Of course rain delayed Cheryl Scott’s big moment.

The WLS-Ch. 7 meteorologist got engaged to her boyfriend, Dante Deiana, on vacation in Hawaii last week — but the proposal didn’t quite go according to plan. It rained the day the couple planned to hike the dormant Haleakala volcano, so they delayed the excursion by a day.

Deiana got down on one knee when they reached the summit. Scott said she was stunned because she didn’t see the proposal coming.

“I totally blacked out when it was all happening,” Scott told the Tribune Tuesday at the Channel 7 studios.

Luckily, Deiana hired a videographer and photographer to capture the moment. They toasted with champagne as they watched the sun set.

Scott, a 33-year-old New Jersey native who joined the WLS weather team in 2014, and Deiana, a 35-year-old Massachusetts native who works in the hospitality industry, have been dating for about two years. They met at a charity event in Chicago.

They have made no wedding plans, and Scott isn’t rushing down the aisle.

For now, she's enjoying celebrating her engagement and spending time with Deiana and their dogs — he has a Boston terrier and she has a beagle, which will accompany her July 31 when she throws out the first pitch and forecasts the weather at the Chicago Dogs game at Impact Field in Rosemont.

“We are so excited to just start our life together officially here in Chicago, the best city that we both call home now, and I think we both see a long future here together and eventually raising kids here one day,” Scott said.

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Courtesy of Cheryl Scott Dante Deiana and Cheryl Scott have been dating for about two years. Dante Deiana and Cheryl Scott have been dating for about two years. (Courtesy of Cheryl Scott)

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