According to the Seattle Post Intelligencer, The Weather Channel is trying to spice up their programming, starting with segments with Comedy Central's Lewis Black.

Black gets the chance to try out some of the network's forecasting maps and chat on camera with weathercaster Dave Schwartz. He also gets to deliver a few comic riffs on global warming and airport delays, Connelly said.

Connelly quietly put out the word recently, asking celebrities to drop by if they're near the company's Atlanta headquarters. Black, a closet weather fan, was quick to reply.

The Weather Channel hopes occasional celebrity guests liven what's often a staid presentation. The network has begun experimenting with a weekend morning show that puts the weathercasters on couches instead of behind desks, and is considering a weekday show that Connelly called a cross between "The View" and Martha Stewart's daytime program.

It'll be interesting to see what Lewis does. If it's anything like the beginning of his Rules of Enragement CD, he'll be yelling at Minnesota residents about how they're stupid for living in the cold for about 15 straight minutes.