Judith Ralston


Judith Dorothy Ralston is a Scottish weather presenter, and former singer.

Early life and music career

Ralston trained as a musician and studied singing at the Royal Scottish Academy of Music and Drama in Glasgow and then the Royal Northern College of Music in Manchester. Her operatic singing career ended at 28 after a vocal injury.

Broadcasting career

In 1999 Ralston returned to Scotland as a traffic reporter at BBC Scotland, then moved into news and weather presenting. She was listed as the third most popular weather presenter in a UK-wide vote in a 2017 Radio Times poll.

Personal life

In 2009, she married her long-term partner Fraser Ralston, a meteorologist. They have 3 children together.