| Gemma Humphries | |
| Occupation | weather forecaster |
|---|---|
Gemma Humphries is a British weather forecaster who presents the regional weather on regional ITV station ITV Meridian. Weather forecasting is the application of science and technology to predict the state of the atmosphere for a future time and a given location The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, commonly known as the United Kingdom, the UK or Britain,is a Sovereign state located Weather forecasting is the application of science and technology to predict the state of the atmosphere for a future time and a given location Independent Television (generally known as ITV) is a public service network of British commercial television broadcasters set up under the Independent Meridian Broadcasting (now legally known as ITV Meridian is the holder of the ITV franchise for the south and south east of England.
After studying drama Humphries worked for a small London radio station, then moved on to forecasting, having first become interested in weather when she took geography 'A' Level at school.
She trained as a broadcast meteorologist with the Met Office, before taking a job as regional weather presenter for the BBC in Southampton. For the UKMET model see Tropical cyclone forecast model. The Met Office (originally an abbreviation for Meteorological Office, Southampton ( IPA /ˌsaʊθˈhæmptən/ is the largest city in the county of Hampshire, on the south coast of England
She joined Meridian as South East weather presenter in July 2000, and from summer 2002 took over from Carl Tyler as Meridian's main weather presenter. [1]