Tomàs Molina

Not to be confused with Tomás Molina.

In this Catalan name, the first or paternal surname is Molina and the second or maternal family name is Bosch; both are generally joined by the conjunction "i".

Tomàs Molina
Molina in 2014
Born	Tomàs Manel Molina i Bosch (1963-09-26) September 26, 1963 Badalona, Catalonia
Alma mater	University of Barcelona
Occupation(s)	meteorologist, TV presenter, weather broadcaster
Years active	1987–
Employer	Televisió de Catalunya
Known for	being Catalonia's weather presenter
Television	El Temps
Political party	Republican Left of Catalonia
Movement	Climate movement
Board member of	International Association of Broadcast Meteorology, Meteorological Service of Catalonia
Spouse	Maria Antònia Grifols (married 1991–)
Children	3

Tomàs Molina i Bosch (born September 26, 1963) is a Catalan meteorologist and TV presenter. He's been working as the Televisió de Catalunya weather broadcaster for over 30 years and has directed its meteorological department since 1987. He's been described as "Catalonia's most beloved weather man".

Education and career

First, he studied Physical Sciences at the University of Barcelona, specializing in geoscience and cosmology, and then he got a doctorate in Communication. Ever since 2000, he's been an associate professor at his alma mater, where he teaches weather forecasting as a subject as well as a Master in Meteorology.

Apart from working as a professor, he's one of the vicepresidents of the board of the International Association of Broadcast Meteorology, as well as one of the board directors of the Meteorological Service of Catalonia, and serves as a European Climate Pact Ambassador. Besides, he has published several meteorology-themed books, such as Contes del temps: Una història per a cada mes de l’any (lit. 'Stories about the Weather: One for Every Month of the Year'), Meteocuriositats: 50 secrets per entendre el temps (lit. 'Meteofacts: 50 Untold Secrets About the Weather') and El gran llibre del planeta (lit. 'The Definitive Guide to the Planet').

He notoriously works as a TV presenter for Televisió de Catalunya, specifically in the TV3 program El Temps (lit. 'The Weather'). Since 1987, he's the director of the channel's meteorological department, too. Even so, he has also worked as a radio presenter.

In 2024, he announced he would be a candidate for the European Parliament election representing the Republican Left of Catalonia, which would contest the elections alongside EH Bildu, the Galician Nationalist Bloc and Ara Més in a coalition named Ara Repúbliques. He was selected given that he is a prominent figure of the climate movement in Catalonia. Following the results, which granted Ara Repúbliques just 3 MEPs, the coalition decided to split the position between him and Ana Miranda Paz, who was 3rd overall running for MEP as a Galician Nationalist Bloc representant. Therefore, Molina is expected to work as a MEP between 2027 and 2029.

Personal life

He's been married to physician Maria Antònia Grífols since 1991. They met at the church—they are both Catholic Christians—and he proposed to her after the Missa del Gall. They have three children: Núria, Pol and Joan.