Michelle Grossman, Weathercaster

I was just thinking about the irony of my job; the frustration of the “weatherman.” Today, the weather outside our MSNBC studios is absolutely fantastic – picture perfect – glorious. You get the idea; it’s really nice! We have really suffered in the northeast. In fact, the beginning of April was colder that the beginning of December. How unfair is that?!?!

I arrived at work this morning at 6:00 a.m., just as the sun was coming up, and to a temperature of a cool 41 degrees. It’s now almost 3:30 p.m. and the temperature is nearing 80 degrees. Practically summer-like!

Here’s the irony. All day, I have reported countless times how beautiful it is in the Northeast. I’ve even offered suggestions like “hey, get out there and enjoy it.” Unfortunately, if it weren’t for the forecast maps I wouldn’t know just how nice it was outside. You see, there are no windows in our studio. In fact, if it weren’t for the bright television lights it would be rather dim in here.

Here’s the silver lining. The sun sets at 7:41 p.m. I’m off at 7:00 p.m. So, you can bet I will walk a little slower to my car this evening and soak up the sun, for the thirty minutes I have it.