Jeff Lawson Profile

Jeff Lawson is a retired American Chief Meteorologist who previously worked for 13News Now as the chief meteorologist. He joined the station in August 1990 and served the station till his retirement in October 2023.

Jeff Lawson Education

Lawson attended Penn State University to pursue his career. In 1980, he graduated with a Bachelor of Science in Meteorology. While studying, he served the Campus Weather Service and provided forecasts for radio stations throughout Pennsylvania. The emergency planners called asking which areas to evacuate because of the radiation fallout. They handled the Three Mile Island Nuclear Power Plant meltdown. To Lawson, this was a memorable forecast.

During the Christmas and summer breaks, he worked for the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. While there, he developed methods of estimating the strength of tropical systems from satellite pictures alongside Dr. Vern Dvorak. The National Hurricane Center uses those methods to estimate how strong tropical systems are when they are in between recon flights or are too far away to be accessed by hurricane hunter aircraft.

Jeff Lawson Career

Lawson is a Chief Meteorologist at 13News Now. He joined the station in August 1990, he has served 13News Now for over 25 years as a chief meteorologist. Lawson was confused when choosing his career whether a chemical engineer or a meteorologist. In Virginia, no school had Meteorology as a major, so he applied to Penn State. If the university turned him down, he planned to attend Virginia Tech and major in Chemical Engineering.

Upon graduation, he worked for Accu-Weather. While there, he used to call non-meteorologists weathercasters, to tell them what to say on television that night. In addition, he also forecasted for municipalities, ski resorts, and power companies.

After some time, he left Accu-Weather for WeatherCenter. While there, he forecasted weather for radio stations across North America, The Boston Globe, and also Exxon’s offshore oil rigs. He began his career job as a meteorologist at WWBT/NBC12 Raycom Media in Richmond for four years. He also worked as a weekend meteorologist at WTTG, the FOX station in Washington, D.C.

Quick Facts About Lawson

Lawson says that he does his own forecasting without looking at any other person’s forecast. He believes that his audience gets forecasts that are more accurate and different from other stations where people have little or no training in Meteorology and rely primarily on the National Weather Service to tell them what to say.

Jeff Lawson Age

Lawson’s age is not known for he has managed to keep his personal life private. It is therefore not known how old he is or when he celebrates his birthday. However, he might be in his 60s.

Jeff Lawson Height

Lawson stands at an approximate height of 5 feet 10 inches tall.

Jeff Lawson Family

Lawson was born and raised by his parents in the United States of America but he has not disclosed the names of his parents and siblings. However, the information will be updated as soon as it’s available.

Jeff Lawson Wife

Lawson is married to his beautiful wife, the world’s greatest woman. They have been together for almost 3 decades, they met in Washington. The two have three children and a cat. His wife grew up in Virginia Beach. He is the one who convinced Lawson to apply for 13News Now. When you combine his working time on the radio and TV, he has been forecasting continuously for Hampton Roads for more than 39 years, longer than any meteorologist in the history of the area. During his leisure time, he likes cycling as well as hiking.

Jeff Lawson Salary

Being one of the top journalists for 13News Now, Lawson earned an annual salary ranging between $ 20,000 - $ 100,000.

Jeff Lawson Net Worth

Lawson has an estimated net worth of between $1 Million - $5 Million which he has earned through his successful career as a Chief meteorologist.

Jeff Lawson Retirement

Lawson retired in November 2023 after a career that spans over 40 years where 33 were spent at 13 News Now. He shared the news that he’d retire on October 26, 2023, so that he and his recently retired wife could travel via his Facebook account. He last aired on the station on November 15, 2023. Moreover, he said that Tim Pandajis would take over his roles once he retires.