{"id":405509,"date":"2026-09-20T16:42:07","date_gmt":"2026-09-20T16:42:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/405509\/"},"modified":"2026-09-20T16:42:07","modified_gmt":"2026-09-20T16:42:07","slug":"stay-ready-with-preite-buck-lake-students-change-the-forecast","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/405509\/","title":{"rendered":"Stay Ready with Preite: Buck Lake students change the forecast"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>NORTHEAST TALLAHASSEE, FL (WTXL) \u2014 If you had the power to change the weather, what would it look like?<\/p>\n<p>That&#8217;s the question <a class=\"Link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.wtxl.com\/jillian-preite\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Meteorologist Jillian Preite<\/a> posed to students at Buck Lake Elementary, giving them a prompt and asking them to draw their answers.<\/p>\n<p>WATCH FULL REPORT BELOW:<\/p>\n<p>Stay Ready with Preite: Buck Lake students change the forecast with a push of a button<\/p>\n<p>The answers ranged from cozy to chaotic.<\/p>\n<p>One student said a storm would be the perfect choice.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Because it&#8217;s so relaxing because like you could either watch a movie or go to sleep, because it&#8217;s so relaxing when you just hear those little raindrops like coming to your roof in those lightning storms and you just know you&#8217;re safe and you&#8217;re watching a movie and then you just end up falling asleep,&#8221; Hudson said.<\/p>\n<p>Another student voted for snow.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;I make snowballs and make a snowman,&#8221; Vivianne said.<\/p>\n<p>A third student also had sleep on the mind.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Storms because thunder sometimes helps me sleep and I have time to do indoor things like homework and reading,&#8221; Elis said.<\/p>\n<p>Amber kept it simple, saying snow is just a favorite. But perhaps the most ambitious answer came from a student who wanted it all.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;I would choose all of them. So I would choose a tornado, but put it in a tube, and snow, rain, lightning, ice, wind, hail, rainbow, and sun,&#8221; Clarissa said.<\/p>\n<p>And the reason for that combination?<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Cause I thought it would make me go viral on videos,&#8221; Clarissa said.<\/p>\n<p>If only changing the weather was as easy as pressing a button \u2014 these students would have plenty of ideas.<\/p>\n<p>This story was reported on-air by a journalist and has been converted to this platform with the assistance of AI. Our editorial team verifies all reporting on all platforms for fairness and accuracy.<\/p>\n<p>Want to see more local news? 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