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Roger Simmons
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Birds, Words, Pics + TV

Sure, we’re glad to have Orlando weather cooling off but …

Roger Simmons, October 2, 2011

I know I enjoyed the fantastic weather over the weekend. The cooler temperature was welcome, and it was a topic on all the Orlando TV newscasts. But look at what the 7-Day Forecast holds for us next Saturday — according to WKMG-Local 6’s weather forecast…

From Channel 6's late Saturday night newscast.

The weather blooper aired late Saturday night/early Sunday morning after the Florida-Alabama football game on Channel 6. Anchor Erik Von Ancken caught the error at the end of the newscast. A low of 5 would be a little extreme, but anything in the 60s or 50s would be fine by me.

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