Ode to Milwaukee
The Singing Weatherman
8/21/2026 | 3m 18sVideo has Closed Captions
On one Milwaukee radio show, even the weather has a melody.
In Milwaukee, even the weather has a melody. Meet the singing weatherman whose weekly radio tradition turns an ordinary forecast into a small act of joy.
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Ode to Milwaukee is a local public television program presented by MILWAUKEE PBS
Ode to Milwaukee
The Singing Weatherman
8/21/2026 | 3m 18sVideo has Closed Captions
In Milwaukee, even the weather has a melody. Meet the singing weatherman whose weekly radio tradition turns an ordinary forecast into a small act of joy.
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Learn Moreabout PBS online sponsorship- It's the top of the hour here in Milwaukee, Wisconsin.
It's time for the seven-day forecast.
Well, we're not gonna give you seven days, but we'll give you a few.
♪ Rain likely mainly before noon ♪ ♪ Cloudy and a high near 40 today ♪ ♪ 20 percent chance of rain before 1:00 AM tonight ♪ ♪ Mostly cloudy and a low around 33 ♪ ♪ Mostly cloudy and a high near 40 ♪ (record scratching) (upbeat music) - [Narrator] On most Wednesday mornings.
- Before Mulence, we heard The Charmers and Dave Barker, "The Sweeter She Is."
- [Narrator] There's a radio show that becomes a kind of departure gate.
- You just heard The Brute Force Steel Band with "Balisier."
- [Narrator] For more than 35 years, the ever-dapper Paul Cebar has been hosting his program, "Way Back Home," on 91.7 WMSE.
- Good morning.
We're "Way Back Home."
- [Narrator] To tune in is to stamp your passport as he drops the needle on music from across the world.
- Orchestra Baobab out of Senegal with "Aduna Diaroul Niawo" from their album, "Baobab N'Wolof."
- [Narrator] From the brass of New Orleans's Preservation Hall to the samba of Rio de Janeiro's Carnival.
- Out of Brazil with "Oração Do Morro: Oracion From the Mount."
- [Narrator] Though a global playlist can make the back announcing tough, you give it your best shot.
- Climaco Sarmiento Y Su Orquesta out of Colombia with "Negro No Te Vayas."
- [Narrator] And then, at the top of each hour, (record scratching) the weather.
(soft jazz music) ♪ Cloudy and a high near 40 ♪ - [Narrator] Not read, not reported.
Sung.
♪ On Thursday and gusting as high as 25 miles per hour ♪ - [Narrator] Because in Milwaukee, even the weather has a melody.
♪ Thursday night, partly cloudy and low around 30 ♪ - [Narrator] Sure, it might be a little off-key.
♪ Sunny and a high near 49 ♪ ♪ Breezy ♪ ♪ And a south wind becoming southwesterly in the afternoon ♪ - [Narrator] But on cold and gray days, the singing weatherman sneaks in a little sunlight.
♪ Saturday night mostly clear ♪ ♪ Low around 20 ♪ ♪ Sunday sunny and a high ♪ ♪ Near 34 ♪ - [Narrator] And ain't that just like Milwaukee?
Unpolished, unexpected, a little offbeat, but carrying a rhythm all its own?
♪ Way Back Home with you ♪ ♪ Down, down, down, downtown ♪ - [Narrator] Your forecast for today?
A steady front of joy moving in.
(soft jazz music continues) - Couple more hours here, "Way Back Home."
Stick with us.
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