Nova Scotia

Frankie MacDonald, amateur forecaster, busy with winter storms

A Cape Breton man whose weather forecasts have become big hits online says a series of winter storms in the Maritimes are keeping him busy.

Frankie MacDonald

11 years ago
Duration 0:45
Amateur weather forecaster Frankie MacDonald gives CBC his forecast for the weekend.

A Cape Breton man whose weather forecasts have become big hits online says a series of winter storms are keeping him busy.

Frankie MacDonald, who has autism, fell in love with the weather as a child. He began producing weather forecasts and uploading them to YouTube.

One video where MacDonald warns of a storm approaching Minnesota has been viewed more than 157,000 times.

MacDonald says he gets a lot of positive feedback about his work.

And as Nova Scotia prepares for another storm this weekend, he’s warning of freezing rain and dangerous driving conditions.