HARDWICK – NBC5 First Warning Meteorologist Marissa Vigevani came to Hardwick Friday morning, June 13, for the Weather at Your School program, allowing Hardwick Elementary School (HES) students to give the morning’s weather forecasts.
From the first forecast at 4:32 a.m., through the last, ending after 7:30 a.m., students joined Vigevani to share the live temperatures, dew points, elevation, relative humidity and air pressure readings from the screen in the back of her vehicle.
Vigevani joined the NBC5 First Warning Weather Team in June 2023. She was raised in Canton, Mass., and says she has always been passionate about the weather and giving back to the local community. A New England native, she experienced the “Snow Blitz of 2015” in Boston, where 119.7 inches fell in just three weeks.
“When I started Weather at Your School, I envisioned it as a simple way to connect with students outdoors on Fridays. However, it is so much more meaningful than that!” She said, “After visiting Hardwick Elementary School twice now, I’ve built rewarding relationships with the students, parents and faculty. It was truly amazing to return to Hardwick and be recognized by the students, who shared how much fun they had last year and wanted to support Weather at Your School again.”
As the coordinator of the Weather at Your School program, Vigevani travels to different schools across Vermont and Northern New York every Friday during the school year. She brings students into live TV by having them help deliver the morning weather forecast.
“We felt so warmly welcomed at HES and are already looking forward to returning next academic year,” she said.
When Marissa isn’t looking at the weather models or the sky, she says she enjoys hiking, skiing, playing soccer and cooking delicious Italian meals.
Paul Fixx is editor of The Hardwick Gazette and lives in Hardwick.
