Allison Gargaro
Allison Gargaro is a meteorologist at FOX 26 Houston. You can join her on FOX 26 Morning News Weekends from 5-8 a.m. on Saturday and 5-7 a.m. on Sunday.
Allison grew up in a suburb of Detroit, Michigan and moved to sunny Phoenix, Arizona in 2008. She graduated from the Walter Cronkite School of Journalism and Mass Communication at Arizona State University and continued her education by completing her certification from Mississippi State University's Broadcast Meteorology Program.
Allison's first job was at KERO in Bakersfield, California where she was the evening meteorologist and hosted a cooking show called 'Simply Sweet Allison.' While in Bakersfield, she also wrote a cookbook which raised thousands of dollars for charity. If you were wondering, her favorite dish is banana bread... yum!
Allison moved to WOFL in Orlando, Florida where she covered many severe weather events, including hurricanes Ian, Nicole and Idalia. You can find her favorite recipes on 'Cooking with Allison.'
Allison is very happy to stay in the FOX family and call Houston home. Her husband grew up in Cypress. Allison enjoys cooking, staying active, reading and walking with her golden retriever puppy Ryder. Send your favorite restaurant recommendations to her on social media!
The latest from Allison Gargaro
Houston weather: Heavy rain, street flooding Tuesday; radar
Multiple rounds of heavy downpours are moving across Southeast Texas Tuesday morning. Street flooding in some locations is happening with a few Flood Advisories and Flood Warnings in effect through mid-morning.
Houston weather forecast today: Heavy rain could cause street flooding
Folks around Houston should stay weather aware on Monday as street flooding will be expected for low-lying and poor drainage areas. Street flooding will again be possible Tuesday.
Houston weather: Daily downpours expected to continue through early next week
Deeper Gulf moisture keeps pouring in this weekend, so expect more clouds and higher rain chances.
Houston: Scorching heat, slight storm chances before new week's increase
Highs soar to the mid/upper 90s with heat index values over 106 to end the holiday weekend. A wetter pattern develops early next week as deeper Gulf moisture moves in.
Houston weather: Hot and steamy for Fourth of July, heat advisory in place for Harris Co.
Highs soar to the mid to upper 90s with heat index values between 106 and 110. There is a Heat Advisory in Harris County today.
Houston weather: Feeling the heat for Sunday; more dust expected Monday
Typical June heat continues across Houston for Sunday and again for Monday’s World Cup match.
Houston weather: Heat, haziness continues for the weekend
Hazy skies and high temps continue as we're expecting the thickest batch of Saharan Dust late this weekend for southeast Texas.
Houston weather: Triple-digit Father's Day heat index
A soggy start to Father’s Day will give way to dangerous afternoon heat across Southeast Texas on Sunday, initiating a prolonged, steamy pattern expected to lock the region in triple-digit heat index values well into next week.
Houston weather: Heat advisory, storm chances continue
A Heat Advisory continues across Southeast Texas today through 10 PM Saturday.
Houston weather: Stormy Sunday for FIFA World Cup match, flood watch issued
Deep tropical moisture moving into Southeast Texas is raising rain chances for World Cup Sunday, bringing the threat of localized street flooding and heavy downpours through the middle of the week.