amanda pappasAmanda Pappas (full name **Amanda Lauren Pappas**) is a **bilingual (English/Spanish) meteorologist** based in South Florida, currently working at **WPLG Local 10** in Miami as of July 2025 [2][3].### Key facts about her:|
Attribute | Details ||———–|———|| **Education** | B.S. in Meteorology from North Carolina State University (graduated May 2020) [2][3] || **Background** | Born in the Bronx, NY; raised in Paramus, New Jersey; parents of Greek and Puerto Rican ancestry [2] || **Certification** | **Certified Broadcast Meteorologist (CBM)** from the American Meteorological Society (#944) — the highest seal a meteorologist can have [3][4] ||
**Unique distinction** | 6th female bilingual meteorologist in the United States with CBM certification [4] || **Career highlights** | Covered major hurricanes including Ian (2022), Helene and Milton (2024) at WINK News for 5 years [3] ||
**Previous roles** | Weekend meteorologist at WNCT (Greenville, NC); Morning Meteorologist at 10 Tampa Bay WTSP (2023–2025) [2][3] || **Social media** | @AmandaLaurenWx on X; ~26,700 Facebook followers;
Instagram @amanda_pappasofficial [4][5][7] |There is also a different person named Amanda Pappas who is a **Creative Director/Brand Designer** with a consultancy website (amandapappas.com), but the meteorologist is the more publicly prominent figure [1].