Meteorologist Milmar Ramirez Joins KXTX Dallas

Telemundo-owned KXTX Dallas (DMA 5) today named Milmar Ramirez meteorologist for Noticiero Telemundo 39 on weekends at 4:30 and 10 p.m.

The station also announced the promotion of Nestor Flecha to chief meteorologist for Noticiero Telemundo 39 at 4:30, 5 and 10 p.m. Flecha recently earned the American Meteorological Society’s Certified Broadcast Meteorologist designation.

Ramirez joins KXTX from KUVN Dallas, where she was a weekday meteorologist from 2014 to 2015. Before this, Ramirez worked as a weather reporter for UniMiami Noticias, the Spanish-language newscast for UMTV, the University of Miami’s student-run cable television station.

Ramirez earned a bachelor’s degree in meteorology and mathematics from the University of Miami. She also attended the University of Puerto Rico at Mayagüez and her past scientific research includes working with the Rosenstiel School of Marine and Atmospheric Science in Miami and the National Weather Service in Memphis.

Flecha joined KXTX in 2013 after working as a meteorologist for WAPA San Juan, P.R. Flecha was instrumental in helping KXTX launch its weather app El Tiempo Telemundo 39 that provides interactive GPS-enabled weather maps; 10-day, daily and hourly weather forecasts; as well as Spanish-language video weather reports.