Nova ScotiaWhen Blayke MacLean was at school Friday, the eight-year-old realized that heavy rain and strong winds were bad for her planned Red Riding Hood costume, so she decided brave the elements and go as a meteorologist, her dream career.Blayke MacLean loves watching meteorologists report from the field during bad weatherCBC News · Posted: Nov 02, 2025 1:28 PM EST | Last Updated: 2 hours agoListen to this articleEstimated 2 minutesBlayke MacLean’s umbrella broke because of strong winds while she was reporting on the poor weather conditions on Friday. (Submitted by Lacey Lee McPhee)When Blayke MacLean was at school Friday, the eight-year-old realized that heavy rain and strong winds were bad for her planned Red Riding Hood costume, so she decided to brave the elements and go as a meteorologist.MacLean, who is from Sydney River, N.S., dreams of becoming a meteorologist. She loves reading books about weather and watching meteorologists report from the field during bad weather. “I like how it’s, like, blowing and there’s trash everywhere and it’s just funny,” she said.The decision paid off as she was often the only person trick or treating on some streets, which resulted in her getting a ridiculous amount of candy. One person even gave her an entire bowl of treats.MacLean’s costume consisted of things like news articles and caution tape on her clothing, as well as a microphone that identified her as working for the Cape Breton Weather Network. Her umbrella even broke because of the wind as she recorded a video describing the nasty weather.WATCH | Blayke MacLean’s live hit gets interrupted by inclement weather:Bad weather couldn’t spoil this Cape Bretoner’s live hitBlayke MacLean, 8, wants to become a meteorologist. Strong winds on Halloween nearly toppled her live hit as she described the nasty weather conditions Cape Breton was seeing.MacLean said she wants to become a meteorologist because she said she’s heard some people say girls can’t become meteorologists.”People think that, but they can. It’s not true. They can be,” said MacLean.MORE TOP STORIES
Bad weather couldn’t dampen aspiring Cape Breton meteorologists Halloween spirit
