This TikTok Of A BC Dad Hoping To See His Photo On The News Has Gone Viral & It's So Cute

Nine million views!

A person sitting on the sofa watching TV. Right: Photo of a cool cloud in BC.

A person sitting on the sofa watching TV. Right: Photo of a cool cloud in BC.

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A dad took a pretty cool photo of a strange cloud in B.C. and was hopeful that it was good enough to make it on the local news.

His daughter made a super cute TikTok video of the whole situation, and it exploded on the social media platform — gaining over nine million views in just a couple of days.

While the dad was just looking for a little photo credit, he is now basically TikTok famous — and made the news after all.

The first TikTok video documenting the wild journey was posted on April 17 and shows the dad sitting on the sofa, intensely staring at the television.

The caption on the TikTok said: "When you're watching the local weather channel to see if they're going to share your cool cloud photo you sent to them this week."

@slouise95

#dadsoftiktok #dreamer #news #dadtok #iwish #weatherreport #funny #weathertok #dad

It's hilarious seeing how much the guy in the video wants to see his photo make the local weather channel.

A day later an update was shared, showing the disappointed dad staring at his cool cloud photo on his phone, after not being featured on The Weather Channel.

@slouise95

#weatherwindow #dadsoftiktok #news #dadtok #weatherreport #funny #weathertok #cloud #globalbc #viral

The cloud was called an anvil cloud, and the dad — named Mark Skeath — spotted it over Bowen Island.

Finally, another TikTok posted on April 18 showed that he made it on the news.

The caption of the most recent TikTok thanked The Weather Channel for finally sharing the cool photo and said that "he can’t believe all the attention his photo has gotten."

@slouise95

WE DID IT. Thank you @theweatherchannel and @Scot Pilie' for sharing my dads photo! He can’t believe all the attention his photo has gotten and wants to THANK EVERYONE for your help! #clouddad #dadsoftiktok #news #viral #anvilcloud #fullmoon #beautifulbritishcolumbia #canada

The whole thing is super heartwarming, and luckily Skeath's cloud photo dreams all came true in the end.

  • Editor

    Morgan Leet (she/her) is an Editor for Narcity Media Group. After graduating from Carleton University’s School of Journalism and Communication, she jumped into fulfilling her dream as a journalist, merging her passion for travelling with writing. She got her start working in the print media world on Canada’s East Coast, then joined Narcity with a move to B.C., leading the launch of West Coast coverage. Her focus now is managing a large group of freelance writers, bringing human-forward and opinion content to the site.

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