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Steff Gaulter is a British weather presenter, meteorologist, and expert witness. She currently works at the UK Met Office and freelances for Sky News, TalkTV, and Times Radio.
Early Life and Education
[edit]Steff Gaulter was born in the United Kingdom. Her parents married in 1970. Her grandfather served as headmaster at Oak Park Secondary School, and after the school's closure, a road developed on the site was named Gaulter Close in his honor.
Gaulter grew up with one brother and one sister, Mark and Vicky. Mark has authored several mathematics textbooks, and Vicky is the Director of Financial Control for NHS England.
In 1987, Gaulter attended Highcliffe School, where she earned 10 GCSEs. She then studied at Brockenhurst College for her A-levels. In 1994, she was accepted to Cambridge University, where she obtained an MA in Physics.
Career
[edit]Early Career
[edit]Upon graduating from Cambridge, Gaulter taught GCSE and A-level Physics and Mathematics. During this time, she also spent a summer teaching in Uganda. Later, she transitioned into sales and marketing at LOT-Oriel, specializing in ellipsometry, a non-destructive surface analysis technique.
Met Office
[edit]In 1999, Gaulter joined the UK Met Office and qualified as a weather forecaster. She began broadcasting weather reports at BBC Bristol, where she covered regional radio stations including Swindon Sound, Wiltshire Sound, and Somerset Sound, and presented on the television program Points West. She also briefly worked with BBC South.
Sky News
[edit]Gaulter joined Sky News as a weather forecaster in November 2002. She particularly enjoyed external broadcasts, including coverage of events like the Cheltenham Festival, the FA Cup Final from Cardiff, and the Glastonbury Festival.
Al Jazeera
[edit]In 2006, Gaulter was recruited by Al Jazeera to establish its weather department. She was a key figure in launching weather programming on Al Jazeera English in November 2006 and remained with the network for 12 years.
Return to the UK
[edit]In 2019, Gaulter returned to the UK, where she became an Expert Witness with Osterwald Rathbone & Partners. She continues to freelance for Sky News, TalkTV, and Times Radio, in addition to her ongoing work with the Met Office.
Square Raindrop
[edit]In 2022, Gaulter co-founded Square Raindrop[1] with fellow weather presenter Jo Wheeler.[1] [failed verification] The project aimed to deliver weather information in a more accessible and engaging manner, providing a light-hearted alternative to traditional, more formal weather reports.
Personal Life
[edit]Steff Gaulter married her partner in Buenos Aires, Argentina, in 2020. The couple moved from Doha to Winchester in 2019 and have two children: a son, born in January 2015, and a daughter, born in January 2017.
References
[edit]- ^ a b "Official website of Square raindrop". Retrieved 2024-10-06.
Royal Meteorological Society Weather and Climate – Spotlight on careers Archived 2008-05-14 at the Wayback Machine. https://web.archive.org/web/20080514090950/
http://www.rmets.org/activities/careers/spotlight.php#steff)Steff+Gaulter https://www.aljazeera.com/author/steff_gaulter_2011317123168564. Al Jazeera Website