Chris Smith

Panama City Beach

Chief Meteorologist at WJHG-TV (Panama City Beach, FL)

I am the chief meteorologist at WJHG-TV in Panama City Beach, FL.

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Fantastic Spring Weather Continues

2 weeks ago | wjhg.com | Chris Smith

PANAMA CITY, Fla. (WJHG/WECP) - After the cool start with temps in the 40s/50s on Tuesday we saw a nice warm up with highs in the 70s under sunny skies. Tonight: Clear skies continue with lows in the 40s inland to near 50 at the coast. Wednesday: Skies will be sunny and it will be nice with low humidity. Highs will be in the low to mid 70s. Thursday-Friday: Thursday will be sunny and warmer with highs in the mid to upper 70s. Friday will bring AM clouds with PM sun and highs in the upper 70s.
Cooler & Sunnier Days Ahead

2 weeks ago | wjhg.com | Chris Smith

PANAMA CITY, Fla. (WJHG/WECP) - Tonight: Skies clear and cooler air continues to filter into NWFL w/lows in the upper 40s inland and low 50s at the coast. Winds will be North at 5-10 mph. Tuesday: Skies will be sunny and it will be pleasant with highs in the low 70s. Winds will be North at 5-10 mph. Wednesday Thru Friday: Expect a gradual warming trend with temps warming from the low 70s Wednesday to near 80 by Friday.
Weekend Forecast

2 weeks ago | wjhg.com | Chris Smith

PANAMA CITY, Fla. (WJHG/WECP) - It was warm and humid on Friday with highs in the upper 70s at the coast and upper 80s inland. Marianna broke another record with a high of 89. Tonight: It will be warm and humid with patchy fog. Lows will be in the upper 60s to near 70. Winds will be SE at -10 mph. Saturday: More of the same with highs in the 80s w/warm, humid, and breezy conditions. Winds will be SE at 10-20 mph. Sunday: Sunday will be mostly cloudy, warm, humid, & breezy.
More Warm Weather

2 weeks ago | wjhg.com | Chris Smith

PANAMA CITY, Fla. (WJHG/WECP) - We saw periods of sun, clouds, and even fog on Thursday. Temperatures were in the 70s at the coast and well into the 80s inland where we saw more sun. Winds remained quite breezy. Tonight: Expect more clouds and some fog with lows in the upper 60s to near 70. Winds will be SE at 5-15 mph. Friday: Skies will be mainly sunny and it will be warm and humid with highs in the upper 80s inland to near 80 at the coast. Winds will be SE at 10-20 mph.
Weekend Forecast

Aug 9, 2024 | wjhg.com | Chris Smith

PANAMA CITY, Fla. (WJHG/WECP) - It was a scorcher today with highs in the 90s. We did not see much rain... just a whole lot of heat. Tonight: It will be a steamy summer night with lows in the 70s inland and low 80s at the coast. This Weekend: Expect more heat and humidity with with highs in the low to mid 90s. Feels like temps of 105+. Rain chances will be a little higher... especially east of hwy 231. Next Week: More heat and humidity with splash and dash showers & storms and highs in the 90s.
The Heat Beat Rolls On

Aug 8, 2024 | wjhg.com | Chris Smith

PANAMA CITY, Fla. (WJHG/WECP) - We saw another day of high heat and humidity with highs in the mid to upper 90s and feels like temps over 115 in spots. We saw a few isolated storms near the Forgotten Coast early and a couple across I-10 late in the day. Tonight: Expect another night of high heat and humidity with lows in the 70s inland and 80s at the coast. Friday: It will be a scorcher on Friday with highs in the 90s area wide with feels like temps near 110. Rain chances will be 20%.
Is There Any Heat Relief?

Aug 7, 2024 | wjhg.com | Chris Smith

PANAMA CITY, Fla. (WJHG/WECP) - It was another scorcher over NWFL on Wednesday. Highs were in the mid to upper 90s. Apalach hit a record high of 98 breaking the old record of 95 set back in 2023. Tonight: It will be a steamy summer night with lows in the 70s inland and 80s at the coast. Thursday: Another day of intense heat with highs in the mid to upper 90s. Feels like temps will be near 100. Rain chances will be 0-10%.
Weekend Forecast + Tropics Update

Aug 2, 2024 | wjhg.com | Chris Smith

PANAMA CITY, Fla. (WJHG/WECP) - We saw scattered storms that dumped as much as 4″ of rain in parts of the panhandle on Friday as well as high temperatures well into the 90s w/feels like temps near 110. Tonight: Overnight should be mostly quiet, warm, & humid with lows in the 70s/80s. This Weekend: Storms will be around again on Saturday starting near the coast & then inland in the afternoon. Rain chances will be 50%. Highs will reach the 90s w/feels like temps near 105-110.
weather forecast panhandle Florida sun clouds heat humidity storms

Aug 1, 2024 | wjhg.com | Chris Smith

PANAMA CITY, Fla. (WJHG/WECP) - We saw another day of high heat and humidity on Thursday. Highs reached into the 90s w/feels like temps 105-110. Scattered storms developed mainly south of Hwy 20. Tonight: It will be pretty quiet overnight tonight with lows in the 70s to near 80. Friday: Expect another day of high heat and humidity with scattered storms mainly during the afternoon. Highs will be in the 90s w/feels like temps near 110. Rain chances will be around 50%.
Monday Evening Forecast

Jul 29, 2024 | wjhg.com | Chris Smith

PANAMA CITY, Fla. (WJHG/WECP) - Scattered storms developed on Monday, but gradually fizzled as we made our way into the evening hours. Highs reached into the 90s. Tonight: Storms will wind down and lows will fall into the 70s area wide. Tuesday: Expect storms to develop late AM/early PM. The steering flow will be north to south so storms that develop inland will move back toward the coast. Rain chances will be 70%. Highs will reach the low 90s w/feels like temps near 105.