Zachary Veal -- Meteorologist

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Zachary Veal is your "ZV WEATHER FORECASTERS" meteorologist forecasting the weather for both Metro Detroit and all of Southeastern Michigan.

He was born in September 2004 in Pontiac, Michigan.

It all started back in 2020 when Zachary got extremely interested in the weather, big-time!

"I just love what my God/Jesus pours down on this beautiful planet Earth, whether it be rain or snow," he says. "And that's the reason why I love to forecast the weather here!"

Zachary delivered both the weather forecasts and the jokes of the day every day at Dakota High School in Macomb Township, Michigan which is something that he did between his sophomore or 10th grade year to his senior year or 12th grade year there.

"It was extremely fun doing that," he says. "It got me a chance to showcase my weather talent, and it made my friends all fired up when they heard my jokes. I loved it when I went through my school day hearing them say 'I like hearing your jokes!' or: 'What's the weather looking like today?' It was like I was famous!!"

He is a 2023 high school graduate from Dakota High School and currently attends Macomb Community College South Campus in Warren, Michigan trying to get his associates degree in both meteorology and atmospheric science. His estimated graduation month and year at Macomb is May 2027 and once he graduates from there, he then plans to attend Central Michigan University in Mount Pleasant, Michigan to continue majoring in meteorology to claim his master's degree there! His long-term goal is to be on Local 4 News or WDIV-TV in Downtown Detroit one day as a meteorologist.

"I want to be a meteorologist myself on Local 4 News or WDIV one day," he says. "I love watching my favorite 4Warn Weather Team and also all of my favorite anchors live on TV. It'd be a dream come true if I make it on their TV station!"

Also, Zachary is a National Weather Service (NWS) Skywarn Spotter for all of Southeastern Michigan since July 2022.

"The job is pretty simple," he says. "All you got to do it both report and provide both timely and accurate severe weather reports to the National Weather Service. And then, they will review them. That's pretty much all there is to it."

And finally, on a side note, Zachary loves his Detroit sports teams, including the Pistons and Tigers. When he's not forecasting the weather, he plays baseball and basketball for fun, listens to music, plays video games, spends time with his family, tries new foods at new restaurants, travels, sleeps in, and plays the drums just to name a few.

If you have any questions, comments, or stories that you would like Zachary to share, please don't hesitate to contact him via. the social links above.