Tony Petrarca Biography
Tony Petrarca is an American meteorologist working for WPRI, serving as the chief meteorologist. He has been working for the station since March 1987.
Tony Petrarca Age
Petrarca was born on August 13th, but has not yet disclosed the year he was born. However, he might be in his 50s. Petrarca celebrates his birthday on August 13th, as evidenced by his X bio, captioned, “Born August 13.”
Tony Petrarca Height
Petrarca stands at a height of 5 feet 8 inches tall.
Tony Petrarca Family
Petrarca is a native of Rhode Island. His mother was born on September 30, 1934, and is 91 years old as of 2025. On September 30, 2025, he posted his family on his Facebook account and captioned “Happy Birthday Mom! 91 trips around the sun. We love you very much…” Even so, he has not disclosed more information about his parents, especially his father. It is also not known if Tony has any siblings.
Tony Petrarca Wife
Petrarca is very private about his personal life; therefore, it is not known if he is in any relationship. He has three children, but has not disclosed more information regarding them
Tony Petrarca Net Worth
Petrarca has an estimated net worth of between $1 Million – $5 Million which he has earned through his career as a meteorologist.
Tony Petrarca Salary
Petrarca earns an annual salary ranging between $ 45,000 – $ 110,500.
Tony Petrarca WPRI
Petrarca is working at WPRI where he works alongside other famous WPRI anchors and reporters including;
- Erica Ricci
- Shiina LoSciuto
- Kait Walsh
- Brian Yocono
- Patrick Little
- Danielle North
- Rosie Langello
- Morey Hershgordon
- Yianni Kourakis
- Steven Matregrano
- Melissa Sardelli
Tony Petrarca Education
Petrarca joined Lyndon State College in Lyndonville after completing his education at Toll Gate High School in Warwick. He later graduated with a Bachelor of Science degree in Meteorology.
Tony Petrarca Career
Petrarca is working for WPRI, serving as the chief meteorologist. He has over 3 decades of experience studying and forecasting New England weather. The Rhode Island native grew up watching WPRI 12 and has lived in the region his entire life. During his childhood, he followed blizzards and tropical storms on his “climate divider” at home and always dreamt of being a meteorologist.
One of Petrarca’s career highlights was spending a winter weekend atop Mt. Washington. That adventure later turned into a half-hour weather documentary entitled “On Top Of New England,” which was nominated for an Emmy.
Over the past 3 decades, Petrarca has forecast everything in New England, including blizzards, the Historic Floods of 2010, Tropical Storm Irene, several Nor’easters, many severe thunderstorms, the occasional tornado threat, as well as the Blizzards of 2013 and 2015. Additionally, he broadcast the 1995-1996 winter that brought over 100 inches of snow.
Awards and Community Work
Petrarca serves as a member of the American Meteorological Society. He holds the organization’s Broadcast Seal of Approval, the organization’s highest standard for a television meteorologist. The National Academy of Television Arts and Sciences recognized him with a Silver Circle Award in 2012 in recognition of his 30 years as a meteorologist.
Petrarca has earned 6 nominations for the New England Emmy Award for his work. Rhode Island Monthly Magazine’s annual readers’ poll recognized him as the Most Accurate Meteorologist 10 times. While leading the Pinpoint Weather team, the team has been recognized with Associated Press Awards for “Best Weathercast” in 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, and 2012.
Petrarca never truly left school, having visited over 600 elementary schools to teach children about weather over the past 27 years. With his impact and direction, some of these students decided to pursue weather in college.
Petrarca believes in giving back to the community in which he grew up, and he does just that. In this capacity, he has given his time to multiple charitable organizations, including the Tomorrow Fund, Meeting Street School, Hasbro Children’s Hospital, East Bay Coalition For The Homeless, The Fogarty Center, and Crossroads Homeless Shelter.
Petrarca annually co-hosts the Meeting Street Telethon. Also, he is an Eucharistic minister at Sacred Heart Church in West Warwick. He sat on the board of directors for the Multiple Sclerosis Society. He was a former host of the Jerry Lewis Muscular Dystrophy Association Telethon. In 2015, he won the “Sons of Italy Service Award.”
Tony Petrarca Social Media Platforms
Petrarca is active on his social media accounts and is often seen posting on his Facebook, Instagram, and X(formerly known as Twitter). He has over 9K followers on X, over 4K followers on Instagram, and over 16K followers on Facebook.