It's a little embarrassing to admit, but the weather channel was my getaway while I was in the Navy. I could just sit there and listen to the weather channel for hours waiting on the music to play. Such memories.🥲
When I was a child I would literally just turn the weather channel on and vibe out...play pokemon on my gameboy color while the soft music and graphics played in the background. My family thought I was crazy but I just said how relaxing it was.
@@void5239 feels so surreal people were living before me, and during those times, there wasn't computers or fancy smartphones. idk man it feels so odd but also it happened.
My father would leave the weather channel on 24/7/365. Not because he wanted to know the weather - but because he enjoyed the music. This is a blast from my childhood.
Same here! When I was a kid in 2007/2008, our TV in the kitchen had sub channels I guess you could call it (68.2 was Qubo, 30 something. 5 was some creepy Christian channel, etc). Well, if I remember right, 5.2 was just a weather update channel for at least the Dallas/Fort Worth area of Texas. My dad would put it on on the weekends early in the morning. While it was on, it was more so to just listen to smooth jazz ( and I guess get weather updates, lol). But I remember one particular track that always played and it had these nice keyboard sounds that would transition into this sick fucking baseline! It’s the one track I remember from the channel because it’ll just randomly start playing in my head. I would even ask my dad what music that is and he would just tell me that it’s more modern smooth jazz. Omg, I LOVED it
@@1FireyPhoenix I heard they recently did a tear through their offices globally of letting go of like 50% of their workers and are moving their base operations to india. They are also folding products they can squeeze money out of anymore...like the weather channel.
The vibe is similar to Tatsuro Yamashita and other city pop music, so even though the age is different and the country seems far away we are actually very similar. I love Japan, wish you the best 友人
Shout out to the people who made listening to weather forecast a treat, and an important one that is. The music choice, the graphic whoever worked there as the sound and graphic designer are real unsung heroes.
I distinctly remember watching the “local on the 8s” in the middle of the night during sleepovers when I was the only one awake. That orange and blue is iconic.
Born in '71, developed a MASSIVE interest in weather at the age of 12. Didn't have cable TV in the house until I turned 14 and discovered TWC; watched it as much as I could (we only had one TV in the house). Joined AF in '91 to become a meteorologist. Finding this video just now (7/3/2023) took me on a HUGE nostalgic trip...THANK YOU for posting this!
@@og_steiney I know this reply is about 8 months too late, but you have me rollin. 🤣 Such a true statement. The TWC voice in the pocket was my intro to corporate hip-hop.
I swear I remember this particular storm in NW Ohio, we got so much ice we had almost a week off, and we wasted every minute of that week. It was amazing.
Oh, the Al Roker clip always breaks my heart. That was recorded the morning of 9/11 before the first plane hit the North Tower. It was indeed a beautiful morning before all hell broke loose. I feel like that's the exact day that this vaporwave 90's magic died.
Because when we hear these type of tracks coupled with a bit of our childhood we tend to take hold during that to reminisce of a time long behind us. Glad to see everyone has made it this far.
@@forminasage i viewed the weather network in vancouver bc, and i always loved seeing their 7 day forecast. i distincively remembered mom calling me over to see it. idk how we grew up watching smth as unexpected as a weather news station
I grew up in a one bedroom house with my mom. And I remember getting in bed at night and getting sleepy while my mom watched the weather channel. Then the forecast would come on each night just as I was drifting off to sleep. I turn these songs when I can’t sleep and somehow manage to fall asleep quickly!
For anyone wondering: This weather report took place in New Castle County, Delaware on January 19, 1994. Some history: I looked up any year Jan 19 fell on a Wednesday (according to the date stamp on the upper right), and there were only 2 possible options given the fidelity and graphic design of TWC at the time: 1993, and 2000. Weather Channel was formed May 2, 1982. So it couldn't be any earlier than that. One commenter suggested 1983. Weather channel's broadcasting at the time did not have Local on the 8's then. Another suggested 2005. Weather Channel underwent a graphic design overhaul for all its packages including Local on the 8's in 2002, including non-teletype fonts and new color schemes. Looking at the weather reports on Weather Underground for both those dates: 2000, the high was near 35, and there were several snow showers that day. Thus, it had to be 1994.
I checked the weather records for that date for Washington DC and the temperatures are a match. Also that is incredibly cold for this area, it's super-rare that temps get that low. And just now while looking at the video the date is on the map at 31:48
Thank you for getting the information about the year and location. We used to leave the Weather Channel on continuously during a hurricane , the music oddly helped with the anxiety on the approaching storm.
I've often described certain music as "weather channel jazz" because the WC really has its own aesthetic. I feel so validated to have found this corner of youtube, you have no idea.
For some reason as a kid I thought the weather channel was some sort of secret weather information only for grown ups, when it was on late at night at a sleepover or whatever it felt like a special treat
I accept this headcanon, and the Weather Channel had to change tactics because they were found out, but still, if you time it carefully, you can find the Local on the 8s still on TV.
This reminds of growing up on Fort Monmouth in Eatontown, New Jersey in the late 80's to late 90's. I remember when my family would be upstairs sleep I would come down stairs around 2am with my pillow and blanket and turn on The Weather Channel then lay on the couch. That was some of the best sleep I've ever had in my life.
My smooth Jazz has to be lo-fi, but well-preserved - and have subtle tape hiss in the background for me to enjoy it. Vaporwave, what have you done to me.
In this era where we can know most anything by tapping on a glass pocket computer, it’s a bit of a relief to be able to experience things that aren’t pristine and perfected to within an inch of their enjoyability. This is audible liminalism.
LOL yeah listen to enough shit thats actually analog and then you will start to hear digital artifacts on this kinda shit and it will really drive you mad.
I remember the weather channel getting me so into smooth\contemporary jazz as a kid that when I would go to aunt & uncles to swim, my uncle would blast the smooth jazz bc me & him were the only two in it. I remember him blasting it and grilling while I swam and my aunt making us snacks as we stayed outside from dawn till dusk lol those summertime memories
jesus christ. i'm actually at a loss for words at the absolute awakening i had to seeing the old weather channel footage. i feel like you just ripped a piece of me out, dusted it off, and put it back in.
My parents would turn on the Weather Channel and wait for local on the 8s. Then they would forget to change the channel after and we would end up listening for hours. Now that both my parents are gone, I wish I could go back to those days.
This reminds me of one of my earliest memories. Summer of 1988. I was 4 years old. We were on vacation, visiting my aunt in Atlanta. It was a rainy night as we zoomed down a highway that seemed to cut through the heart of the city. A "Quiet Storm" station was playing late 80's Smooth Jazz and R'n'B over the radio of our Maroon Chrysler LeBaron. I remember looking up in awe of the massive, soaring skyscrapers. The rain drops on the windows and the wet road reflected the lights of the city, combining into a glorious neon impressionist painting. All was right with the world, and 35 years later I can recall the magic of this moment just like it was yesterday...
People of an age to enjoy this for the nostalgic kick seem to be better people for it and not given to clickbaiting or low effort videos bearing names like this. I think vintage TWC was a great influence on society now. Damn the implications are wild to oonsider!
This is by far the BEST "Weather Channel Vaporwave" on TH-cam. The song mix is soothing, chill and elicits the nostaligic memories from the very early 90's like no other. I am so glad I was able to live the best years of my life during this period. The world is so different now, so this creates a virtual time machine for me to reflect and escape from the chaos and rat-race of todays world.
I love how we didn't get any extra dialogue from talking heads, pumping up every storm that's gonna come. Old school weather channel showed you what was in store with these chill vibes. Almost softened the blow of crappy weather coming. "Oh, we're gonna get slammed with a wintry mix? Meh, pour me some more wine, then let's dance. We'll deal with it when it cones." 😃
When i was like 12-13 I had a weird obsession with watching the weather channel. Because it was relaxing. Parents thought I was odd because I also listened to smooth jazz when I went to bad. But I ACTIVELY chose to watch the weather channel over cartoons.
Yea I remember doing the same thing, mostly used it to relax as I did homework, there were only two channels I watched other then the typical kid stuff, the history channel (back when it was good) and the weather channel
I remember hearing "Land Of..." by St Germain during a Local on the 8's segment. I was listening to their album "Tourist" a LOT at that time. Weather Channel always had great music.
I've had insomnia my entire life. It only occurred to me recently how comforting I find this aesthetic and music--it'd be late at night and I'd turn on the CRT in my room and put on the weather channel. The music provided something calming and the light from the TV provided a reprieve from the dark which I was terrified of. This takes me back to those days. Thank you for the vibes ❤
I never realized how damn nostalgic I could be for the old school Weather Channel "Local on the 8's". Memories of being a kid at grandparent's house, they had weather channel on all the time. I developed a strong interest in the weather because of that. Still obsess over it to this day.
11:59. That is a glimpse of veteran TWC meteorologist Dave Schwartz. Dave was an anchor for TWC from 1991 - 2016. Sadly, he passed away from cancer. I was heartbroken to learn that he is gone. I remembered how excited I became when he was on TV. Dude was a legend and he is missed dearly :,-(
I was afraid of Thunderstorms as a kid, so when they would roll through in the middle of the night, I would turn on the Weather Channel to listen to the music to try to help me sleep. It also made me feel safe knowing when the storms would be over.
This is bringing me closer to tears than any nostalgia-bait ever has. Despite the blessings I've amassed in the present, I've never wanted to reach into the past and pull myself back so much.
So much of The Rippingtons' content was played on TWC that I suggest looking there first to anyone who wants to dig into the artists behind the Local 8s
@@dixieboy5689 Phew... Man have I been shocked, saddened by the first comment and then RELIEVED to know you've made it. I dont know you but I'm so glad you made it. Thank God! Stay well!
Weather Channel today: "Huh? You want weather info? Can't help you there, but here's a marathon of horror shows about people killed and places destroyed by bad weather."
Great playlist! If anyone's curious, the song at 12:12 is a reimagining of Torcuato Mariano's 'A Very Special Place' from his 1994 album Last Look. Highly recommend, because that man brought the vibes.
This is something I didn’t know I needed! Memories of waking up to thunderstorms at night and being scared of them and turning on the weather channel to see when they would be over. The music was always so calming too. I always thought the moon phase graphics looked like oreos 😅
I grew up in the 90’s and my dad was a farmer so we didn’t go on many family vacations, but when we did, he would always wake up early and watch the Weather Channel. Wish I could go back to that time 😌
I love this. Reminds me of driving home from college to my Mom's house. I would get there late night and she would have left a sandwich wrapped up in a paper towel in the kitchen for me. I would flip on the weather channel, crack open a beer and just chill. I miss my Mom.
this is such a niche 'genre', but i find it very comforting. i can remember sitting in the living room floor with a slice of toast (it had strawberry cream cheese, normally), watching the weather channel with my mom while my older sisters were at school in the morning. i miss those days.
Our local cable provider first added TWC around 87 or 88. I was hooked immediately and will forever miss this iteration. I'd love to see them dump their current format of endless reality TV shows and wizbang animations and go back to the beautiful days of lo-fi graphics and smooth jazz.
Wow. I just got a deep, lost, and obscure 90s flashback as a teenager. The Weather Channel was so common on cable you didn't even think about it. The "Local Forecast" graphic hit me hardest.
The Weather Channel was ASMR BEFORE that was an actual thing ! With the nice soothing sound of Jazz music and piano playing while having the blow dryer on my head before heading out for the night on a Friday night going out to actual bars and not being worried about any possibilities of mass shootings !😁👍
when I was young around 5-8 my dad would watch the weather/news/channel menu before leaving for work and before going to school I would sit in front of the tv and watch the weather/news too because I wasn't taught how to change the channel. My dad didn't realize until almost 11 years later when I told him I remember watching the weather/news because that's what he left on after going to work and he asked why I never changed it. Looking back it was really funny that I just never asked how to change the channel, but I was always super excited about watching the "grown up shows" like my dad, even if it was just the weather. One day I did find out by watching him change the channel and I started watching cartoons in the morning instead but I really liked watching the weather before school, even though I could never talk to my friends about the morning cartoons. I at least knew the weather for the day/week XD
While it has been fun to see Jim Cantore get assaulted by wind & rain over the past few years...I miss THIS Weather Channel, the most. And BTW, greetings from Smyrna, GA, the home of the Weather Channel!
I literally listened to this whole thing and made an alternate reality storyline of my life where I met a beautiful girl and ended up getting married, Damn this is amazing.
I'm not a foreveralone, I'm an alone wolf. I hear ya man. I wish it hadn't worked out this way but yaknow, "because reasons" happens to folks too. People need to be understanding of that and if not, well FYAD.
the weather channel was my favorite channel from the early 90s, I have it on most of the time while studying, sleeping and reading or surfing the world wide web (lol) or the information superhighway
This shit actually hits so hard... Remember when it used to snow in Massachusetts? Or sitting on the couch before bed waiting from the call of snow? So much nostalgia here . Man this is actually more emotional than I'd like to admit.
This channel just lets you turn your brain off. No news about whats wrong with the world, no thinking about taxes, budget, mortgage at that moment. Just a moment of peace and chill music.
This is so nostalgic, bc I remember hearing this channel when on vacation with my family and my parents needed to hear the weather for the day. The music was great to listen to, as much as child me wanted to watch cartoon network. Soothing, but always kinda sad because it also often meant being a hotel room and travelling home, signaling the end of vacation and adventure to new places, and the soft, smooth jazz helped with that melancholy feeling.
One day I happened to stumble across this, showed my pops and told him I use this for studying because it makes me calm and more focused. He said "Huh... Must be a subconscious thing, I used to have this playing all the time when you were young living in IL." Where I was born. Haven't been in that state since I was 5.
This is great. Takes me back to my college years working at a Resort in Michigan. We had a small TV in the Concierge area that always had the weather channel on. It was an older model 80's TV and had hazy clarity, yet for some reason, even then, it was soothing to watch. Just weather and local on the 8's. Oh, the good old days when MTV played music videos and the Weather channel gave the weather without any of the fluff. If you know the year you recorded this please post. Thank you and great mix.
My Dad worked thirds and had the weekends off. He would fall asleep to this in the recliner, and I would fall asleep on the floor. Great nostalgia, really nice mix.
I was born in '92, and I miss when the weather channel wasn't sensational and anxiety provoking like it became in the 00s onward for the sake of views.
as someone in their early 40s this takes me back. i remember my spring break - sr year in high school in FL - i was partying w friends and never really drank and had a great buzz and i had to go back to my hotel room and the weather channel was on with all the colors on the map of the us flickering and the music was goin on and i just sat there after i used the bathroom and chilled w my buzz enjoying the channel zoned out.....before heading back to the party. its a special memory for some reason because i've remembered it all this time 25 years plus.
This video will always occupy a unique place in my memory. First off, it's a great mix with great visuals, and it takes me right back to being a kid when I was enthralled by the TWC, yet also slightly frightened by the thunderstorm icons the channel used in the earliest days of the 2000s. Second, I watched this video to help me fall asleep every single night for several months earlier this year. The song at 5:47 always lulled me to sleep. At that time, my relationship--now over--was, unfortunately, beginning to noticeably weaken, I was trudging through difficult work for a PhD program, and I was living in a city far away from my closest friends. It was nice to have this video then, really, because it helped me get weeks of restful sleep before things got even bumpier in life. I suppose that makes this video bittersweet, as it reminds me of the immediate month or so before my breakup and other difficult turns in life. To fittingly use weather imagery, this mix let me rest during the calm before the storm. So thank you, really.
This is aesthetic in its purest form. The smooth lo-fi jams and local weather from an unknown time that has presumably been long since passed. It's an aesthetic that I absolutely adore, and its genuine time capsule. Bravo.
I was just a toddler when I was hooked on the Weather Channel. Most kids liked cartoons or puppet shows, not me I wanted CNN or Weather Channel. Apparently my Mom said her friends were envious because I enjoyed watching educational shows on TV 🤭🤭🤭🤭🤭🤭
It's super interesting reading all the comments as a 2004 born finnish person. I believe we most likely didn't have anything that close to the vibes here but I am loving this! it has such relaxing vibes :] I feel like this is something I could associate with old phonecall waiting musics? Either way It's super cool to read everyones experiences and share the nostalgia through them. So glad I was born in the final years of still getting to enjoy some 90's kid nostalgia growing up with the stuff that was passed down from my older siblings (our old ps1, the boxy ahh tvs, tamagotchis etc.) Thank you onceinalifetime for making this window to a time I could never experience and thank you to all the commenters for sharing your nostalgia ^^
I got into Weather Channel music a lot more after the passing of my aunt back in October of 2022. I found it very difficult to study in college during that period, but listening to weather channel vaporwave at the library not only helped me focus, but weirdly made me feel nostalgic. It reminded me of the good times I had as a kid.
My gramps always put the weather channel on when it was time for us to go to sleep. The music always put me in a soft state, like everything would be ok, even at night in the dark of the world, I had him snoring and the funky jazz to let me know I wasnt alone and had nothing to fear. It still feels like I have that invincibility when I come back to listen to these songs, even if he's no longer around. 💗
This is perfect. My Dad did construction and would listen to the weather channel every morning. I miss that robot voice giving the forecast... things were simple back then.
What's crazy is that according to the city names of the forecast, this is the weather station for Delaware circa 1983. It's so crazy to me that my small state has its weather channel from when my father was a kid preserved in a playlist like this, almost like I'm experiencing exactly what he did 40 years later. Edit: 1994, not 83
I can tell you for certain this video is not from 1983. It is most definitely from the mid 90s. Source: I’m old enough to remember, and frequently watched the weather channel. Edit: Just found the original video, it’s from 1994.
That is pretty cool! According to the video linked in the description, this was the forecast for Wilmington, DE I'll have to look into it and see if there's any other archived Weather Channel footage on YT. Lots of other old TV rips with
@@umamifan Some people do that as a form of edit etiquette so that the replies still make sense. If OP hadn't replied to the person who corrected them but changed the year, it would be confusing and you'd think that person doesn't know how to read. That's why I do it anyway
This is as close to a time machine as we'll all get. I use to love watching the "locals on the 8's" and I was around 12 when it cable company carried The Weather Channel. Also, it's nice that i can see PA on your videos. Nostalgia hitting hard
It's a little embarrassing to admit, but the weather channel was my getaway while I was in the Navy. I could just sit there and listen to the weather channel for hours waiting on the music to play. Such memories.🥲
lovely comment
No need to be embarrassed; I'm a musician that has been inspired plenty of times by Weather Channel music.
what kind of music did it play?
@@tryptamigo it was kind of like elevator music or very inoffensive fusion jazz.
@@tryptamigoIt’s called smooth jazz
My aunt used to say “sometimes I just turn on the weather channel” and now I fully understand what she meant 😮 😢❤
You understand it more with each passing year.
@@claymccoykinda profound if you think about it.
@@user-yw9fm7kb1sthat’s what I’m saying
When I was a child I would literally just turn the weather channel on and vibe out...play pokemon on my gameboy color while the soft music and graphics played in the background. My family thought I was crazy but I just said how relaxing it was.
@@void5239 feels so surreal people were living before me, and during those times, there wasn't computers or fancy smartphones. idk man it feels so odd but also it happened.
'I wish there was a way to know you're in the good old days before you've actually left them.'
Meditation and Mindfulness
Just try to appreciate everything
damn that was deep
Always appreciate what you have when you have it :)
good times are NOW, remember it
My father would leave the weather channel on 24/7/365. Not because he wanted to know the weather - but because he enjoyed the music. This is a blast from my childhood.
Literally smooth jazz.
All morning long at the family home in the 90’s. Nothing but vibes.
Based dad
Same here! When I was a kid in 2007/2008, our TV in the kitchen had sub channels I guess you could call it (68.2 was Qubo, 30 something. 5 was some creepy Christian channel, etc).
Well, if I remember right, 5.2 was just a weather update channel for at least the Dallas/Fort Worth area of Texas. My dad would put it on on the weekends early in the morning. While it was on, it was more so to just listen to smooth jazz ( and I guess get weather updates, lol). But I remember one particular track that always played and it had these nice keyboard sounds that would transition into this sick fucking baseline!
It’s the one track I remember from the channel because it’ll just randomly start playing in my head. I would even ask my dad what music that is and he would just tell me that it’s more modern smooth jazz. Omg, I LOVED it
The date is 2019 tho...
RIP classic Weather Channel, you were a real one
Actually, i think, they are airing again this 90's graphic in the "Retro 8s" segment, at 4AM.
@LatiLag omg I wish I had cable to confirm this, would make my day lol
You can thank IBM for doing what they do to everything they touch. Hope you company never gets acquired by IBM because thats a death sentence.
@@diomyyunsa7938 Hey, I've been saying that for years! IBM ruins everything they touch, like a reverse Midas.
@@1FireyPhoenix I heard they recently did a tear through their offices globally of letting go of like 50% of their workers and are moving their base operations to india. They are also folding products they can squeeze money out of anymore...like the weather channel.
20代中盤の日本人なのに不思議な心地よさと懐かしさを感じる
年代も国も違うのに
一緒にくつろいでくれてありがとう!
The vibe is similar to Tatsuro Yamashita and other city pop music, so even though the age is different and the country seems far away we are actually very similar.
I love Japan, wish you the best 友人
wwwwww 😂
very very不思議
ありがとう、日本の友人♥
Shout out to the people who made listening to weather forecast a treat, and an important one that is.
The music choice, the graphic whoever worked there as the sound and graphic designer are real unsung heroes.
Meanwhile my local weather channel is like listening to an active police scanner 🤣🤣🤣
I distinctly remember watching the “local on the 8s” in the middle of the night during sleepovers when I was the only one awake. That orange and blue is iconic.
@@Dougdimmadingleling😂😂
@@spase667you are me
@@iBoesen" That orange and blue is iconic."
sort of like how every ad on TV now has blue/yellow colour coding?
The Fact that this exists and that i know I'm not the only person that values this aesthetic and these memories renews my hope for society
You're not alone
We are all with you on this brother 👏🏼👏🏼🙏🏼🙏🏼
Big same
Lol why though? Like what does enjoying this say about someone’s character that makes you feel better about society? Lol I’m genuinely asking btw.
Same
Man, 90s weather channel was so chill. We need more of this in our post-9/11 world
💯💯💯
Those in power prefer is fearful and heating each other. Divide and conquer.
The Big Event really messed everything up for the future.
9/11 was like 22 years ago. It’s starting to like saying “in this post-Hindenburg world”. 😂
@@pierogiesAndKielbasaI really don't believe those two events had the same consequential dimensions.
Born in '71, developed a MASSIVE interest in weather at the age of 12. Didn't have cable TV in the house until I turned 14 and discovered TWC; watched it as much as I could (we only had one TV in the house). Joined AF in '91 to become a meteorologist. Finding this video just now (7/3/2023) took me on a HUGE nostalgic trip...THANK YOU for posting this!
You and me both buddy!
I am just like you turning 13 in 4 months and been in love with weather since I was 4
That's awesome.
@@mattsexperiments5718 i like sirens a lot and tornadoes
When he said "current regional conditions" I really felt that
It was rarely in the pocket of a groove like this though, but when it was....
Can’t imagine how cold it was in Buffalo that night if it’s -30 wind chill in Wilmington, Delaware.
even when those conditions were a storm barreling down on you. what a strange mix of feelings this video evokes.
@@og_steiney I know this reply is about 8 months too late, but you have me rollin. 🤣 Such a true statement. The TWC voice in the pocket was my intro to corporate hip-hop.
this particular vaporwave mix with the oldass weather channel feels cathartic and happy. thank you.
Those winter nights as a kid I’d stay up watching how much snow we were getting knowing tomorrow I’d have the day off. MAGIC ❄️
I swear I remember this particular storm in NW Ohio, we got so much ice we had almost a week off, and we wasted every minute of that week. It was amazing.
I just got a chill reading your comment 🥲
Feels bro
Me being a Texan and when a snow day actually happens I pray to god I get school off
I remember waiting to see on the local news my schools name and cancelled next to it, I always had to see it at least twice lol to believe it.
Oh, the Al Roker clip always breaks my heart. That was recorded the morning of 9/11 before the first plane hit the North Tower. It was indeed a beautiful morning before all hell broke loose. I feel like that's the exact day that this vaporwave 90's magic died.
I remember putting The Weather Channel on as a kid just for the background music, now I'm listening to this at 32 while working a security job 😮💨
omg I used to do this as a kid too! I thought I was the only one. I was such an introverted weirdo kid. Still am...at 32, lol.
Meanwhile I use this to get sleepy 😂 how do you stay awake? It’s so relaxing
Why is everyone here a early 90s baby? 👀 same story as you guys.
I found a abandoned toys r us right next to a blockbuster and just stared.
@@StyleshStorm 80s/90s
Because when we hear these type of tracks coupled with a bit of our childhood we tend to take hold during that to reminisce of a time long behind us.
Glad to see everyone has made it this far.
Best vapor mix ever, this aesthetic is peaking. PS, great channel icon. Take it easy 🎙🎶😉
I'm a kid who proudly grew up on the Weather Channel.
Same
@@forminasage i viewed the weather network in vancouver bc, and i always loved seeing their 7 day forecast. i distincively remembered mom calling me over to see it. idk how we grew up watching smth as unexpected as a weather news station
Yep. TWC baby.
I used to crush on Kim Cunningham (nee Perez), lol.
watching for the morning school closures was always a gem
I grew up in a one bedroom house with my mom. And I remember getting in bed at night and getting sleepy while my mom watched the weather channel. Then the forecast would come on each night just as I was drifting off to sleep. I turn these songs when I can’t sleep and somehow manage to fall asleep quickly!
For anyone wondering: This weather report took place in New Castle County, Delaware on January 19, 1994.
Some history:
I looked up any year Jan 19 fell on a Wednesday (according to the date stamp on the upper right), and there were only 2 possible options given the fidelity and graphic design of TWC at the time: 1993, and 2000.
Weather Channel was formed May 2, 1982. So it couldn't be any earlier than that.
One commenter suggested 1983. Weather channel's broadcasting at the time did not have Local on the 8's then.
Another suggested 2005. Weather Channel underwent a graphic design overhaul for all its packages including Local on the 8's in 2002, including non-teletype fonts and new color schemes.
Looking at the weather reports on Weather Underground for both those dates:
2000, the high was near 35, and there were several snow showers that day. Thus, it had to be 1994.
Good work identifying the year. I was about to ask in comments but thought I’d find it already posted. Your comment should be pinned.
I checked the weather records for that date for Washington DC and the temperatures are a match. Also that is incredibly cold for this area, it's super-rare that temps get that low. And just now while looking at the video the date is on the map at 31:48
One of the first slides says full moon on Jan 27th. I was able to use that to identify that it was 1994 rather than the weather forecast.
Thank you for getting the information about the year and location. We used to leave the Weather Channel on continuously during a hurricane , the music oddly helped with the anxiety on the approaching storm.
I remember that night now, I was working at Domino's Pizza and I left a glass of water out on the sidewalk to see how fast it would freeze.
I've often described certain music as "weather channel jazz" because the WC really has its own aesthetic. I feel so validated to have found this corner of youtube, you have no idea.
For some reason as a kid I thought the weather channel was some sort of secret weather information only for grown ups, when it was on late at night at a sleepover or whatever it felt like a special treat
😉😎
It completely had that vibe lmao
I accept this headcanon, and the Weather Channel had to change tactics because they were found out, but still, if you time it carefully, you can find the Local on the 8s still on TV.
Only for grown ups LMAO. I definitely got that vibe too, looking back!😄
This reminds of growing up on Fort Monmouth in Eatontown, New Jersey in the late 80's to late 90's. I remember when my family would be upstairs sleep I would come down stairs around 2am with my pillow and blanket and turn on The Weather Channel then lay on the couch. That was some of the best sleep I've ever had in my life.
My smooth Jazz has to be lo-fi, but well-preserved - and have subtle tape hiss in the background for me to enjoy it. Vaporwave, what have you done to me.
In this era where we can know most anything by tapping on a glass pocket computer, it’s a bit of a relief to be able to experience things that aren’t pristine and perfected to within an inch of their enjoyability. This is audible liminalism.
LOL yeah listen to enough shit thats actually analog and then you will start to hear digital artifacts on this kinda shit and it will really drive you mad.
I remember the weather channel getting me so into smooth\contemporary jazz as a kid that when I would go to aunt & uncles to swim, my uncle would blast the smooth jazz bc me & him were the only two in it. I remember him blasting it and grilling while I swam and my aunt making us snacks as we stayed outside from dawn till dusk lol those summertime memories
Our generation is insane. My dad shared a Rolling Stones video and I replied with a link to this "now /this/ is real music pops!"
This is actually what I would call high-end vaporwave or vaporwave jazz. I seem to like it more than standard tracks of the genre.
Hotel vaporwave
yeah my first thought was this shit is really jazzy for vapor wave but after skipping around I can say its fire, especially here at 10mins
It is pretty much just Smooth Jazz.
same I like more chill vaporwave.
@@rapid3638 Maybe you could say it's a kind of "jazz fusion", but instead of fused with funk, it's fused with lo-fi, EDM, etc.
Them: What kind of music do you like?
Me: The Weather Channel, specifically the Pittsburgh forecast area.
For those who want to know, the weather channel now has retro 8's live, it comes on at 3AM (CDT).
no it doesn't..?
I am picky about my vaporwave mixes, and this one is so nice. Thank you.
Same lol the others had talking or “newer” jams
That’s my I saved it to my playlists
could u share some of ur mixes pls.
Same here.
@@herocortez i have some but recently been more into Hardvapour..
I used to watch TWC late into the night to fall asleep. It was my 'go to'.
RIP Dave Schwartz: February 20, 1953 - July 30, 2016
jesus christ. i'm actually at a loss for words at the absolute awakening i had to seeing the old weather channel footage. i feel like you just ripped a piece of me out, dusted it off, and put it back in.
They blew in your cartridge
Yaas! 😅
Well said
This mix is fantastic. So comforting. No politics or fear-mongering. Just weather. The way it should always be.
The mid 90s style of the weather channel will forever be iconic.
My parents would turn on the Weather Channel and wait for local on the 8s. Then they would forget to change the channel after and we would end up listening for hours. Now that both my parents are gone, I wish I could go back to those days.
Stay Strong ❤
This reminds me of one of my earliest memories. Summer of 1988. I was 4 years old. We were on vacation, visiting my aunt in Atlanta. It was a rainy night as we zoomed down a highway that seemed to cut through the heart of the city. A "Quiet Storm" station was playing late 80's Smooth Jazz and R'n'B over the radio of our Maroon Chrysler LeBaron. I remember looking up in awe of the massive, soaring skyscrapers. The rain drops on the windows and the wet road reflected the lights of the city, combining into a glorious neon impressionist painting. All was right with the world, and 35 years later I can recall the magic of this moment just like it was yesterday...
Born in 84. We also had a LeBaron. Similar memories of driving down to Florida, Spyro Gyra on a cassette tape.
A no-nonsense experience. Just crisp, relaxing music, and your daily weather.
People of an age to enjoy this for the nostalgic kick seem to be better people for it and not given to clickbaiting or low effort videos bearing names like this. I think vintage TWC was a great influence on society now. Damn the implications are wild to oonsider!
This is by far the BEST "Weather Channel Vaporwave" on TH-cam. The song mix is soothing, chill and elicits the nostaligic memories from the very early 90's like no other. I am so glad I was able to live the best years of my life during this period. The world is so different now, so this creates a virtual time machine for me to reflect and escape from the chaos and rat-race of todays world.
80s.
@@TheInsultInvestor1994 apparently. Wednesday, Jan 19, 1994
I laughed imagining you arriving at the “best” conclusion having watched every other weather channel vaporware video out there
It was a vastly different time, I’m glad to have been able to enjoy it too.
@@TheInsultInvestor yeah man this shit was still poppin off the same into the mid 2000s
I love how we didn't get any extra dialogue from talking heads, pumping up every storm that's gonna come. Old school weather channel showed you what was in store with these chill vibes. Almost softened the blow of crappy weather coming. "Oh, we're gonna get slammed with a wintry mix? Meh, pour me some more wine, then let's dance. We'll deal with it when it cones." 😃
When i was like 12-13 I had a weird obsession with watching the weather channel. Because it was relaxing. Parents thought I was odd because I also listened to smooth jazz when I went to bad. But I ACTIVELY chose to watch the weather channel over cartoons.
Be glad that you're different, which means you are the exception. 😎
Same, friend. Weekends and summers? Up all night with the weather channel on. There was just something so soothing about it.
I still listen to Smooth Jazz so this just feel right at home for me. Love the Weather Channel aesthetic!
Yea I remember doing the same thing, mostly used it to relax as I did homework, there were only two channels I watched other then the typical kid stuff, the history channel (back when it was good) and the weather channel
Same! Got started on it because grandparents didn't have full-fledged cable. 12 channels only, and the weather channel was the most exciting thing!
weather channel was always there for you when the stuff you liked was off the air
It’s insane how familiar the graphics/visuals are. I got so used to seeing them that they genuinely feel like home.
I remember hearing "Land Of..." by St Germain during a Local on the 8's segment. I was listening to their album "Tourist" a LOT at that time. Weather Channel always had great music.
I've had insomnia my entire life. It only occurred to me recently how comforting I find this aesthetic and music--it'd be late at night and I'd turn on the CRT in my room and put on the weather channel. The music provided something calming and the light from the TV provided a reprieve from the dark which I was terrified of. This takes me back to those days. Thank you for the vibes ❤
solfeggio for that one.
doesnt sound like you had insomnia,sounds like you made excuses. pathetic.
Same here, I had some interesting nights, listening to loveline until 1am and then weather channel
As an adult I now understand why every adult kept this channel on sometimes 😅
I never realized how damn nostalgic I could be for the old school Weather Channel "Local on the 8's". Memories of being a kid at grandparent's house, they had weather channel on all the time. I developed a strong interest in the weather because of that. Still obsess over it to this day.
90s weather channel was the best weather channel
Man a vinyl or CD release of this would go hard
Or a cassette tape or 8 track would slap too 🔥
11:59. That is a glimpse of veteran TWC meteorologist Dave Schwartz. Dave was an anchor for TWC from 1991 - 2016. Sadly, he passed away from cancer. I was heartbroken to learn that he is gone. I remembered how excited I became when he was on TV. Dude was a legend and he is missed dearly :,-(
I was afraid of Thunderstorms as a kid, so when they would roll through in the middle of the night, I would turn on the Weather Channel to listen to the music to try to help me sleep. It also made me feel safe knowing when the storms would be over.
same, but then the EAS warning would pop up and jar you
@@DickDawsome honestly i got so scared
This is bringing me closer to tears than any nostalgia-bait ever has. Despite the blessings I've amassed in the present, I've never wanted to reach into the past and pull myself back so much.
So much of The Rippingtons' content was played on TWC that I suggest looking there first to anyone who wants to dig into the artists behind the Local 8s
Love the rippingtons
When I was dying of cancer the Weather Channel helped me a lot to ease the boredom of waiting to die.
Thanks for this. You are a lifesaver.
I hope that means you are no longer dying
No. Yes, I feel much better . Thanks
We’re glad you’re still here. I’m glad it gave you some reprieve during a very low (and painful) time. I’m glad you survived!
@@dixieboy5689 Phew... Man have I been shocked, saddened by the first comment and then RELIEVED to know you've made it. I dont know you but I'm so glad you made it. Thank God! Stay well!
A ghost wrote this comment.
Weather Channel today: "Huh? You want weather info? Can't help you there, but here's a marathon of horror shows about people killed and places destroyed by bad weather."
And commercials galore.
I remember the change into that programming, and as a kid, I voted against it by turning the TV off or changing channels. I miss it man.
Great playlist! If anyone's curious, the song at 12:12 is a reimagining of Torcuato Mariano's 'A Very Special Place' from his 1994 album Last Look. Highly recommend, because that man brought the vibes.
Thanks….Any idea what the 1st song is?
Very first time I went on holiday to America back in 1994 I saw the weather channel and immediately loved it.
This video means the universe to me.
This is something I didn’t know I needed! Memories of waking up to thunderstorms at night and being scared of them and turning on the weather channel to see when they would be over. The music was always so calming too. I always thought the moon phase graphics looked like oreos 😅
I grew up in the 90’s and my dad was a farmer so we didn’t go on many family vacations, but when we did, he would always wake up early and watch the Weather Channel. Wish I could go back to that time 😌
Never knew weatherwave sounded this good 👍
That ending song is the cherry on top. I adore desert sand feels warm at night. And no one uses it in their mixes
I'm chilling in my living room on a hot summer afternoon reading some classic books on the couch. This music fits perfectly.
I love this. Reminds me of driving home from college to my Mom's house. I would get there late night and she would have left a sandwich wrapped up in a paper towel in the kitchen for me. I would flip on the weather channel, crack open a beer and just chill. I miss my Mom.
January 19th, 1994. 30 years now, that's crazy and what a cold blast for the eastern 2/3rd of the country.
It's like being drunk and trying to get through a PS1 tutorial
this is such a niche 'genre', but i find it very comforting. i can remember sitting in the living room floor with a slice of toast (it had strawberry cream cheese, normally), watching the weather channel with my mom while my older sisters were at school in the morning. i miss those days.
Our local cable provider first added TWC around 87 or 88. I was hooked immediately and will forever miss this iteration. I'd love to see them dump their current format of endless reality TV shows and wizbang animations and go back to the beautiful days of lo-fi graphics and smooth jazz.
Have you seen that a team of people got the original Weather Channel hardware working again? They do live streams with real weather data!
link?
@@tristinO_o User @cc17926 does this as an example.
Wow. I just got a deep, lost, and obscure 90s flashback as a teenager. The Weather Channel was so common on cable you didn't even think about it.
The "Local Forecast" graphic hit me hardest.
The Weather Channel was ASMR BEFORE that was an actual thing ! With the nice soothing sound of Jazz music and piano playing while having the blow dryer on my head before heading out for the night on a Friday night going out to actual bars and not being worried about any possibilities of mass shootings !😁👍
when I was young around 5-8 my dad would watch the weather/news/channel menu before leaving for work and before going to school I would sit in front of the tv and watch the weather/news too because I wasn't taught how to change the channel. My dad didn't realize until almost 11 years later when I told him I remember watching the weather/news because that's what he left on after going to work and he asked why I never changed it. Looking back it was really funny that I just never asked how to change the channel, but I was always super excited about watching the "grown up shows" like my dad, even if it was just the weather. One day I did find out by watching him change the channel and I started watching cartoons in the morning instead but I really liked watching the weather before school, even though I could never talk to my friends about the morning cartoons. I at least knew the weather for the day/week XD
Nice to see some weather channel stuff that is analogue vibin instead of analogue horror.
While it has been fun to see Jim Cantore get assaulted by wind & rain over the past few years...I miss THIS Weather Channel, the most.
And BTW, greetings from Smyrna, GA, the home of the Weather Channel!
I literally listened to this whole thing and made an alternate reality storyline of my life where I met a beautiful girl and ended up getting married, Damn this is amazing.
I'm not a foreveralone, I'm an alone wolf. I hear ya man. I wish it hadn't worked out this way but yaknow, "because reasons" happens to folks too. People need to be understanding of that and if not, well FYAD.
the weather channel was my favorite channel from the early 90s, I have it on most of the time while studying, sleeping and reading or surfing the world wide web (lol) or the information superhighway
There's no amount of explanation to describe how much this makes my heart happy.
This is a nice video to unwind to after a long day of chores. Just lay on the bed and relax...
In a way you..we. ..are living them twice when we reminisce/nostalgia. Nice places to visit from time to time
This shit actually hits so hard...
Remember when it used to snow in Massachusetts? Or sitting on the couch before bed waiting from the call of snow? So much nostalgia here .
Man this is actually more emotional than I'd like to admit.
I liked that they used to play Charlie Brown jingles during Christmas. It helped ease the pain of seeing a Buffalo, NY forecast in winter lol.
That's just recordings from the Vince Guaraldi Trio th-cam.com/video/Z_rY7y8-o4M/w-d-xo.html
Nice it made me feel like I was a kid watching the weather channel to see if it was going to snow hoping there is no school
I’m from a time where this was lame. This is very comforting to me. Thanks for keeping this alive!
This channel just lets you turn your brain off. No news about whats wrong with the world, no thinking about taxes, budget, mortgage at that moment. Just a moment of peace and chill music.
This is so nostalgic, bc I remember hearing this channel when on vacation with my family and my parents needed to hear the weather for the day. The music was great to listen to, as much as child me wanted to watch cartoon network. Soothing, but always kinda sad because it also often meant being a hotel room and travelling home, signaling the end of vacation and adventure to new places, and the soft, smooth jazz helped with that melancholy feeling.
One day I happened to stumble across this, showed my pops and told him I use this for studying because it makes me calm and more focused. He said "Huh... Must be a subconscious thing, I used to have this playing all the time when you were young living in IL." Where I was born. Haven't been in that state since I was 5.
That music change at 34:36 is the perfect atmosphere setter for a record cold night.
Bro, this idea is hilarious, but, awesome.
You found us another escape from post (Js did) 9-11 world.
A+++
This is great. Takes me back to my college years working at a Resort in Michigan. We had a small TV in the Concierge area that always had the weather channel on. It was an older model 80's TV and had hazy clarity, yet for some reason, even then, it was soothing to watch. Just weather and local on the 8's. Oh, the good old days when MTV played music videos and the Weather channel gave the weather without any of the fluff. If you know the year you recorded this please post. Thank you and great mix.
It’s from 1994 according to the source vid!
wasn't born til 98 but I can definitely picture this whole experience man. Something about vaporwave + life just makes everything make sense
Local on the 8s! 🤩
My Dad worked thirds and had the weekends off. He would fall asleep to this in the recliner, and I would fall asleep on the floor. Great nostalgia, really nice mix.
I was born in '92, and I miss when the weather channel wasn't sensational and anxiety provoking like it became in the 00s onward for the sake of views.
as someone in their early 40s this takes me back. i remember my spring break - sr year in high school in FL - i was partying w friends and never really drank and had a great buzz and i had to go back to my hotel room and the weather channel was on with all the colors on the map of the us flickering and the music was goin on and i just sat there after i used the bathroom and chilled w my buzz enjoying the channel zoned out.....before heading back to the party. its a special memory for some reason because i've remembered it all this time 25 years plus.
The closest we've been to a utopia. Gladly, we can savour it, remember it and enjoy it via the Internet and TH-cam
This video will always occupy a unique place in my memory. First off, it's a great mix with great visuals, and it takes me right back to being a kid when I was enthralled by the TWC, yet also slightly frightened by the thunderstorm icons the channel used in the earliest days of the 2000s. Second, I watched this video to help me fall asleep every single night for several months earlier this year. The song at 5:47 always lulled me to sleep. At that time, my relationship--now over--was, unfortunately, beginning to noticeably weaken, I was trudging through difficult work for a PhD program, and I was living in a city far away from my closest friends. It was nice to have this video then, really, because it helped me get weeks of restful sleep before things got even bumpier in life. I suppose that makes this video bittersweet, as it reminds me of the immediate month or so before my breakup and other difficult turns in life. To fittingly use weather imagery, this mix let me rest during the calm before the storm. So thank you, really.
This is aesthetic in its purest form. The smooth lo-fi jams and local weather from an unknown time that has presumably been long since passed. It's an aesthetic that I absolutely adore, and its genuine time capsule. Bravo.
I was just a toddler when I was hooked on the Weather Channel. Most kids liked cartoons or puppet shows, not me I wanted CNN or Weather Channel. Apparently my Mom said her friends were envious because I enjoyed watching educational shows on TV 🤭🤭🤭🤭🤭🤭
It's super interesting reading all the comments as a 2004 born finnish person. I believe we most likely didn't have anything that close to the vibes here but I am loving this! it has such relaxing vibes :] I feel like this is something I could associate with old phonecall waiting musics? Either way It's super cool to read everyones experiences and share the nostalgia through them. So glad I was born in the final years of still getting to enjoy some 90's kid nostalgia growing up with the stuff that was passed down from my older siblings (our old ps1, the boxy ahh tvs, tamagotchis etc.) Thank you onceinalifetime for making this window to a time I could never experience and thank you to all the commenters for sharing your nostalgia ^^
I got into Weather Channel music a lot more after the passing of my aunt back in October of 2022. I found it very difficult to study in college during that period, but listening to weather channel vaporwave at the library not only helped me focus, but weirdly made me feel nostalgic. It reminded me of the good times I had as a kid.
My gramps always put the weather channel on when it was time for us to go to sleep. The music always put me in a soft state, like everything would be ok, even at night in the dark of the world, I had him snoring and the funky jazz to let me know I wasnt alone and had nothing to fear. It still feels like I have that invincibility when I come back to listen to these songs, even if he's no longer around. 💗
This is perfect. My Dad did construction and would listen to the weather channel every morning. I miss that robot voice giving the forecast... things were simple back then.
What's crazy is that according to the city names of the forecast, this is the weather station for Delaware circa 1983. It's so crazy to me that my small state has its weather channel from when my father was a kid preserved in a playlist like this, almost like I'm experiencing exactly what he did 40 years later.
Edit: 1994, not 83
I can tell you for certain this video is not from 1983. It is most definitely from the mid 90s.
Source: I’m old enough to remember, and frequently watched the weather channel.
Edit: Just found the original video, it’s from 1994.
@@mfo7611 you’re right, i cross referenced the wrong year 😅
That is pretty cool! According to the video linked in the description, this was the forecast for Wilmington, DE
I'll have to look into it and see if there's any other archived Weather Channel footage on YT. Lots of other old TV rips with
You edited to put down an edit note instead of correcting the date lol? Amusing
@@umamifan Some people do that as a form of edit etiquette so that the replies still make sense. If OP hadn't replied to the person who corrected them but changed the year, it would be confusing and you'd think that person doesn't know how to read. That's why I do it anyway
I’d say this is less of an album and more of a straight time capsule to the 90s
I stream this through my crt tv and it’s just beautiful
I'm glad I'm not the only one who immediately turned/turns on TWC when staying at a hotel
This is as close to a time machine as we'll all get. I use to love watching the "locals on the 8's" and I was around 12 when it cable company carried The Weather Channel. Also, it's nice that i can see PA on your videos. Nostalgia hitting hard
I miss the simplicity of the old weather channel.