Future Forecaster: Meet 10-year-old Zaina

Fox - Milwaukee
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1 Video View·Nov 13, 2026
Mr. Forecaster, Zaina is here.
I keep saying Zainia because I'm just zany.
I'm a zany guy, but you are Zaina.
It's a beautiful name, by the way. Is it a family name or anything?
Do you know what it means or where it comes from?
It means beauty and grace.
Aw, that's wonderful. And you do have beauty
and grace. I appreciate that.
It is a wonderful day to have you here because it is a little chilly,
so we get to put our coats on.
It keeps us awake and alive. And it's Friday the 13th.
I know, it's kind of spooky, and you like psychology,
so we could talk about all the
superstition and the psychology of that,
all right, all that crazy stuff.
That's what you want to be when you grow up, right, a psychologist?
That's really cool.
All right, well, today you're going
to be a future forecaster, but how you got here?
Well, let's take a look at your audition tape.
Oh, no.
So, we're going to have a winter weather advisory,
so make sure you, like, bundle up with a thick
coat and some gloves and a hat, maybe.
And so this, in the afternoon, it's still going to be under zero,
so it's going to be like a good night for like hot cocoa
and staying like warm and cozy inside.
Well, look at that.
You were saying you had a bit of a different hairdo back in the day.
Yeah.
Yeah?
Well, I think you look good then.
You look great now.
This is our big green screen, right,
or chroma key, as we call it sometimes in the biz.
It's just a big green wall, and then we take away the green,
and the computer puts in some
different graphics, and we're going to continue
to watch those graphics change in behind us
here.
We've got the satellite and radars.
We can put all the weather information up,
or we can just go fly out into outer space.
We see ourselves, we're just hanging out in outer space, right?
A heck of a lot cheaper than Artemis, that's for sure.
We go all the way to the moon for the low, low price of free.
And then we can just make the weather do what we want it to do.
Are you ready to, like, interact with our green screen?
Yeah.
All right, so if you turn over there, you see that little monitor?
Little monitor.
Come this way, please.
Just rotate. There we go.
And look over there. See yourself on that monitor
over there? Other way.
There you go. Now take a step back toward
me. Good. Yeah, now put your hand way up.
Reach way up and press.
Yeah, I know it's backward. There you go. I think
you got it. One more try. Point at the big blue
H. There you go. Try one
more time. One more time. My hand might be throwing it off.
There we go. Now take a step back toward me.
Okay? Now point right about here.
Okay? Put your finger. There you go.
A little bit lower. Okay, now pull it way back.
All right, we can't quite get the chroma key to go.
So, you know what?
You like to swim, so why don't we just go jump in the pool?
That's how we'll end this.
See, we can do whatever we want when we're on the chroma key.
All right, thanks for having fun with me, Zanna.
We're going to have a lot more fun with our future forecast.
So stick around.
We'll be back with more on Fox 6 Wake Up.
I have some wonderful times this weekend to get outside.
Zaina is here.
She's our future forecaster.
Thank you for coming in, for one.
You are 10 years old, right?
And what grade are you in?
Fifth grade.
And what's the name of your school?
Salam School.
Salam School.
We want to say hi to everybody there.
What's your teacher's name?
Sister Layla.
Sister Layla.
Do we want to give anybody else a shout out?
Um...
My mom.
Well, yes, yes.
Any of your friends at school?
My friend.
I don't know.
Well, just do everybody.
That way you won't leave everybody out.
Yeah, everybody, and especially this one going in the eye.
She's so nice.
Aw, that's very sweet of you.
All right, well, I'm going to get out of the way.
You're going to take over the forecast here.
Why don't we start off with our current conditions?
What's going on right now?
Yeah.
It is currently 32 degrees. It is partly cloudy.
In the northwest, the wind is 10 miles per hour.
It feels like 24 degrees, which is pretty cold.
The pressure is 30.5, and the dew point is 26 degrees.
Very well done. What's going on on the satellite and radar here?
Do you see any rain or snow to worry about?
There's a little bit of rain over here and some snow in here.
Yeah, down in Illinois.
Lots of wind everywhere, especially over here in Orlando and Miami.
Yeah, it's getting a little windy in November, isn't it?
How about some temperatures for folks?
It is 32 degrees in Milwaukee.
It is 63 degrees in Los Angeles,
which is pretty good, and 75, which is...
I think the highest here.
You're right.
Yeah.
Down there in Miami, they've got the heat right down there, right?
All right, what about the next 48 hours?
It will be mostly cloudy with a temperature of 42 degrees.
Tonight?
A few clouds with 28 degrees.
And what about tomorrow?
Tomorrow is mostly sunny with a temperature of 46 degrees.
Very good job.
Thank you so much.
All right, come on over here with me, Zaina.
We're going to go all the way over here.
You did so good.
You did.
Come right over.
Get the hot seat here.
There you go. Hop up there. All righty.
How you doing today? I'm going to slide you in. Is that
okay? All right. You are doing so good today.
How are you feeling? Good. Yeah, I feel good about it.
So share a little bit about you. I understand you.
I know it's a little cold now, but you kind
of like the summer, right? Yes. Yeah.
What do you love to do in the summertime? I love to like go
outside and ride my bike. Maybe go swimming.
Nice. You like to travel. I think your birthday.
Yeah. What was your birthday? Huh?
When was your birthday?
Uh, July 31st.
Nice!
Nice and hot summer birthday.
And you like summer sports, like soccer.
What else do you do for sports, though?
Uh, swimming, and I think, wait, oh my god, jiu-jitsu, jiu-jitsu.
Oh, sweet.
That's awesome. Don't mess with her.
Yeah.
Take care.
Well, you know, you like to travel, too.
Have you been to any places that you love or made memories at?
Um, I've been to a lot of places in the U.S., and I've only been out...
I went overseas once.
Nice, where was that?
Jordan.
You've been to Jordan?
Oh.
That's phenomenal.
What was your favorite memory from Jordan
and traveling there with your family?
Seeing my cousins, Tia, Kenan, and Sinan.
Oh, that's wonderful.
And I love that you're such a family girl, too.
Who do we have here that came with you?
My mom.
Oh, good.
Give her a hug.
Hey,
we know
you
love
music.
I believe Sabrina Carpenter
and Ariana Grande are some of your favorite artists.
Yeah.
Yeah?
Do you have a favorite song from either of them?
No, not really.
No, just like all of them.
I mean, they're a good singer, so everything they sing is great.
Yeah, awesome.
Well, you're such a creative person that you did so good today.
Yeah.
We want you to read something, but before we get there...
If your child wants to be a future forecaster, listen up.
Go ahead and open up the camera on your phone and scan the QR code.
It'll take you to more information on our website.
Again, they must be between the ages of 6 and 12.
Go to fox6now.com for more information.
So you did such a good job, but we want you to continue.
Can you take a look right there?
All right.
All right, read that for us.
I'm Xenia, your Fox 6 future forecaster.
Thank you for watching.
There is more Fox 6 Wake Up After the Break.
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