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
Milwaukee Weather: Hello February, let's recap January
January 2026 recapped as the 51st coldest start to a new year.
Wisconsin winter weather: Dangerous cold temperatures return
The National Weather Service has issued another cold weather advisory for all of southeast Wisconsin on Monday, Jan. 26 at midnight through 12 p.m. for wind chills that can range from -20°F to -25°.
Wisconsin winter weather: Lake effect snow starts Saturday night
The NWS has issued a winter weather advisory for Milwaukee, Racine and Kenosha counties from Sunday morning into the afternoon.
Wisconsin extreme cold watch; in effect Thursday night to Saturday
The National Weather Service has issued an extreme cold watch late Thursday, Jan 22 at night through early Saturday, Jan. 24.
Wisconsin winter weather advisory, more snow on the way Saturday
The National Weather Service issued a winter weather advisory for parts of southeast Wisconsin on Saturday, Jan. 17.
Packers, Bears Wild Card game at Soldier Field; weather outlook
The Green Bay Packers are at it again to play the Chicago Bears in the Wild Card playoff. The weather looks to impact weekend travel and the game.
Wisconsin winter weather: Hazardous travel Monday due to snow, high winds
All advisories have expired.
Wisconsin winter weather: Snow returns Sunday night into Monday
A winter storm warning is in effect for Sheboygan and Fond du Lac counties until 6pm on Monday. A winter weather advisory has been expanded to include the rest of SE WI until 6pm on Monday. Even though the snow will end by 9am, the advisories and warnings run until 6pm because of the wind blowing the ground snow and reducing visibility.
Dangerous cold returns to Wisconsin: –15° to –30° wind chills possible
Wisconsin is heading into one of its coldest stretches of the season as a surge of Arctic air arrives late this week.
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.