Brooks Garner
Meteorologist Brooks Garner joined FOX 35 in June 2021 – and has more than 20 years of TV broadcasting and weather expertise, including tracking severe weather, tornadoes, tropical storms, and hurricanes. He's part of the FOX 35 Good Day Orlando team, which airs Monday - Friday, 4 a.m. - 10 a.m.
He holds seals of approval from both the American Meteorological Society and the National Weather Association. His weather coverage has earned him an Edward R. Murrow Award, several Emmy Awards, and an AP Award.
He's tracked storms in Boston, Massachusetts; Denver, Colorado; Columbia, South Carolina; Houston, Texas; Tampa – and now Orlando, Florida.
Here in Orlando, Garner has been part of FOX 35's wall-to-wall coverage of the devastating hurricanes Ian, Nicole, and Idalia. During Hurricane Sandy (Oct. 2012), he flew with NOAA's Hurricane Hunters inside the storm. He also covered Hurricane Harvey (2017), which ravaged parts of Louisiana and Texas.
He lives in Central Florida with his wife, Erica, their three children, and two equally energetic shepherds. He loves visiting local schools for FOX 35's Storm School series, and educating and teaching about weather in terms that are easy to understand, and meeting people in the community.
Garner also launched the FOX 35 Weather Spotters Network, where people at home can share their weather observations with the FOX 35 Storm Team. How much rain fell at your house? Is it sunny, cloudy, rainy, or stormy? Garner may include that info in an upcoming weather forecast.
The latest from Brooks Garner
Orlando Weather: Breezy and beautiful days ahead
Some passing clouds and a few sprinkles are possible through Monday evening with breezy conditions and winds up to 20 miles an hour from the east.
Orlando weather: Cold weather rolling in early this year
Clearing skies are forecast through the rest of the evening into the overnight with breezy conditions.
Orlando Weather: Nice day expected with low humidity
Daily forecast for the Orlando and Central Florida area.
Orlando weather: Only slight rain chances this weekend, storms expected next week
Flow across Florida will move from east to west, pushing thunderstorms toward the Gulf of Mexico each afternoon. This means minimal rain chances for Central Florida on Saturday, with a slight increase on Sunday.
Hurricane Helene: How could a Florida storm cause so much flooding two states away?
Hurricane Helene unleashed extreme rainfall on the Blue Ridge Mountains of North Carolina and Tennessee, dumping 15–30 inches of rain and causing widespread destruction.
Orlando weather: Rain will be concentrated over western counties Friday, highs in upper 80s to low 90s
Central Florida has a couple of quieter days before the next system threatens our region with heavy rain next week. Our afternoon rain chances today will target Orlando, points south.
Orlando weather: Storms expected across Central Florida Wednesday afternoon
After a sunny and hot day, Central Florida faces a decent chance for storms on Wednesday afternoon, though they won't be as widespread or slow-moving as Tuesday, so totals will be lower, ranging from 1"-2".
Comet A3: A viewing guide for Florida
How to view Comet A3, the comet visible with the naked eye, from Florida this October.
Orlando weather: Helene's outer bands to arrive in Central Florida on Wednesday
Conditions will begin to deteriorate on Wednesday across Central Florida as the outer rain bands of Helene begin to impact our area.
Orlando weather: Dry and warm with highs in the low 90s to start the week
Residents in Central Florida can expect Monday and Tuesday to be dry and warm with high temperatures in the low 90s. Rain chances are less than 10% and extend south of Orlando to include Brevard and Osceola counties only.