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: Temperatures expected to plunge early Tuesday morning
cold front passes through the region and temperatures will begin to tank overnight with one of the coldest-feeling nights of the entire winter.
Orlando weather: Could arctic blast bring snow to Florida?
It will be clear, cool and breezy overnight. The cooler air has begun to settle into the region, dropping our temperatures through the 40s.
Orlando weather: Warm New Year’s Eve ahead of mid-week cooldown
Florida drivers headed to work on Tuesday morning should use extra caution as dense fog may reduce visibilities across the region. A cold front is also on the way ahead of New Year's Day.
Orlando weather: Warm days and rain expected before cold snap arrives in Central Florida
It remains warm through New Year's Day with highs near 80 degrees before we hit a major cool-down which will last for at least the first two weeks of January.
Orlando weather: Mostly cloudy skies with a few stray showers in Central Florida
Morning fog will give way to mostly cloudy skies and a few stray showers on Thursday in Central Florida.
Orlando weather: Mild start to the week with scattered showers; When will sunshine, cooler temps return?
It'll be mild for the first half of the week in Central Florida with scattered showers each day and high temperatures around 80 degrees.
Orlando weather: FOX 35 declares Weather Impact Day with freeze warnings, frost advisories
FOX 35 has declared Weather Impact Days for Tuesday and Wednesday as unseasonably chilly temperatures settle into Central Florida.
Orlando weather: Cold front set to bring storms, cooler temperatures to region
Wednesday is a FOX 35 Weather Impact Day. Numerous showers, heavy downpours, and thunderstorms will dominate, with the heaviest rain likely in the morning and midday hours.
Invest 99L update: Caribbean disturbance likely to become Sara; spaghetti models, forecast
Invest 99L is likely to develop into a tropical depression on Wednesday in the central Caribbean, which could lead to the possible upgrade to a tropical storm Thursday and potentially becoming Hurricane Sara by Friday.
Tropical Storm Rafael forms: Florida Keys under tropical storm watch
Tropical Depression 18 formed early Monday morning in the Caribbean and is forecast to become Tropical Storm Rafael later Monday, and then a hurricane as it approaches the Gulf of Mexico, according to the National Hurricane Center.