The Weather Man

"Reporting from the Weather Balloon, over the smoke stacks, over the city, The Weather Man."

The Weather Man

The Weather Man is one of the few characters in the game. You get letters from him from time to time with weather updates. He always signs off with "...Reporting from the Weather Balloon, over the smoke stacks, over the city, The Weather Man."

The Weather Man usually informs the player about the strange, icy weather taking place around Burnington, telling the readers to stay warm around their fireplaces. The Weather Man, on one occasion, reports the burning of a house, and the loss of a life with it. In this letter, he says "Remember... fire can be warm! Fire can be fun! Fire can be DANGEROUS! But remember, there is one thing more dangerous than fire..." and ends the letter with his usual outro.

The Weather Man plays a key part in the "end sequence" of the game, where you take control of the character you have been playing as throughout the course of the game. If you go to the cliff at the edge of town, the Weather Man will drift onto the screen. He tells you that he can take you far away from the city, as far as the character wants, but after that, he is on his own, and he can't come back. If you accept the offer, the Weather Man will give a brief final forecast, and the game will end with one final glimpse of the weather balloon, the Weather Man and the character gazing down over its railing.

Below are some of the reports that The Weather Man can send.

Reports	Reports	Reports	Special Reports
BREAKING WEATHER REPORT! Forecast says… …thick snow clouds are rolling in from all directions… …we're in for something… BIG! … Stay warm inside, folks! Heh heh! Reporting from the Weather Balloon, over the smoke stacks, over the city, The Weather Man	BREAKING WEATHER REPORT! It's gonna be another cold one, folks! The snow's been coming down faster and faster… …every day, colder than the last! That can't last forever! Heh heh! Build a nice cozy fire and stay warm inside, folks! Heh heh! Reporting from the Weather Balloon, over the smoke stacks, over the city, The Weather Man	BREAKING WEATHER REPORT! Whoooeeeee the clouds are circling! It's getting windy out there heh heh! But the wind isn't blowing East or West… …or North or South! It's blowing… UP! …up up up! Stay warm down there heh hEH! Reporting from the Weather Balloon, over the smoke stacks, over the city, The Weather Man	(Report after Sugar Plumps' house burns down) FOOOOOOM!! A GUST OF WARM AIR shoots up into the sky on another cold night! whhooooeeeeeEE! That wasn't in the forecast at all! Was it a VOLCANO? …a SUN STORM? HEH …incoming report…! oh… that's not good… it's... … oh no …a house has burned down … another resident lost… … (Torn/burned in top right picture of Sugar Plumps) Whoever they were… …remember… Fire can be warm! Fire can be fun! Fire can be DANGEROUS! … But there's something even more dangerous than fire. …be safe, boys and girls. ZooooooOOOOOM! Reporting from the Weather Balloon, over the smoke stacks, over the city, The Weather Man
BREAKING WEATHER REPORT! Forecast says… Phhhhewwwweee! Smokey with …ghhahaack… Smokey with a chance of … thick …  ghhaCK … nasal discharge! hahaha haagkk haghhhk!! Chimney smoke… and smoke stacks… as far as the eye can see! Heh HEEH ghahaagh! Heh! … Reporting from the Weather Balloon, over the smoke stacks, over the ….heegGCK… city, The Weather Man	BREAKING WEATHER REPORT! It's been snowing for as long as anyone can remember! Or maybe our memories are just getting' foggy heh heh heh! … Tomorrow's forecast… Whhhhoooeeee!! Something we haven't seen in a very very long time… … …the SUN… COMES OUT…! But is it rising? Or is it setting? Whhooeeee it hurts my eyes heh heh heh! Reporting from the Weather Balloon, over the smoke stacks, over the city, The Weather Man		(Endgame report) BREAKING WEATHER FORECAST! A CLEAR HORIZON as FAAARR as the eye can see! Are you ready to go? (Yes, I'm ready…!) Whoooowwwweeeeeee! HERE WE GO! JUST CLOSE YOUR EYES… WALK FORWARD… AND BELIEVE! (Really? I just walk off the edge of this big scary cliff and believe? Ok here I go!) WHHHOOEEE! HEY THERE KID! HAHAHA JUST KIDDING! It's all SHARP ROCKS and SHARKS down there. And yooooww that's a long fall! I can take your UP UP UP out of this city. But then you're on your own! You can go as far as you like! But you'll have to pay as your go. And you can never go back. You sure you're ready? (Yes, I'm sure I'm ready!) BREAKING WEATHER FORECAST! The sun is so big you could almost touch it! This is the beginning of something… brilliant! REPORTING FROM THE WEATHER BALLOON OVER THE SMOKESTACKS OVER THE CITY GOODNIGHT!