METLOGIC was founded and is led by Jay Roberts, a former NWS meteorologist and lifelong weather geek who has years of experience specializing in severe and high-impact weather. Learn more about Jay below.

Jay Roberts
President & Chief Meteorologist

Jay Roberts is the President and Chief Meteorologist of METLOGIC. He holds a Master of Science in Applied Meteorology from Mississippi State University and has over five years of experience in the weather industry.

Jay's a lifelong weather geek whose expertise and interest span a broad area of meteorology. However, like many of us who saw the Twister(s) movie, Jay's interested in high-impact weather events and specializes in severe local storms. He regularly analyzes and quality controls radar, satellite, surface observations, upper-air, and model data before, during, and after high-impact weather events, allowing Jay to provide excellent scientific advice for past, present, and future weather events.

Prior to founding METLOGIC, Jay served as an operational meteorologist with the National Weather Service in Key West, FL, and Memphis, TN, receiving advanced training in weather forecasting, severe weather operations, and radar analysis. Jay has also provided timely and accurate weather advice to members of the public and has served as a scientific advisor to members of the storm-chasing community. Jay and his family reside in Yukon, OK, where they experience all the different types of weather Oklahoma offers. You can check out his credentials below.

Education

  • Master of Science, Mississippi State University, Geosciences – Applied Meteorology, GPA: 4.0

    • Thesis: The Effects of Incorporating 0-500 m SRH into the Violent Tornado Parameter

  • Bachelor of Science, South Dakota School of Mines & Tech., Interdisciplinary Sciences – Science, Technology & Society

Professional Experience

  • President & Chief Meteorologist, METLOGIC — May 2025–Present

  • Independent Consulting Meteorologist — Jan 2025–Present

  • Meteorologist, National Weather Service — Apr 2023–Dec 2024

  • Research / Operational Meteorologist, The Convective Institute — Jan 2021–Apr 2023

  • Meteorologist, Lonestar Storm Chasers — Jun 2020–Apr 2023, Jan 2025–Present

  • Student Volunteer, National Weather Service — Jan 2020–Mar 2020

Training & Certifications

  • Warning Operations Course: Severe Track — NWS WDTD, 2024

  • Distance Learning Aviation Course, 2nd Edition — 2024

  • NWS Water Model Training / FIM Services — 2024

  • Radar Applications Course — NWS Warning Decision Training Division (WDTD), 2024

  • Distance Learning Aviation Course, 1st Edition (Parts I & II) — 2023

  • Tornado Forecasting Workshop Videos — Led by Rich Thompson, 2018

  • Storm Prediction Center Video Lecture Series — 2018

Technical Skills

Operating Systems: Linux (Red Hat 7, 8, 9), Windows, MacOS
Meteorology & GIS Software: AWIPS II, GEMPAK / NAWIPS, G2Analyst, Bufkit, SHARPpy, RAOB, ArcGIS Pro, QGIS
Programming & Scripting Languages: Python (2 & 3), R, HTML, LaTeX, C, Bash (shell scripting)
Data Formats: GRIB / GRIB2, GEM, CSV, ASCII, XML, SHP

Professional Memberships

  • American Meteorological Society (AMS), 2018–Present

  • National Weather Association (NWA), 2018–Present