Don Noe is the Chief Meteorologist at Local 10, a position that he has held for 27 years. His weather reports can be seen Monday though Friday at 6 and 11 p.m.

At the age of 10, Don was first intrigued by nature's fury while watching a fierce thunderstorm tear up a large tree in his backyard. The next day, he gathered up all the books on weather he could find at the local public library, bought a thermometer with his allowance and set off in a career direction that would take him far from his hometown of Fond du Lac, WI, all the way to Local 10 News.

His first job out of college was forecasting weather for Great Lakes Weather Inc. located in Green Bay, Wis. For three years Don provided radio stations, ski resorts, power companies and snow removal crews the forecast for local weather while working weekends for television station, WFRV-TV. In 1978, Don moved to Portland, OR, where he did the nightly weather on KGW-TV. In June 1979, Don got a shot at working in a climate that he often reported about but could only envy from afar -- the subtropics of South Florida.

Don is a member of the American Meteorological Society and has earned the Seal of Approval for Professionalism. He has also been presented with numerous awards from Miami-Dade and Broward schools that recognize the hundreds of personal appearances he has made. Don says his proudest career achievement was being named "Media Person Of The Year" by the Professional Organization of Teachers in Miami-Dade County.

Don enjoys sharing his passion for science and weather with children. He hopes that perhaps there is another 10-year-old out there that might be inspired to buy his or her own thermometer and plunge into the world of science.

Don says the greatest satisfaction he gets from his job is communicating to the viewers a complete and accurate forecast.

Predicting weather takes both skill and knowledge, and an accurate forecast is a crucial element of success for a meteorologist -- but nobody's perfect. Don says his most embarrassing moment as a television meteorologist came when he was doing the weather in Green Bay, Wis. He missed a forecast and for punishment, he did the following forecast standing on his head.

Don has also made special guest appearances on Good Morning America and The Hollywood Squares. He has been featured in "People" and "Miami" magazines.

When Don is not doing his weather reports, he is at home with his wife of nearly 34 years in their South Miami-Dade home. Don also has two grown children, enjoys boating, fishing and diving in the Keys. He has spent nearly 40 years collecting 1950’s memorabilia such as old jukeboxes and Coke collectables. Don also likes stepping out for a meal at Tugboat’s in Key Largo.

Don is fond of books by Tom Clancy and his favorite movies are "Forbidden Planet," "The Terminator" and "The African Queen."

Don graduated from the University of Wisconsin in 1973, with a Bachelor of Science degree in Meteorology.

You can e-mail Don here.