Austin Burkes Biography
Austin Burkes is a renowned American meteorologist working as the Morning Meteorologist at KATV in Little Rock, Arkansas. He joined the KATV Weather Team in January 2025 after previously working as a weekend meteorologist at CBS Austin (from 2022 to 2025). Notably, he is a 2019 graduate of Western Kentucky University, where he earned a Bachelor of Science in Geography and Environmental Studies with a focus on Weather & Climate Systems.
Austin Burkes Age
Burkes was born in Hot Springs but manages to keep information about his dates of birth out of the limelight. It is therefore not known when he celebrates his birthday or how old he is at the moment. Judging from his appearance, he might be in his 30s.
Austin Burkes Height / Measurements
Burkes is of average body stature, standing approximately 5 feet 7 inches tall, which is equivalent to 170.18 cm.
Austin Burke’s Wife / Children
Burkes manages to keep information about whether he is married private. He also keeps information about whether he has any kids out of the limelight. However, we will update this information once it’s available.
Austin Burkes Family / Relatives
Burkes manages to keep information about his parents out of the limelight. On Mother’s Day, May 12, 2026, Burkes celebrated his mom through one of his Facebook posts, where he captioned, “Happy belated Mother’s Day to my amazing mom.” His dad, on the other hand, passed away in August 2025. He has a twin brother called Christian, who is a very talented respiratory therapist
Austin Burkes Education
Burkes graduated from Walnut Ridge High School in northeast Arkansas in 2014 after attending Lake Hamilton School District in Hot Springs. He later enrolled at Western Kentucky University, where he earned a Bachelor of Science in Geography and Environmental Studies with a focus on Weather & Climate Systems, graduating in 2019. During his senior years at the university, Burkes gained newsroom experience by interning at Weather Anchor, WKU NewsChannel 12 (2017–2019) and KAIT-TV Jonesboro (2018), assisting meteorologists with forecasts, graphics, and green screen presentations
Austin Burkes Career
Burkes serves as the Morning Meteorologist at KATV Channel 7 in Little Rock, Arkansas, providing forecasts and storm tracking for Arkansans. He stepped into this role in 2026 after Melinda Mayo retired. Burkes joined Channel 7 in January 2025 as a weekend meteorologist, covering severe weather events, including the January 2025 winter storm.
Prior to joining KATV, Burkes served as a weekend meteorologist at CBS Austin (from 2022 to 2025), reporting on major Texas weather events, including the devastating 2021 ice storm. Before that, he had worked as a weekend meteorologist/reporter at KTXS-TV Abilene (from June 2019 to April 2022, where he covered wildfires, tornadoes, and severe storms in West Texas.
Austin Burkes Salary
Burkes receives an annual income ranging between $30,000 and $90,000.
Austin Burkes Net Worth
Through Burke’s career as a meteorologist, he has been able to accumulate a net worth that ranges between $1 Million and $ 5 Million.
Austin Burkes KATV
Burkes works with KATV, where he serves alongside his/her fellow anchors, reporters, and meteorologists, such as;
- Barry Brandt
- Chris May
- Beth Hunt
- Ryan Houston
- Stacey Spivey
- Steve Sullivan
- Jack Allen
- Steve Powell
- Ansley Watson
- Tyre White
- Andrew Mobley
- Isley Gooden
- Daniela Dehaghani
Austin Burkes Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram
Burkes is active on his social media accounts. He has about 14k followers on his Facebook Page @Austin Burkes Wx, about 3.6k followers on his Twitter account @AustinBurkeswx, and around 420 followers on his Instagram account @austinburkesweather.