Al Roker Back In The Hospital Due To ‘Complications’ One Day After Being Released

It was confirmed that Today show weatherman Al Roker was readmitted to the hospital only a day after being released due to clots.

Page Six reported the initial incident that lead to the popular weatherman transparently stating on Instagram on November 18th, “Last week I was admitted to the hospital with a blood clot in my leg which sent some clots into my lungs”.

Roker, unfortunately, missed the famous Macy’s Thanksgiving parade for the first time in 27 years. During the parade fellow co-host, Hoda Kotb says, “For the past 27 parades, at this moment … we would [typically] turn to Al Roker, who’s our ‘Today’ show colleague and our best pal.” She continues, ”But as a lot of you have heard, Al’s recovering and he’s recovering very well from a recent medical issue.”


After being rushed back to the hospital, Kotb states on Today, “He’s resting, and his doctors are keeping a close eye on him”. She shared that she and co-host Craig Melvin FaceTimed the weatherman while they were at the tree lighting ceremony, mentioning “he gave us a big thumbs-up.”