Kirsty McCabe

In June 2017, she became the first meteorologist in residence for the London Marriott Hotel County Hall providing bespoke weather forecasts.

Since January 2015, she has presented weather forecasts for Sunrise on Sky News as well as working as a weather producer for Sky News.

From July 2013 to October 2016, she also presented weather forecasts for 5 News on Channel 5, providing cover for Sian Welby.

In January 2009, she replaced Andrea McLean as GMTV's weather forecaster. In September 2010, McCabe joined GMTV replacement programme Daybreak on ITV Breakfast as a weather presenter and environment correspondent alongside Lucy Verasamy. On 7 February 2012, it was announced McCabe had left Daybreak.

McCabe married South African architect Renato Marchio in July 2008.

McCabe joined the BBC Weather team in September 2003 and started her training on new media forecasts working on the BBC Digital's interactive service and online. She completed the first part of her forecaster training at the Met Office college in 2004 and her advanced forecaster exams in 2005. She then presented forecasts across a number of BBC outlets, including BBC News, Radio 4, BBC World News and BBC One. McCabe was a main weather presenter for BBC News at One and occasionally presented the weather on BBC Breakfast.

Kirsty attended Annanhill Primary School and Grange Academy, while at high school McCabe was an early member of the Palace Youth Theatre which was a joint venture between Kilmarnock and Loudoun District Council and Borderline Theatre Company. During this time she played roles in many stage productions including Alice in Alice in Wonderland and performed as a solo singer on many occasions, notably performing John Lennon's "Imagine" in the 1993 production of Summertime Blues.

Kirsty McCabe was born on July 10, 1975 in Kilmarnock, East Ayrshire, Scotland.