
Claire Anderson
Claire Anderson is a certified meteorologist who has been forecasting the weather around the country for over 10 years! Claire was born in Seattle and is a proud University of Washington husky! Growing up, Claire moved to Enumclaw, WA for elementary through high school where she learned to ski at Crystal Mountain, play tennis with Mt. Rainier in the background and played Varsity volleyball at Enumclaw High School.
Claire graduated from the University of Washington with a degree in communications and is a Certified Meteorologist through Mississippi State Broadcast Meteorology Program. During college, Claire was an intern at FOX 13 and spent her evenings chasing down the evening news story. She also interned at several other stations in Seattle before she graduated. After graduation, Claire moved to Great Falls, MT to work at KRTV as a Weekend Forecaster and reporter for two years. She forecasted thunderstorms, high winds and snowstorms. In 2014, Claire moved to Santa Barbara, CA as Weekday Weather Forecaster on KCOY-KEYT-KKFX for two years. There she covered California Wildfires, coastal oil spills, and Santa Ana winds.
Claire moved back to the Pacific Northwest in 2016 to work at KOIN CBS in Portland, OR as a Meteorologist. She forecasted weekends, mornings and evenings covering ice storms, record heat waves and wildfires. In 2018, Claire moved back to Seattle where she was a meteorologist at KIRO 7 News. During her four years, she led coverage of the historic Bellingham flooding, record heatwave of 2021 and numerous snowstorms.
Claire moved to Washington DC in April 2022 to work for FOX 5 DC as a Morning Meteorologist Monday through Friday. In the nation's capital, Claire forecasted severe thunderstorms and tornadoes, flooding and record heat. She reported LIVE for the FOX 5 Morning Show, which included the re-opening of the National Air & Space Musuem, behind the scenes of Cirque de Soleil, and played tennis in the stadium of the Washington DC Citi Open Tennis Tournament. Claire co-hosted Good Day DC where she interviewed numerous celebrities, chefs and hosted her own segments including fitness, cooking, and created "Claire's Picks" (Claire's favorite shows to stream that week!)
Claire moved back to Seattle in 2023 to get married, be closer to family and to work at FOX 13 Seattle. Claire got married in early September right here in Seattle and starting on-air forecasting for FOX over the summer! She is excited to be back in her home state, eat at her favorite local restaurants, go skiing in the Cascades, and most importantly forecast for the Pacific Northwest!
The latest from Claire Anderson
Wetter weekend ahead in Seattle for Valentine's Day
Only a few communities saw patchy fog early in the morning, but that cleared quickly, leaving behind crisp air and bright sunshine through the afternoon.
Seattle weather: Great weather for Seahawks Victory Parade
It will be cloudy to start the early morning festivities, but the skies should clear heading into the parade through downtown Seattle.
Seattle weather: Seahawks Super Bowl parade looking dry, sunny
Dry weather and sunshine are expected in Seattle for the Seahawks Super Bowl parade.
Seattle weather: Morning fog to sunny skies Tuesday
Morning clouds and fog to start Tuesday with a few lingering showers along the coast and northwest interior.
Seattle Weather: Much-Needed Snow Returns to Mountains
The Seattle Seahawks and the 12's will wake up Super Bowl champions and to another round of passing showers on Monday! A disturbance will swing through during the day with lowland showers and some much-needed mountain snow.
Seattle weather: Rain showers return Monday
A mix of showers and sunshine is on tap for the work week in Seattle.
Seattle Weather: Passing showers on Super Bowl Sunday
Well it all comes down to this…Super Bowl Sunday! The weather in Santa Clara at Levi's Stadium is looking great! Folks will wake up to some fog and drizzle, but it will clear out in time for the big game. Skies will be partly cloudy with mild temperatures near 70 degrees. GO HAWKS!!!
Quieter weather for Super Bowl Sunday in Seattle
On Saturday, we tracked a weak atmospheric river in Seattle. This particular type of atmospheric river is sometimes referred to as a ‘Pineapple Express.' This means it taps into tropical moisture near the Hawaiian Islands.
Atmospheric river in Seattle for Super Bowl weekend
Hope you enjoyed the spring-like weather this week, because an atmospheric river is cruising through the Seattle area on Saturday, just in time to soak your Super Bowl celebrations!
Seattle Weather: Dry end to week before rain returns Saturday
Highs Friday will be in the mid to upper 50s, which is almost 10 degrees above seasonal average.









