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'''Weekend Now''' was a weather program on The Weather Channel that aired weekends from 11 a.m-2 p.m. ET. The program featured the weather for the weekend, same as ''[[Weekend View]].''

== Program history ==
0[[File:Weekend Now.jpg|thumb|Weekend Now logo from 2008{{When}} to November 10, 2013.]]
Weekend Now debuted in 2001 two months before the channel's debut of Live By It. It originally started as ''Weekend:Now.'' The show was first anchored by Kelly Cass and Bill Keneely and the other was Melissa Barrington and Bob Stokes. Any given hour of the program would be hosted by one team while a member of the other team provided special segments like the ''Travel Forecast'' and ''Weather Maker''.

Their graphics were the same as The Weather Channel's, using a blue scheme, and most notable is the voices of Strokes and Cass.

In 2003, Weekend Planner launched and the show was given a new timeslot, 11 a.m-2 p.m. ET. Unlike the original, the program contained less segments than ''Weather Center and PM Edition.'' On August 2, 2008, The program started airing in [[High-definition television|high-definition]].

Weekend Now is the oldest program, as ''[[Weekend View]]'' launched on Saturday October 1, 2005 and ''[[Weekend Outlook]]'' ended in March 2009 after six years.

he show had its first official anchors in November 2004: Kevin Robinson and Kristina Abernathy. In September 2007, Abernathy left the show and was replaced by Jennifer Lopez. Shortly after that, in June 2008, Lopez left the show and was replaced by Kim Perez (now Kim Cunningham). In March 2009, Kim Perez left for ''PM Edition'' and Kevin Robinson left for ''Your Weather Today''. Carl Parker and Heather Tesch replaced them beginning March 7, 2009. In November 2010, Parker and Tesch started anchoring ''Day Planner'' five days a week. Soon, Maria LaRosa and Todd Santos replaced them. In April 2012, Maria LaRosa left the show to host ''[[First Outlook]]'' and ''[[Morning Rush (The Weather Channel)|Your Weather Today]]''. On April 14, 2012, Heather Tesch returned to ''Weekend Now'' as the new host, along with Todd Santos. Julie Martin joined the show in June 2012 as a digital media correspondent and hosting various segments on the show. Heather Tesch departed ''Weekend Now'' and ''Weather Center Live'' as well as The Weather Channel on October 30, 2012. Todd Santos also departed the show soon after for ''Weather Center Live''. The new anchors of ''Weekend Now'' became Danielle Banks and Alex Wallace. In April 2013, Banks went on maternity leave. She returned to TWC in July 2013 as a fill-in. She was replaced by Alexandra Wilson.

September 8, 2013 was Alex Wilson's last day on the show. She left to anchor ''Weather Center Live'' from 7-8 p.m. and 10-11 p.m. weeknights to replace Crystal Egger. No anchor was to join Alex Wallace.

On November 10, 2013, Weekend Now aired for the last time. It was replaced by the all-day ''Weather Center Live'' program on November 16, as part of the 2013 relaunch of TWC.

== Former hosts ==
* Kristina Abernathy (2004-2007) (now no longer at The Weather Channel)
* Danielle Banks (2012-2013) (left for maternity leave, returned to anchor ''Weather Center Live'' overnight)
* Kim Cunningham (Perez) (2008-2009) (left to anchor ''PM Edition''; now anchors ''Weather Center Live'')
* Maria LaRosa (2010-2012) (left to anchor ''First Forecast'' and ''Morning Rush'')
* Jennifer Lopez (2007-2008) (left The Weather Channel in 2008, but returned in 2013 and is now a fill-in)
* Carl Parker (2009-2010) (left to anchor ''Day Planner''; departed to become Storm Specialist for ''Day Planner'' and ''Weather Center Live'')
* Kevin Robinson (2004-2009) (left to anchor ''Your Weather Today'', then departed to anchor ''Weather Center''; then left The Weather Channel in December 2009; now at WLWT-TV)
* Todd Santos (2010-2012) (left for ''Weather Center Live'')
* Heather Tesch (2009-2010, 2012) (left in November 2010 for ''Day Planner''; returned in April 2012; left the show and departed The Weather Channel on October 30, 2012)
* Alex Wallace (2012-2013) (program cancellation)
* Alexandra Wilson (2013) (left ''Weekend Now'' for ''Weather Center Live'')