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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Summer Heat & Storms

3 weeks ago | wjhg.com | Chris Smith

PANAMA CITY, Fla. (WJHG/WECP) - It was a typical summer day on Thursday where we saw a mix of sun and clouds w/more storms inland and less at the coast. Highs reached into the 80s to near 90. Tonight: It will be warm and quiet with lows in the 70s area wide under mostly clear to partly cloudy skies. Friday: Expect another day with high heat & humidity with mainly inland storms. Rain chances will be 20% at the coast and 40% inland. Highs will reach the 80s to low 90s.
More Spotty Storms

3 weeks ago | wjhg.com | Chris Smith

PANAMA CITY, Fla. (WJHG/WECP) - We saw scattered storms on Wednesday mainly across interior sections of NWFL. Highs were in the 80s to near 90. Tonight: We will see the storms gradually diminish with lows in the 70s under partly cloudy skies. Thursday: Expect mainly inland spotty storms on Thursday during the afternoon. Highs will be in the 80s (coast) to near 90 (inland). Feels like temps will be 95+. Friday: We will see more spotty storms, but again, most of those storms will be inland.
Rain Chances Are Increasing

3 weeks ago | wjhg.com | Chris Smith

PANAMA CITY, Fla. (WJHG/WECP) - After a quiet start we saw temps quickly warm into the 80s/90s by Tuesday afternoon. Showers & storms moved in late day into the early evening. Tonight: It will be mostly quiet with only a small chance of storms. lows will be mainly in the low to mid 70s. Wednesday: Expect an unsettled day with a good chance of storms moving SE to NW across our area. Rain chances will be 70-80%. Highs will be mainly in the mid 80s.
Less Humid Weather This Weekend

4 weeks ago | wjhg.com | Chris Smith

PANAMA CITY, Fla. (WJHG/WECP) - It was a sunnier, hotter, and more humid day on Friday. We saw spotty strong to severe storms move through NWFL during the late day/early evening. Highs were in the 80s to near 90. Tonight: A front will move through and drier, less humid air will move into NWFL. Lows will be in the mid 60s inland and upper 60s at the coast. Saturday: Skies will be sunny and it will be less humid. Highs will be 85 (coast) to upper 80s (inland). Winds will be North at 5-10 mph.
One More Round Of Storms

4 weeks ago | wjhg.com | Chris Smith

PANAMA CITY, Fla. (WJHG/WECP) - We saw two rounds of showers & storms on Thursday. Rainfall totals were between .5-1″ of rain on the low end & 3″ on the high end. Highs were in the 70s to near 80 w/the sun returning by the end of the day. Tonight: Skies will be partly cloudy and it will be mostly dry tonight with lows in the low to mid 70s. Friday: Expect more sun as well as more heat and humidity. Highs will be in the mis to upper 80s w/feels like temps in the mid 90s.
Two More Days Of Storms

1 month ago | wjhg.com | Chris Smith

PANAMA CITY, Fla. (WJHG/WECP) - Early morning showers & storms dumped .5-1″ of rain over a good bit of NWFL. The rest of the day ended up being mainly sunny, hot, & humid with highs in the 80s/90s. Tonight: Skies will be partly cloudy and it will be quiet with lows in the 70s. Thursday: Showers & storms will be likely through the day. Rain chances will be 80%. Some of the rain/storms could be heavy and some could be strong to severe. Highs will be in the 80s to near 90.
Better Rain Chances

1 month ago | wjhg.com | Chris Smith

PANAMA CITY, Fla. (WJHG/WECP) - We saw a few spotty storms on Tuesday, but the bigger story was the heat and humidity. Highs reached the 80s at the coast and 90s inland. Tonight: It will mainly quiet tonight w/only a few inland storms possible. Lows will be in the 70s. Wednesday: Expect a mix of sun and clouds with spotty mainly PM storms. Highs will be in the 80s at the coast to near 90 inland. Feels like temps will near 100. Rain chances will be 40% coast and 60% inland.
Better Rain Chances Later This Week

1 month ago | wjhg.com | Chris Smith

PANAMA CITY, Fla. (WJHG/WECP) - We saw a hot and humid Memorial Day over NWFL with temps that started in the 70s and then warmed into the 80s at the coast and 90s inland. Feels like temps neared 100!Tonight: It will be warm and humid with lows in the low 70s inland and mid to upper 70s near the coast under partly cloudy skies. Tuesday: Skies will be partly to mostly cloudy with highs in the 80s at the coast and 90s inland. Rain chances will be small (20%).
Hot & Muggy Weekend Ahead

1 month ago | wjhg.com | Chris Smith

PANAMA CITY, Fla. (WJHG/WECP) - We saw a cool-ish start to the day on Thursday w/temperatures mainly in the 60s over NWFL. By the afternoon skies were mostly sunny with highs in the 80s at the coast and low 90s inland. Tonight: It will be on the cooler side again tonight with lows in the 60s inland to near 70 at the coast. Friday: It will be hotter and more humid as winds turn in from the Gulf. Highs will be in the mid 80s at the coast to low to mid 90s inland under sunny skies.
Slightly Cooler, Less Humid Air Arrives

1 month ago | wjhg.com | Chris Smith

PANAMA CITY, Fla. (WJHG/WECP) - After seeing spotty storms on Wednesday as a front moved through we started to see drier, less humid air move in by the evening. Temps started in the 70s on Wednesday and warmed into the 80s. Roughly 1/2 of NWFL was at least some rain. Tonight: Drier, less humid air will move into NWFL overnight with lows in the low to mid 60s inland to near 70 at the coast. Thursday: Expect some lingering clouds, but dry conditions. Highs will reach the 80s at the coast and 90s inland.