 3 and Club Water Polo.
Lisa joined the FOX6 weather team in October 2022.
The latest from Lisa Michaels
Wisconsin weather: Winter storm to bring significant weekend snow
Snow is on the way starting late Friday night and going through Sunday morning. A Winter Storm Warning has been issued for all of southeastern Wisconsin.
Wisconsin winter: Cold, snowy winter stretches during weak La Niña
The 2025/2026 winter outlook is shaping up to be active and somewhat variable with colder and snowier stretches mixed in with drier and milder periods when compared to the last several years.
Southeast Wisconsin lake-effect snow totals for Nov. 10, 2025
A narrow, lake-effect snow band caused heavy snowfall rates across areas from Racine to Kenosha and south of the border into Illinois.
Winter weather advisory in southeast Wisconsin
A winter weather advisory has been issued across Milwaukee, Racine and Kenosha counties until 8 a.m. Monday, Nov. 10.
Southeast Wisconsin weather: First snow of the season arrives Saturday
It is that time of year when the first snowflakes will fall to the ground! Ready or not, here it comes.
Wisconsin frost, freeze conditions arrive in northern half of state
The National Weather Service issued a freeze warning for central and northern Wisconsin and a frost advisory for central Wisconsin from Tuesday night, Oct. 7 through Wednesday morning, Oct. 8.
Wisconsin allergy counts; how we get them, what you need to know
Fall is here and that means itchy eyes and a runny nose for some allergies sufferers. FOX6 meteorologists regularly show allergy levels on-air, but where does the data come from?
Northern lights could be visible in Wisconsin on Labor Day
You may have a chance to see the northern lights on Monday, Sept. 1 into early Tuesday, Sept. 2 due to a significant geomagnetic storm.
Wildfire smoke, Wisconsin air quality alert extended again
The Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources issued an air quality alert for all of southeast Wisconsin until noon on Tuesday, Aug. 5.
Wisconsin weather in June 2025; highs and lows as summer starts
The first month of summer 2025 has come and gone! But how did it all play out?