On December 9, 2020, Fox News Media announced the forthcoming launch of an ad-supported weather service that would include local and national weather related news. On June 24, 2021, Fox News Media announced a slate of six meteorologists who would make up the team reporting for the channel, joining from other local TV stations. The channel is overseen by Fox News Media CEO
Suzanne Scott and executive Sharri Berg. News of the launch sparked discussion on how the channel will cover
climate change, an issue their sister channel Fox News has often dismissed. Regarding how the issue of climate change will be addressed on the new network, Berg stated in an interview that “...climate change is part of our lives. It’s how we live. It’s not going to be ignored.” On August 18, 2021, Berg announced that Fox Weather would add three correspondents and five multimedia journalists to the team. On September 1, 2021, Fox Weather released their first promo and announced that they would be launching in October. The launch date was later announced for October 25. On October 18, 2021, Berg announced that Fox Weather would add four additional meteorologists and a multimedia journalist to the team. The network was also added as an over-the-air
digital subchannel at the start of 2022 in markets served by the network's owned-and-operated stations group, presumably with
local insertion allowing local forecasts and severe weather coverage. A weekend morning simulcast of the channel airs on Fox Business from 6 to 8 a.m. ET, which started on December 4. YouTube TV added Fox Weather on February 2, 2022, becoming the first weather-focused channel to air on the OTT service. On March 14, 2022, Berg announced that Fox Weather had hired
Bryan Norcross as its hurricane specialist. On April 12, 2022, Fox Weather announced that it has unveiled a
Ford F-250 truck called the "Fox Weather Beast." On May 2, 2022, Fox Weather debuted an hourly update podcast/report "Fox Weather Update." Weather updates and rolling coverage are also a part of the hourly loop of streaming/
Sirius XM station Fox News Headlines 24/7. On December 7, 2022, Fox News Audio and
TuneIn, the live-streaming service announced their long partnership which includes Fox Weather for audio streaming. On July 6, 2023, Berg announced that Fox Weather had hired
Bob Van Dillen as on-air host. He started his role on July 10, 2023. On August 23, 2023, Fox Weather was added to Samsung TV Plus and
Cox. On November 29, 2023, Fox Weather was added to Sling Freestream and
Dish Network. In August 2024, Fox Weather added long-time The Weather Channel personality
Mike Seidel as a meteorologist and storm specialist. He started covering
Hurricane Debby. On August 1, 2024, Fox Weather was added to Pluto TV. In February 2025, Fox Weather launched a premium ad-free subscription plan. ==Location and team==