Rob Perillo

Tropical weather models are developing a low-pressure system in the Gulf of Mexico next week. That could be a cause for concern by next Wednesday or Thursday.

While reporting on deadly tornadoes last night, Rob had to deal with ugly (even threatening) messages from angry viewers. Here is one of the nicer messages.

Use this information to plan your Friday night and Saturday morning around the worst of this weekend's severe weather threat.

The heaviest of the storms will likely move through the area about the time many high school football playoff games are being played.

An approaching cold front should answer Acadiana's prayers for cooler weather early next week.

We were fortunate enough to have Santa take a few minutes of his time and call us from his North Pole workshop this evening to give us an update on his progress.

KATC's Rob Perillo has been out for quite some time recovering from hip surgery. Yesterday, he returned to the weather lab in the most incredible way ever...seriously.

By the looks of things, recovery is going just fine for a local legend.

He decided to have a little fun with his weathercast, in honor of the opening of Star Wars - The Last Jedi.

Looking for a Christmas gift for that person who has everything? You prayers have just been answered. Local promotion team Clandestine Collective has just come out with their "Local Weatherman Prayer Candle". This "Local Weatherman" definitely isn't Rob Perillo maybe...

Just in time to make it feel like Christmas Mother Nature is expected to drop a pre-Christmas chill on Louisiana by next week.

KATC Chief Meteorologist Rob Perillo had a little bit of Halloween fun, but one fan was not having it.

Huge credit to David Hilbun, who created an awesome mashup of KATC TV3's Chief Meteorologist.

This picture will make it rain smiles across Acadiana.

With all of this flooding happening north of Louisiana, what could possibly happen here in Acadiana?

This was taken, with permission, from Rob Perillo's post today on Facebook.  Rob is the Chief Meteorologist for KATC TV3, and he was once employed at a (you guessed it!!) nuclear plant.  Here is his view on the situation in Japan... I have received a number of phone calls, emails, tweets and Facebook messages this week from concerned viewers about the potential radiation leaks from the earthquake/

A meteor came crashing into the earth's atmosphere, visible in many Southern U.S. states Tuesday Night at approximately 8:50pm (CST)  Witnesses described the color as greenish-blue and like lightning.   The meteor was seen from Florida through to Oklahoma as it zipped across the sky from southeast to northwest.