SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (KELO) — Trick-or-treaters were out Thursday night.
The National Retail Federation says Spider-Man, ghosts, and princesses are some of the popular costumes this Halloween.
In Sioux Falls, at least one weatherman collected candy.
Six-year-old London Beckman wants to forecast the weather someday.
The Sioux Falls boy even has a collection of monitors at home, similar to the KELOLAND Storm Center.
Kelli Volk: Why do you like weather?
London: Because I want to teach people what’s happening.
Lynnette Ingalls is London’s grandma.
“He’s a little performer, so if someone has time he will explain the different clouds. Sometimes he will say cumulus,” Ingalls said.
That’s why his Halloween costume this year won’t come as a surprise.
Volk: What are you dressed as right now?
London: Weatherman.
London snapped a photo in his costume in front of KELOLAND News over the weekend as he trick-or-treated downtown.
“Everybody was stopping and wanting to know so many questions. They were like, ‘We’ve never seen this before. This is so unique. What a great costume,'” Ingalls said.
KELOLAND News invited London back to KELO this week where he chatted with Meteorologist Scot Mundt.
Mundt: What’s your favorite kind of weather?
London: Talking about tornadoes.
Of course, no trip to KELO would be complete without a peek inside the studio.
There’s a lot to see in the studio, especially for a future forecaster.
“What is this one?” London asked as he pointed at a computer monitor.
“He’s just a learning tool. He’s like a sponge. He just wants to learn it all right now,” Ingalls said.
And the aspiring weatherman is also dressing the part.
