Frankie MacDonald, amateur forecaster, busy with winter storms

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A Cape Breton man whose weather forecasts have become big hits online says a series of winter storms are keeping him busy.

Frankie MacDonald, who hasautism, fell in love with the weather as a child. He began producing weather forecasts and uploading them to YouTube.

One video where MacDonald warns of a storm approaching Minnesota has been viewed more than 157,000 times.

MacDonald says he gets a lot of positive feedback about his work.

And as Nova Scotia prepares for another storm this weekend, hes warning of freezing rain and dangerous driving conditions.