Llarisa Abreu is an Emmy® award winning meteorologist and climate change reporter who joined the NBC6 First Alert Weather team in March of 2023. Her forecasts can be seen weekdays in the NBC6 News at 4pm and 5:30pm. Abreu joined NBC6 from KYW in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania where she spent three years as part of the CBS 3 morning news team.
Abreu also spent three years as a meteorologist at WTVJ/NBC6’s sister station KNSD in San Diego, California and four years at The AccuWeather Network in State College, Pennsylvania.
In 2017, Abreu received an Emmy® award for her coverage of the Lilac Fire in San Diego County. She says that finding her authentic voice on-air is her biggest professional achievement. Her favorite part of the job is connecting with the community and mentoring aspiring journalists and meteorologists.
Abreu grew up in Passaic, New Jersey. At sixteen, she decided she wanted to work in television after a school field trip with her TV production class to 106 & Park, a music and video show.
Abreu received a Bachelor of Arts degree in communications from Barry University in Miami Shores and a Bachelor of Science degree in geoscience from Mississippi State University. She launched her career in broadcasting as an intern at WTVJ.
Abreu is a member of Certified Angels a nonprofit organization that serves children in her hometown. She enjoys volunteering at animal shelters. Abreu also enjoys writing, painting, traveling, dancing and listening to hip hop. She is a mother to three plants named Fiddle Leaf Fig, Money, and Fefi.
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A weekend of heavy rain and ‘King Tides': Flood risk increases in South Florida
South Florida is bracing for a potentially difficult weekend, downpours, strong winds, and another round of king tides that could cause impactful coastal flooding.
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Cold front in South Florida: See the changes expected this weekend
Be sure to check the latest forecast before heading out, and keep an umbrella handy this weekend.
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Hurricane Isaias makes landfall along Gulf Coast as powerful storm
Isaias developed more than four months into the Atlantic hurricane season, which has been unusually quiet this year because of a strong El Niño.
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Fort Lauderdale is having wettest September on record with almost 2 feet of rain
And there’s still a full week left to go.
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South Florida and the Southeast brace for intensifying heat dome
A heat dome develops when a strong area of high pressure becomes established over a region. Air sinks beneath the ridge, warming as it compresses; as a result, the heat builds up.
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2 tropical waves cross the Atlantic but dry air and wind shear keeping them in check
Forecasters continue to watch two tropical waves as they meander in the open waters of the Eastern Atlantic on Friday.
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Rainy stretch continues in South Florida
South Florida is experiencing a prolonged stretch of wet weather as deep tropical moisture combines with a stalled frontal boundary across the region.
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NOAA reveals outlook for 2026 Atlantic hurricane season
Just over a week before the 2026 Atlantic hurricane season begins, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) is sharing its forecast.
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Sargassum blooms are impacting Florida's beaches
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