Rhonda Shelby

Meteorologist

Rhonda Shelby
Rhonda Shelby
Meteorologist
Rhonda Shelby is a weather anchor for KATU News. She started with KATU in 1993 as Community Relations Director.

Rhonda has received several journalistic awards for her work. While working at KOMO-TV in Seattle, Rhonda received the United Press International Award for "Best Feature Story" and an Emmy Award for a hard-hitting series on Faith Healing.

She holds a Bachelor of Arts degree in broadcast journalism from Brigham Young University and a certificate of Broadcast Meteorology from Mississippi State University. She also holds the American Meteorological Society Seal of Approval.

Rhonda is an honorary board member of the Portland/SW Washington Chapter of the Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation (JDRF). She is also a founding member of the Advisory Council for the Harold Schnitzer Diabetes Health Center at OHSU.

In her spare time, Rhonda loves fishing and exploring the Northwest, golfing and baking. She is actively involved in community organizations such as the Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation.

Recent stories by Rhonda Shelby

Local & Regional Heading to Hood? Bring your chains Heading to Hood? Bring your chains (Video)
By Valerie Hurst, Rhonda Shelby and KATU.com Staff Published: Oct 26, 2010 at 11:40 AM PDT
Folks have been heading up to Mount Hood for a chance to play in the first mountain snowfall of the season but drivers are being advised to use caution.
Weather Blog Thunderstorm Safety- Tips to Remember Thunderstorm Safety- Tips to Remember
By Published: May 17, 2010 at 10:39 AM PDT Last Updated: May 21, 2010 at 1:26 PM PDT
Each spring, Western Oregon and Southwest Washington receives an average of five to ten thunderstorms. Most of them are not considered "severe"; meaning the storm cells do not produce flooding, tornadoes, damaging winds or damaging large hail. However, dozens of lightning strikes occur... disrupting power and life in general. It's a good idea to refresh your memory of what to do if you are ever caught too close to lightning from a thunderstorm. Here are some common questions and answers regarding basic thunderstorm safety:
Local & Regional SNOW?? Here's where and how much SNOW?? Here's where and how much (Video)
By Published: Mar 9, 2010 at 9:50 AM PDT
It got cold in a hurry overnight Tuesday and a big cold front is moving ashore, dropping the snow level down to 500 feet in the Willamette Valley. Mountain regions may get up to three feet of new snow (and they need it). Rhonda Shelby has the details in this video.
Weather Blog The groundhog saw his shadow- but what do the experts say? The groundhog saw his shadow- but what do the experts say?
By Published: Feb 4, 2010 at 5:03 PM PDT
Punxsutawney Phil, the infamous forecasting groundhog, saw his shadow. For the much of the eastern third of the United States, that means six more weeks of winter. For the Pacific Northwest, it means exactly the opposite this year!


The NOAA Climate Prediction Center's February Outlook shows a "bulls-eye" of warmer than normal weather (A stands for above average)over the Pacific Northwest; while the bulls-eye of cooler weather (B means below average...and generally more winter precipitation) is over the Mid-Atlantic, Southeast and South. The distribution of warm and cooler weather follows a typical El Niño pattern.
Weather Blog 2009: A year of extremes 2009: A year of extremes
By Published: Jan 14, 2010 at 11:43 AM PDT Last Updated: Jan 26, 2010 at 11:05 AM PDT
The National Weather Service Portland Office recently issued the annual climate report on Portland's weather for 2009. You'll find a full version of it and other yearly summaries from other Oregon cities on its Web site: www.wrh.noaa.gov/pqr/.
Weather Blog Beyond the Forecast: What's your watershed address? Beyond the Forecast: What's your watershed address?
By Published: Jan 7, 2010 at 10:52 AM PDT Last Updated: Jan 25, 2010 at 3:10 PM PDT
Recently, I came across this article on researching watersheds. Having lived on a river for the past seven years, I understand the importance of stewardship in this area. I am aware that my actions at home can directly affect the quality of the great bodies of water in the Pacific Northwest. Each one of us knows our home address, but what about our watershed address? Earth Gauge provided the following information...