Nic Merianos

Nic Merianos is an AMS Certified Broadcast Meteorologist with CBS Miami's NEXT Weather team. Nic joins CBS Miami after leading weather coverage at CBS Sacramento, where he helped build and strengthen the station's First Alert Weather brand across television, streaming, digital and social platforms.

Before Sacramento, Nic spent several years forecasting in Tampa, where he covered major tropical systems, severe storms, flooding, and Florida's fast-changing weather patterns.

His experience also includes forecasting nationally from Denver, where he covered major hurricanes including Harvey, Irma, Maria, Matthew, Michael and Florence.

Nic was born and raised in the Northeast, where his passion for weather started at a young age. He was fascinated by powerful winter storms, severe weather and the way weather impacts people's daily lives. As a kid, he was a weather watcher for our sister station WBZ-TV in Boston. He later earned his degree in Atmospheric Science from Northern Vermont University.

Nic brings a unique background beyond meteorology. Before and during the early part of his television career, he spent six years as a trained firefighter and EMT in the Northeast and holds firefighting and wildland fire certifications. That experience gives him a deeper understanding of emergency response, public safety and the importance of clear communication during high-impact weather events.

Nic is also a licensed pilot for single-engine aircraft, giving him an added perspective on weather from both the ground and the sky.

When he is not tracking South Florida's weather, Nic enjoys flying, hiking, biking, kayaking, exploring the outdoors and spending time with his dogs.

You can watch Nic's NEXT Weather forecasts weeknights on CBS Miami.