Chris Swaim
WISN 12 News
Rogers, AR, United States
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Science with Swaim: Make a self-inflatable balloon
Meteorologist Chris Swaim is back with another fun science experiment you can try from home. → Read More
Science with Swami: Bernoulli's principle
WeatherWatch 12 Meteorologist Chris Swaim experiments with air pressure, air speed and its effect on objects. → Read More
May is Skin Cancer Awareness Month
Free skin cancer screenings will take place again from 6 to 8 p.m. Thursday, May 23 at Ascension SE WI at Mayfair Road. → Read More
Tour some great remodeled homes this weekend while helping good cause
The annual Tour of Remodeled Homes is this weekend. The tour includes homes in Wauwatosa, New Berlin and the North Shore. → Read More
Explore Milwaukee Rivers with Retro Boat MKE
Retro Boat MKE will be offering two-hour cruises for up to five people per boat on restored antique Glastrom fiberglass boats in a style from the 1950s. → Read More
Meet the middle school students in this year's Rube Goldberg Competition
The students learned about everything from engineering to robotics → Read More
Meet the Avengers superfan who's seeing the movie multiple times on opening day
Juan Valenzuela had already seen the movie twice when WISN 12 spoke with him Friday morning. And he had plans of seeing it additional times! → Read More
Milwaukee Muslim Film Festival this weekend at Oriental Theatre
The fifth annual Milwaukee Muslim Film Festival runs April 25-28 at the Oriental Theatre. → Read More
Videocast: Holiday travel and white Christmas chances
Videocast: Holiday travel and white Christmas chances → Read More
Videocast: Warmer weather for the weekend
WEBVTT CHEEZ-ITS. WE GOT TO EAT SOMETHING ON THE WAY. CHRIS: A LOT OF FOG OUT THERE THIS MORNING. VISIBILITY A PROBLEM FOR SOME. TEMPERATURES ARE DROPPING AS WELL. A LITTLE BIT OF FREEZING FOG OUT THERE THIS MORNING. OAK CREEK, 23 DEGREES. I LOVE THIS SHOT FOR FOG. THERE ARE SO MANY LIGHTS, WHICH ILLUMINATE SOME OF THAT. A REMINDER TO KEEP THE LOW BEAMS ON. THIS GUY STARTING TO CLEAR A LITTLE… → Read More
Videocast: A December thaw on the way
WEBVTT MOOD. IT IS JUST HAPPY ACROSS THE BOARD. ADRIENNE: WE DON’T NEED THE COLD TO FEEL FESTIVE. CHRIS: MID 40’S. TEMPERATURES WELL ABOVE NORMAL. 37 DEGREES IN MILWAUKEE. A LITTLE FOG TO START THE DAY. THAT IS THE BIGGEST CONCERN EARLY THIS MORNING. YOU CAN SEE IT COLLECTING OVER SOME OF THE LIGHTS. MOST OF US STAY MILD THROUGHOUT THE DAY. LOW 40’S. JUST A PREVIEW OF WHAT IS TO COME OVER THE… → Read More
Videocast: Clouds to sunshine
WEBVTT THE SUN WAS OUT YESTERDAY, BUT IT WAS COLD. ALL KINDS OF FROST ON MY CAR. CHRIS: A LOT OF US WILL BE IN THE TEENS. WE DO HAVE A LITTLE CLOUD COVER THAT IS A CHANGE FROM YESTERDAY BUT SKIES ARE GOING TO CLEAR BY THE TIME WE GET TO THE MIDDLE PART OF THE DAY. SHSHEBOYGAN WAS COLD YESTERDAY. CLOUD COVER OVERHEAD. STARTING OFF DRY AND IT SHOULD STAY THAT WAY THROUGHOUT THE DAY. 16 DEGREES IN… → Read More
Videocast: Cold temps are here to stay
WEBVTT SPEND TIME ENDORSE. IF YOU’RE GOING TO GARTSIDE, BUNDLE UP. -- GOING TO GO OUTSIDE, BUNDLE UP. CHRIS: SOMETHING TO LOOK FORWARD TO. THERE WILL BE MORE SUNSHINE TODAY AND TOMORROW, 18 IN MILWAUKEE. YESTERDAY, IT DIPPED 16 DEGREES. THIS IS A LOOK FROM CATHEDRAL SQUARE. THEY WIND WILL BE DOWN TODAY. WE WILL TAKE YOU DOWN TO RACINE, 18 THERE. A LITTLE BIT OF CLOUDS OVERHEAD, THAT SHOULD START… → Read More
Videocast: Bitter Cold Back tonight
WEBVTT WE HAVE SOME COLD WEATHER TO GO WITH IT. CHRI TEMPERATURES STARTING OFF COLD OUT THERE, IN THE TEENS FOR MOST. IT IS A WINDSHIELD THAT IS A BIG PROBLEM TODAY. AS YOU GET READY FOR THE DAY, YOU WILL WANT A HEAVY JACKET. FROM 13 DEGREES IN FRANKLIN. THE WIND CHILL MAKING IT FEEL EVEN COLDE LIKELY TO GET SOME GOOD SNOWMAKING THROUGHOUT THE DAY. 13 DEGREES IN MILWAUKEE. WARMEST NEAR THE… → Read More
Videocast: Rain Changing to Snow Today
WEBVTT APART, BUT POOR CHOICES. CHRIS: RAIN THIS MORNING. FILED CAUSING PROBLEMS ALSO. IN SHEBOYGAN, 36 DEGREES. RAINDROPS ON THE CAMERA LENS. THIS WILL CONTINUE THROUGHOUT THE DAY. THE ONE CHANGE WE WILL SEE IS THAT THE WIND HAS DIED DOWN. IT IS ALLOWING FILED TO FORM. OUT TO DISCOVERY WORLD LOOKING INTO THE CITY, LOW-LYING CLOUDS HAVEN’T MADE IT TO THE SERVICE. OTHER AREAS FOGGY IN RACINE.… → Read More
Videocast: Winter Storm Could Bring Major Impacts
WEBVTT THIS FORECAST. EDEN: IT IS PRETTY WARM TODAY. CHRIS: WE ARE IN THE 40’S. I THINK WITH MAINLY CLOUDY SKIES, WE ARE DEALING WITH RAIN NOW. WE SHOULD CLEAR UP FOR THE SECOND HALF OF THE DAY. IT WILL BE A GOOD DAY TO GET ERRANDS DONE. IF YOU NEED TO GET YOUR WORK DONE, PUT UP CHRISTMAS LIGHTS, TAKE THE SECOND HALF OF THE DAY. TOMORROW IS DIFFERENT, SNOW INCREASES FOR THE SECOND HALF OF THE… → Read More
Videocast: A snowy start to the weekend
WEBVTT YESTERDAY CAME IN A QUICK BURST IN A SHORT PERIOD OF TIME. BY SNOW AT THAT. I SEE THE SNOW CONTINUED TO FALL , LOOKING AT RADAR, BEAVER DAM, WEST BEND, LIKELY SEEING A LITTLE BIT OF SNOW, NO SIGN OF RAIN OVER THE NEXT COUPLE OF HOURS. THE SNOW CONTINUES FROM FOUR OR FIVE MORE HOURS, 9:00 11:00 A.M. , THEN THE STORM WILL MAKE ITS WAY OUT OF HERE. IT LOOKS LIKE THE ROADS ARE IN GREAT SHAPE.… → Read More
Videocast: Colder temperatures in the forecast
WEBVTT THAT IS SOME OF THE BEST VIDEO OUT OF ZOOS. THEY GET LAKE EFFECT IN PENNSYLVANIA, WE GET IT HERE, BUT NOT THAT BAD. EDEN: IT FEELS TOO EARLY FOR THAT. IT WOULD BE A PAIN TO DRIVE IN, BUT FUN TO MAKE SNOW ANGELS. CHRIS: WE ARE GETTING SOME KIND OF SNOW N THE AREA APPEARED MAN-MADE SNOW AT THE ROCK SPORTS COMPLEX. TEMPERATURES AT THE UPPER 20’S. JUST COLD ENOUGH TO MAKE SOME SNOW. A LOT OF… → Read More
Videocast: Cold streak spill into the weekend
WEBVTT CHRIS: GOOD PERSPECTIVE. IT IS SO COLD OUTSIDE, A LOT OF US IN THE TEENS AND 20’S. YESTERDAY, WE HAVE SNOW COMING AND 20’S, AND IT WAS NOT THAT BAD. NOT ONLY CHRISTMAS TRADITIONS, WHAT A LAYER OF SNOW, 42 DEGREES IN MILWAUKEE RIGHT NOW. YOU ARE GOING TO WANT A HEAVY JACKET TODAY. A LOT OF US ARE GETTING PRETTY COLD HERE YOU CAN SEE THE WIND SHAKING RIGHT AND RACINE TH ERE, 20 DEGREES. A… → Read More
Videocast: Rainy and Windy Sunday
WEBVTT THAT WAS PROBABLY THE HIGHLIGHT OF MY WEEK. HE WAS DIAGNOSED WITH CANCER IN MARCH, SO IT HAS BEEN A TOUGH YEAR FOR HIS FAMILY. THEY DESERVE A SURPRISE. CHRIS: IT IS ALWAYS NICE TO SEE THAT. THOSE STORIES NEVER GET OLD. LOOKING AT THE FORECAST, WE HAVE HAD A LITTLE BIT OF RAIN THIS MORNING. IT IS GOING TO BE A PRETTY WET SUNDAY. I HAVE SEEN WIND GUSTS UP NEAR 40 MILES PER HOUR THIS… → Read More