George Waldenberger is a certified meteorologist, who anchors KOMO Morning News from 4:30-7 a.m. and KOMO News at 11 a.m. on weekday mornings.

George joined the KOMO 4-Cast team in 2024 from WFTV in Orlando, Florida, where he covered tornadoes, hurricanes, flooding and the impact of those weather events on local communities.

Before WFTV, George forecasted winter blizzards and spring storms in Kansas City, Missouri, Tulsa, Oklahoma, and Sioux City, Iowa. He is very excited to use his diverse forecasting background to predict the weather throughout all Pacific Northwest communities.

George has earned degrees in geological engineering and geology from the University of Wisconsin and has a master’s degree in atmospheric and oceanic sciences from UCLA.

In his spare time, George enjoys hiking mountains, canyons and any other kind of unique topography. While settling into the Seattle area, he is truly enjoying the many beautiful trails around Washington. He enjoys snowboarding and will try to hit up as many slopes as possible throughout the area. He also loves to travel. With 10 brothers and sisters, who live around the world, there’s always a sibling to visit in a faraway land.

Ever since high school, George’s dream was to move to Seattle. He is thrilled to be living in and working for the Pacific Northwest community!