Prior to joining the 3TV weather team in 2005, Warnecke worked at KXLY in Spokane, Washington as a Freelance News Reporter. She also worked at KTVL-News Channel 10 in Medford, Oregon as a Weekday Morning and Evening News Anchor and Producer.
April Warnecke Age
Warnecke is 48 years old, she was born on February 25, 1978, in Valley, Arizona, United States. She celebrates her birthday on 25 February every year and her birth sign is Pisces.
April Warnecke Height
April Warnecke stands at a height of 5 feet 7 inches.
Early Life and Education
Warnecke was born on 25 February 1978, in Valley, Arizona. She went to Gilbert High School in her hometown and graduated with excellent scores. She then attended the University of Arizona in Tucson in 1996, from where she graduated with a Bachelor’s degree in Journalism in 2000. Later, April enrolled at Mississippi State University, from where she earned a Bachelor’s degree in Meteorology.
Rise to Fame
Since 2005 Warnecke has served for 3TV and CBS5 while on weekday mornings she can be seen presenting weather forecasts on “Good Morning Arizona” on 3TV. April started working at “3TV” in 2005. She also worked on television stations such as “KASW-TV,” “WVUE-DT” (Of New Orleans), “WAFF” (an NBC television network affiliate in Alabama),
“WCSC-TV” (a CBS affiliate in South Carolina), “KPLC” (a Louisiana-based NBC affiliate), and “WOIO-TV” in Cleveland. As of 2019, April is a weather forecaster for Good Morning Arizona on 3TV. She loves forecasting monsoon storms and says the unpredictability of the season is what makes it exciting. From graupel, hail, and dust storms to flash flooding and lightning, our Arizona weather is so unique.
April Warnecke Family, Parents
Warnecke was born and raised by her parents in Arizona. Our efforts to find out more about her family came to no avail as no such information is publicly available. Thus, the identity of April’s father and mother is still unclear. It is also not known if she has any siblings. We will update this section once this information is available.
April Warnecke Husband
Warnecke is currently married to her husband Mark McClune. McClune is a sports anchor/reporter at KPHO-TV, CBS 5, and KTVK-TV Channel 3. He’s been in the Valley since 2006 when he joined FOX Sports Arizona. The couple met back in 2000 in Medford both from college as they started their broadcasting careers at the same CBS affiliate.
Mark was the weekend sports anchor and April was the morning news anchor then. Thereafter they have worked in different stations but Funny enough, when Meredith Corp, which owns CBS 5, bought 3TV a few years ago, they ended up working at the same company again. Back where they started, across the newsroom from each other.
They have been together for about 18 years as of 2024. Despite her hectic work schedule, Warnecke gets her time to stay with her family and travel to various places with them. She is a huge supporter of the Arizona Cardinals and enjoys involving in outdoor sports such as basketball, fishing, and hiking.
April Warnecke Children
April and her husband Mark McClune have two children together, both sons named Mark McClune and Greer McClune. They love getting outdoors, traveling around Arizona, and being involved in this great community they proudly call home. The family resides in Arizona.
April Warnecke and Scott Pasmore
While Warnecke was covering a game between the Arizona Diamondbacks and the University of Arizona’s Wildcats. Scott Pasmore from Good Morning Arizona said during a live throw that Warnecke is ‘ all up Diamondback, all down Wildcat. ‘ She laughed at first, but then said: ‘ That really quickly got really awkward ‘
A slip of the tongue is quite standard for live TV newscasters when it comes to occupational hazards. In a recent report on a game between the Arizona Diamondbacks and the Wildcats of the University of Arizona, Scott Pasmore from Good Morning Arizona was the epitome of that. At the match, Pasmore and co-anchor Olivia Fierro explained how Warnecke is a fan of both teams when Pasmore had a gaffe.
Clothes
In 2015, a dress used by almost all meteorologists became viral. She clarified that they (the meteorologists) had a Facebook group in which they shared what type of clothes to wear.
Foot Surgery
April had foot surgery 2 times back in February 2018. The second one was to replace a screw from the first surgery. She returned back to work on February 26, 2018.
Nephew Accident
In August 2016, April’s nephew Dylan was involved in a boating accident which unfortunately claimed a part of his arm and leg. In December 2017, April wrote on her Facebook page that; My beautiful nephew Dylan continues to thrive and grow stronger, just over a year after he lost part of his arm and leg in a boating accident.
