Courteney Jacobazzi
Meteorologist/Traffic Anchor
Atlanta News First

Courteney studied broadcast journalism at the University of Central Florida before pursuing her weather education at Mississippi State University. She has her National Weather Association Seal of Approval and loves forecasting anything tropics related. She loves to read and spend time outside with her dog Colby, and looks forward to exploring Atlanta!
Updated: Sep. 23, 2023 at 5:04 PM EDT
|By Courteney Jacobazzi and Fred Campagna
Sunday looks just as bright and warm as Saturday, but the gusty breeze will diminish so it may be an even better day to spend outdoors.
Updated: Sep. 16, 2023 at 9:35 PM EDT
|By Courteney Jacobazzi
A line, or clusters, of showers and storms return late this evening and tonight.
Updated: Aug. 30, 2023 at 5:22 AM EDT
|By Rodney Harris, Ella Dorsey, Cutter Martin, Courteney Jacobazzi, Jennifer Valdez, Patrick Pete and Fred Campagna
Hurricane Idalia is now a major Category 4 storm as of 5 a.m. Wednesday. The storm is currently packing 130 mph winds as it bears down on the Big Bend of Florida.
Updated: Aug. 20, 2023 at 10:08 PM EDT
|By Courteney Jacobazzi
Temperatures are forecast to approach, or exceed, records this workweek.
Updated: Jul. 18, 2023 at 12:29 PM EDT
|By Courteney Jacobazzi
The Canadian wildfires continue to burn, creating a smoky filter in the air across much of the eastern seaboard.
Updated: Jul. 2, 2023 at 8:13 PM EDT
|By Courteney Jacobazzi
Rain and thunder subsides heading into the night.
Updated: Jul. 1, 2023 at 11:15 AM EDT
|By Courteney Jacobazzi
FIRST ALERT: Feeling more like the triple digits this weekend
Updated: Apr. 30, 2023 at 10:02 PM EDT
|By Courteney Jacobazzi
Breezy, to windy, weather lingers into the start of the workweek.
Updated: Apr. 9, 2023 at 9:59 PM EDT
|By Courteney Jacobazzi
A cooler, drier weather pattern remains in-place for another few days.
Updated: Mar. 25, 2023 at 9:25 PM EDT
|By Courteney Jacobazzi
A few separate rounds of showers and thunderstorms are in the forecast through Monday afternoon!
Updated: Feb. 26, 2023 at 7:39 PM EST
|By Courteney Jacobazzi
Plan on scattered showers and gusty breezes Monday.
Updated: Feb. 7, 2023 at 11:39 AM EST
|By Courteney Jacobazzi
This week is Severe Weather Preparedness Week and the weather team at Atlanta News First is helping you prepare.
Updated: Jan. 14, 2023 at 6:45 PM EST
|By Rodney Harris and Courteney Jacobazzi
Our cold weather will continue through Sunday morning with rain back in your forecast on Tuesday.
Updated: Jan. 13, 2023 at 10:00 AM EST
|By Courteney Jacobazzi and Rodney Harris
A winter weather advisory has been issued for the north Georgia mountains from 7 AM today through 3 AM Saturday as there is the possibility of upwards of 2 inches of snow in the higher elevations of the mountains.
Updated: Jan. 12, 2023 at 6:20 PM EST
|By Ella Dorsey, Courteney Jacobazzi and Rodney Harris
The heaviest rain has moved out of metro Atlanta. Isolated showers will remain possible, but the severe weather threat has ended.
Updated: Dec. 26, 2022 at 11:19 AM EST
|By Courteney Jacobazzi
A weather system bringing snow to parts of the great lakes region and Tennessee early Monday will bring the chance for flurries and maybe some light snow accumulation in the north Georgia mountains later this evening.
Updated: Oct. 21, 2022 at 5:05 PM EDT
|By Courteney Jacobazzi
If you travel the top side of Interstate 285 west, you have already seen lots of road construction.
Updated: Jul. 30, 2022 at 6:30 AM EDT
|By Courteney Jacobazzi
First Alert Forecast
Updated: Jul. 29, 2022 at 8:19 AM EDT
|By Courteney Jacobazzi
Abbotts Bridge Road has reopened after a large tree fell onto the roadway at the curve near Reynolds Stock Farm.
Updated: Jul. 22, 2022 at 4:27 PM EDT
|By Courteney Jacobazzi
All lanes on I-285 SB are back open to traffic after a fiery crash Friday morning near Washington Road.