| 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 2024, he is around 39 years old. |
| Wedding & Marriage / Wife / Spouse / Partner / Engaged | Check the full bio for relationship details. |
| Children / No. of Kids | None |
| Ethnicity / Origin / Heritage / Race | Iranian |
| Nationality | American |
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 mid- 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.
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.
