Steve MacLaughlin is an Emmy® award-winning meteorologist at NBC6. He joined the station in February of 2017 as a meteorologist.
His career began as an intern for NBC 4 in New York City. MacLaughlin was later hired as a weather producer for NBC 4 and for NBC's "Today" show, where he worked with his mentor, Al Roker.
After college, MacLaughlin worked for NBC 12 in Richmond, Virginia, then became Chief Meteorologist at WPHL in Philadelphia. From there, he spent six years at KXAS, the NBC-owned station in Dallas, Texas. MacLaughlin has had the opportunity to fill in at CNBC, MSNBC, The Weather Channel and PIX 11 in New York City.
MacLaughlin has won six Emmy® awards; his most recent wins were in 2023 for "Short Form Weather Content", 2021 for “Best Weathercast” and in 2019 for “Outstanding Weathercaster”. He has been nominated a total of seventeen times. He has also won an Associated Press Award for “Best Weathercaster”.
Graduating with honors from Rutgers University in New Jersey, MacLaughlin has a degree in meteorology and a double major in broadcast journalism. He is also a Certified Broadcast Meteorologist through the American Meteorological Society.
Outside of work, MacLaughlin’s passion is music. He is a guitarist, drummer, singer and songwriter.
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Two tropical waves in open Atlantic are being watched for development
While neither will directly impact South Florida, one may bring wet weather and wind to Puerto Rico and the Virgin Islands, and one may develop into the next tropical storm or hurricane as it heads toward Bermuda.
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Tropical Storm Fernand forms in the Atlantic
Tropical Storm Fernand formed in the Atlantic on Saturday afternoon, the National Hurricane Center said.
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Flood Advisory in effect for Miami-Dade
Until 12:30 a.m.
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Strong winds down trees, flip plane in Pembroke Pines as storms hit
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Holiday weekend begins with wet weather: South Florida's Memorial Day forecast
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Beyond the Forecast: The impact climate change has had on South Florida's rainy season
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The world wants more action to fight climate change, survey says
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