Lang, Isobel

Isobel was born in Lincoln. She graduated in 1991 from Exeter University with a BSc (Hons) degree in mathematics. She joined the Met Office in September 1991 and was initially based at the London Weather Centre, where she prepared forecasts for the press; she also presented the weather on local radio. Isobel appeared briefly as a holiday relief forecaster for Meridian TV before joining the BBC Weather Centre in May 1995. She was a regular BBC network television forecaster (December 1995 – August 2006). She had a baby boy (Benjamin Bryon) in October 2002 and after a second child was born, returned from maternity leave in summer 2004.

She appeared on BBC TV’s Breakfast News (5th February 1996 – 2000) and Breakfast (2nd October 2000 – 2006). She was the BBC One Christmas Day weather presenter three times (1996, 1997 and 2001). Isobel left the BBC team to join Sky TV in September 2006. She also appeared on 5 News on Channel 5 (2006 – 2009). She left Sky in February 2012.

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