We have a Weather Guarantee winner!

By CityNews Staff

Posted May 7, 2026 7:14 am.

Last Updated May 7, 2026 4:25 pm.

We have a winner! Congratulations to Virginia Gracia of Vancouver, who called in within 11 minutes and 30 seconds and is now $7,800 richer!

In a true sign of the times, Virginia says she’s going to go grocery shopping and use some of the money to buy things she usually can’t afford.

Meteorologist Michael Kuss missed the mark on Wednesday’s Guaranteed High. That means the jackpot is up for grabs!

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The Escalating Weather Guarantee Jackpot is now back to $1,000. It goes up by $100 each weekday that Michael gets the Guaranteed High right. If he misses by more than 2 degrees Celsius, the jackpot goes up for grabs.

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