Mike Seidel

Mike Seidel joined FOX Weather in August 2024 as a meteorologist and storm specialist.

Prior to FOX Weather he spent more than 30 years at The Weather Channel. Logging over 25,000 live shots throughout his career, he has covered every major weather event of the past three decades, including Hurricanes Katrina, Ian, Harvey, Irma, and Irene, among others as well as numerous snow and ice storms, tornado outbreaks and nor’easters across the country throughout his illustrious career. He has also covered weather from several sporting events including the World Series, the Indianapolis 500, the MLB All-Star Game, The PGA Tour events and multiple NFL football games. 

Seidel got his start in the business at his hometown station WMDT-TV (ABC) in Salisbury, Maryland, before moving on to NBC’s WYFF-TV in Greenville, South Carolina. He returned to Salisbury as a meteorologist for CBS affiliate WBOC-TV until he left to join The Weather Channel in 1992. 

Seidel received a bachelor’s degree in mathematics from Salisbury State University and holds a master’s degree in meteorology from Penn State University.