| Personal Information Summary | |
|---|---|
| Name | Ari Sarsalari |
| Ari Sarsalari Hometown | Brookfield, Wisconsin USA |
| When did Ari Sarsalari join The Weather Channel? | In 2014, Ari joined the Weather channel. |
| Age / How old / Birthday / Date of Birth / DOB | December 23, 1985. As of 2025, he is around 40 years old. |
| Wedding & Marriage / Wife / Spouse / Partner / Engaged | Check the full bio for relationship details. |
| Children / No. of Kids | Three |
| Ethnicity / Origin / Heritage / Race | Iranian |
| Nationality | American |
Biography / Profile Background
Introduction :
- Named Business Insider’s “Best People on Twitter (now called X) to Follow for Weather,” the meteorologist Ari Sarsalari graduated from the University of Wisconsin-Madison in 2007 with a Bachelor’s Degree in Atmospheric and Oceanic Science.
- Based in Atlanta, Sarsalari primarily covers severe and extreme weather at The Weather Channel.
Personal Life, Parents and Family Details :
- Born to parents Lisa Sarsalari (mother) and Sam Sarsalari (father) on December 23, 1985, Ari grew up mostly in Brookfield, Wisconsin. He graduated from Brookfield East High School.
- Ari’s full name is Arian Sarsalari he also has a younger brother named Sam.
- Parents : His father who is of Iranian descent is an Electronics Computer engineer currently working at LSI ltd, and his mother Lisa was a nurse for over three decades.
- The family has always been close even more so after losing Lisa to Pancreatic cancer in December 2015. Both Ari & Sam continuously work with cancer charities in honor of their mother.
- Shortly after moving to Alabama, he met meteorologist Jennifer Watson. After dating for a few years, they got married.
- The pair welcomed their daughter Zahra into the world in 2017 & a year later they divorced in late-2018.
- After the divorce, both Jennifer and Ari still work at The Weather Channel in Atlanta, Georgia, in different departments of Meteorology.
- Ari is currently dating Grace Robertson, a Rock Climber, Firefighter, and Paramedic. Grace and Ari have two daughters together, making Ari a proud girl-dad to three daughters.
- In March 2024, Sarsalari shared a personal update on his Twitter account, @AriWeather. He expressed his happiness and contentment with his daughters and family by stating, “I got neutered today”, suggesting he had a vasectomy.
Career, Income, Salary and Net Worth :
- Ari stared his career in 2007 as a Morning Meteorologist working with then Chief Meteorologist John Malan. He then moved to West Virginia working for WOWK/WVNS as Morning Meteorologist in 2010.
- He was the Meteorologist for WAAY-TV in Alabama (in the year 2012). At WAAY-TV, he met Jennifer Watson (Ast), his former spouse who is also a meteorologist.
- Together, Jennifer and Ari moved to Atlanta, Georgia, in 2014. They both continue to work at The Weather Channel.
Fun Facts, Height and Trivia :
- Ari Sarsalari learned to play the drums as a child, currently drumming for Sucker Punch a 90’s revival band. With his love of Rock n Roll, he also started a side project band covering the Foo Fighters. He shares a few videos of him playing the drums on his YouTube channel.
- He loves being outdoors, whether it be camping, hunting, or fishing; Sarsalari has also recently developed a serious hobby for woodworking.
- Ari also enjoys cooking & loves spicy food and red meat, and it all goes best with his favorite beer Sierrra Nevada Pale Ale.
- He grew up playing plenty of sports, mainly wrestling and ice hockey. At the University of Wisconsin-Madison, he made it to the college wrestling team as well as the ice hockey team. He still plays hockey today and has won two championships in the C league with his Atlanta Team.
- He supports the Boston Bruins and is a proud New England Patriots fan.
- He has a German Shepard/ Siberian Husky mixed breed named Nash, they regularly go out storm chasing, and Ari calls him his Co-Pilot in life.
Ari is the best meteorologist of them all! But where is he? Why is no live meteorologist on google weather channel anymore?
Ari is a delight—always informed and articulate narratives with a direct, no nonsense delivery. Would ask for more air-time for him. Thanks. Ari and Jim Cantore are my go to weather folks.
Ari is very nerdy and knowledgeable! I love his delivery!!!!
I don’t watch the weather channel, but I have the weather channel app. He has a lot of videos on there.
I like Ari the best too. Thanks for info about his videos on the App.
Ari’s one of my favorite meteorologists! So disappointed he’s not on camera as often as he used to be.
I agree that Ari is one of the best in the business and deserves more air time. It doesn’t hurt that he is a University of Wisconsin Bucky Badger also!
I followed Ari at WAAY-TV, Huntsville. Always enjoyed him especially fighting the ice on Monte Sano. Great to watch and wish he was back here.
Gene Phillips.
I happen to be a big fan of Ali Sarsalari on the weather channel. Please promote him to a channel anchor. He has fantastic delivery, knows his subject, and delivers it with knowledge and charisma. He’s a clear winner.
Love his weather reports! He is very personable and most times gives an accurate account of what is going on including interesting tidbits. Holds your interest and is off too soon. Would like to see more of him on the weather channel.
Great touch, information, and science blended with a no-nonsense delivery.
Thanks Doc!