Meteorologist David Biggar AMS Certified Broadcast Meteorologist AMS Certified Digital Meteorologist David's Instagram David's X David's Threads
BIO

ABOUT ME

Since late 2014, I have been part of the NBC 4 First Alert Weather Team covering Southern California. You can catch me on the 4PM and 6PM newscasts on weekdays. I am committed to providing you with an accurate and timely forecast.

I have been a weather nerd ever since I was a kid. I grew up in New York, so I remember everything from blizzards to summer thunderstorms. In the fourth grade I wrote to Al Roker and received a wind chill chart, which I used to do my first weather forecast for my school’s paper. I told my parents that I wanted to be a meteorologist…they probably thought I was crazy.

I moved to California with my family in 2001. Still obsessed with weather, I attended the University of California – Davis, and graduated in 2011 with a Bachelor of Science in Atmospheric Science. For my last 2 years in college, I interned at KCRA-TV in Sacramento. This was my first experience in a newsroom and with a weather graphics computer. I also reported on the Dec 26-27 East Coast Blizzard live, via phone, from inside the storm in New York.

Right after graduation I was hired as a meteorologist at KCRA. In 2013, I earned my AMS Certified Broadcast Meteorologist (CBM) seal. In 2014, I won an Emmy® Award for On Air Crafts Achievement: Weather Anchor. Later that year I started working at KNBC-TV where I’ve been ever since. Over the past few years I have helped CNBC with hurricane coverage (Irma and Dorian). The First Alert Weather team received an Emmy® and an RTNA Golden Mike® in 2016 for our educational special "El Niño: Currents of Change." In 2018, I received a Golden Mike® and APTRA award for Best Weathercast, and an additional APTRA award for Best Weather Reporting. I was designated a Certified Digital Meteorologist by the AMS at the end of 2023.

Outside of weather, I am an avid motorsports fan and have been racing cars since 2010. Aviation is another one of my passions, both real world and simulated. I received my pilot certificate in 2015, and an instrument rating in 2020.

You can view my resume here.

RACING

RACING

Picture of my Spec Miata.Many years ago my best friend convinced me to take my street car to a track day at Thunderhill Raceway Park, and I've been hooked on motorsports ever since. In 2010, after a few years of track days, I started racing with the Sports Car Club of America in a class called Spec Miata. My race car is a 1991 Mazda Miata...yes, a Miata may not seem very fast, but it is a blast to drive! Our fields are very competitive, and can be quite large (I have raced with over 50 other Miatas before). I have had the opportunity to drive some amazing tracks including Laguna Seca and Sonoma Raceway, where I participated in the 2018 SCCA National Championship Runoffs (finished 28th after starting 40th).

During one of my first races I discovered that I am actually pretty good at racing in the rain...I guess being a meteorologist helps!

In 2015, I drove in my first NASA 25 Hours of Thunderhill. It is a 25hr long endurance race at Thunderhill Raceway Park in Northern California. The driving duties were split between me and 3 other drivers. I had the opportunity to drive during the day and night. The race was so much fun that I returned in 2016, 2017 (where my team won its class!), and 2019.

When no races are scheduled, you can often find me racing online (iRacing). I enjoy all of the racing disciplines, so online I'll race everything from stock cars to LMP2 prototypes.

FLYING

FLYING

Picture of the LA Basin from overhead.As a kid I fell in love with aviation. I started my flight training in high school, but had to pause my training while I attended college. I resumed flying in 2014, and received my private pilot certificate in 2015. In 2020, I added an instrument rating to my certificate. I also have advanced & instrument ground instructor, and commercial remote pilot (drone) certificates.

Flying seems like a natural thing for a meteorologist to love. Being “up there” gives me an opportunity to experience the atmosphere I work so hard to understand and forecast. I can tell you from experience that nothing compares to climbing through the marine layer and breaking out into the sunshine above as it illuminates an ocean of clouds ahead of you.

Flying also allows me to see the beauty of Southern California from a different angle…and I get to see what traffic looks like from above.

(The photo included here was taken while over the LA Basin. You can see LAX in the foreground, and Pt. Dume in the distance.)

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