Meteorologist Christine Ferreira

Email: Ferreira@newsnet5.com

Twitter: @ChristineWEWS

Facebook: facebook.com/ChristineWeather

Birthplace: Delaware, but grew up in Chester County, Pennsylvania.

Education: B.S. in Meteorology from Millersville University of Pennsylvania.

Current Position/Job Duties: Catch my forecasts on Good Morning Cleveland from 4:30 to 7 a.m. and NewsChannel5 at noon. You can hear me on 102.1 WDOK and 98.5 WNCX.

Headed to Sandusky? We are the official forecasters for Cedar Point. I also publish the Northeast Ohio "Weekend Events Guide" every Friday from Memorial Day to Labor Day on newsnet5.com. During the summer months, I host a weekly segment at Cleveland Metroparks Zoo every Friday on NewsChannel5 at Noon.

Previous Work Experience: Morning and noon meteorologist at KOIN-TV in Portland, Oregon. Evening meteorologist at KAVU-TV in Victoria, Texas.

Joined NewsChannel5: March 1, 2010.

Most Memorable Stories: Covering the 2005 hurricane season in Texas, especially Hurricane Rita. There were mandatory evacuations for nearly the entire Texas coast. Category 5 Hurricane Rita took a turn north at the last minute and weakened before making landfall near the Texas/Louisiana border. Rita was the fourth most intense hurricane (ranked by lowest pressure) in the Atlantic Basin.

Role Model: My sister. She's in her third year of medical school at the University of Pittsburgh.

Favorite Sports Team: Cleveland Indians.

Favorite Music: Classical, oldies, classic rock, country, world music. Pretty much anything!

Favorite Movies: The Goonies, Home Alone, A Hard Day's Night.

Favorite Program: Modern Family, The Bachelor/Bachelorette, Pan Am.

Favorite Foods: Hamburgers (with extra pickles), any kind of chocolate ice cream and everything my Mom cooks.

Pet: A guinea pig, Skip.

My passion: Teaching people about the weather.

Hobbies & Interests: Photography, hiking, camping, travel, languages, running.

Something most people don't know about me: I climbed Mt. Saint Helens.

What I like best about Northeast Ohio: There’s no such thing as “boring weather” here. There's always something to do on the weekends and the people are fantastic!

You're most likely to see me around town at: The Cleveland APL, Cleveland Metroparks Zoo, West Side Market, and local schools talking to students about weather.

On the weekends I love to: Catch up on sleep. The 12 a.m. wake-up call comes early!