Jorge Torres Facts: Bio, Age, Height, Weight, Family, and Net Worth

Jorge Torres is an American television weather presenter and journalist, and morning meteorologist for El Dictamen.

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Best Known For:The television show ABC15 Arizona Weather

Breakthrough:Began professional television meteorology work at KVIA-TV in El Paso in 2009

Jorge Torres's exact age is not publicly confirmed.

He attended Texas A&M University, where he studied Meteorology and Spanish.

Jorge Torres' career includes journalism and broadcasting roles with KNXV-TV, a television station and KOB-TV.

Organization: KNXV-TV

Role: Morning Meteorologist

Period: October 2019–Present

Details: Phoenix, Arizona

Organization: KOB-TV

Role: Broadcast Meteorologist

Period: Before 2014

Details: Albuquerque, New Mexico · Forecast weather across New Mexico before his promotion to chief meteorologist.

Organization: KOB-TV

Role: Chief Meteorologist

Period: From 2014

Details: Albuquerque, New Mexico · Led weather coverage for the station during the latter part of his approximately six-year tenure.

Organization: KVIA-TV

Role: Broadcast Meteorologist

Period: From 2009

Details: El Paso, Texas · Began his professional television meteorology career in El Paso.

Jorge Torres rose to prominence for his role on the television show ABC15 Arizona Weather.

Notable media work includes ABC15 Arizona Weather, KOB 4 Weather, and KidCasters.

TV Show: ABC15 Arizona Weather (Morning Meteorologist, 2019-Present) — Television weather forecasts and weather-related reporting for the Phoenix market
TV Show: KOB 4 Weather (Chief Meteorologist) — Television weather reporting for Albuquerque and surrounding New Mexico communities

Work: KidCasters (Co-creator and Community Educator) — ABC15 educational initiative allowing local schoolchildren to participate in presenting weather forecasts

Arizona monsoon weather - ABC15 Arizona - Reports on monsoon storms, flash flooding and weather hazards in the Phoenix metropolitan area
Southwest extreme heat - ABC15 Arizona - Explains extreme temperatures and their effects on Arizona communities
Grand Canyon flash flooding - ABC15 Arizona - 2026 - Reported on flash-flood conditions and debris flows in the Grand Canyon area
New Mexico severe weather - KOB-TV - Forecast drought, dust storms, winter weather and thunderstorms while working in Albuquerque

He has 3 siblings, including Juan Torres Palacios and Salvador Torres Palacios.

Siblings:
- Juan Torres Palacios
- Salvador Torres Palacios
- Carlos Torres Palacios

He was born in Austin, Texas, and grew up in Pflugerville.
He served as president of the Texas A&M student chapter of the American Meteorological Society.
He holds the American Meteorological Society Certified Broadcast Meteorologist seal and the National Weather Association Television Weathercaster Seal of Approval.
His interests include hiking, travel, salsa dancing and visiting national parks.
He helped develop an educational weather initiative called KidCasters.
He is bilingual in English and Spanish.