Joanne Feldman is an American Meteorologist based in Atlanta, Georgia.

She is best known for her television reporting on the "Fox 5" Storm Team.

^[0]

Joanne grew up in Marietta where she attended Lassiter High School, and returned home to join FOX 5 Atlanta in 2007.^[0]

Joanne studied meteorology at the University of Georgia where she earned a Bachelor of Science degree in Geography.

She graduated magna cum laude and was inducted into the Phi Beta Kappa honor society.

She then headed to the Master's program in Meteorology at Penn State University on a scholarship from the American Meteorological Society.

Her broadcasting career began when she was one of two graduate students selected to forecast for Penn State's daily weather magazine, 'Weather World' - a show that has a surprising following all across the state of Pennsylvania.

From there, she headed to Fresno, California to work at KMPH, and later KFSN, as the weekend meteorologist.

Not long after making the move to KFSN, she became the news anchor for the station's top-rated morning show.

After a couple of years honing both her broadcasting and forecasting skills, she was promoted to WTVD in Raleigh-Durham, North Carolina.

Joanne spent five years there as the Chief Meteorologist covering numerous hurricanes - including the landfall of Hurricane Isabel in 2003.

During her time in Atlanta, she has been honored with three Emmy Award's- one for best weathercaster in the southeast, and two for specialty reports on weather.

In 2011, she was voted "Favorite Weathercaster in Atlanta" by the readers of Jezebel Magazine.

Joanne also holds the prestigious Certified Broadcast Meteorologist designation from the American Meteorological Society.

It is the highest designation offered to broadcasters after they have proven scientific competency and passed a rigorous exam.^[0]

Joanne posts regularly on her Facebook page, as of June 2019 she has approximately 41,000 likes.^[3] She is also active on her Twitter account where she has amassed 17,000 followers.

^[4]

Joanne has earned a good fortune as her current net worth is roughly $2 million.

The average salary of a meteorologist is $46,310 so she is making well above the average.