Suzanne Charlton

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Suzanne Charlton (born in Urmston, Manchester, England) is a weather forecaster on BBC Weather.

[edit] Career

Charlton graduated from the University of Reading in 1985 with a degree in Physics and Meteorology, and in September of that year joined the Met Office in Bracknell, where she worked as a computer programmer.

In 1987, she transferred to the London Weather Centre as a forecaster, joining the BBC weather team in March 1989. In the summer of 1990, she spent three and a half months working as a forecaster with the RAF in Germany. She appeared on a range of channels including Breakfast News from 1992. She took maternity leave from 1999, which she extended to bring up her son.

Charlton returned to BBC Weather bulletins in March 2006, appearing regularly on BBC News 24, BBC Radio 4, BBC World and BBC One.

She is a fellow of the Royal Meteorological Society.

[edit] Personal life

Charlton is the daughter of former Manchester United and England footballer, Sir Bobby Charlton. Suzanne is married with one son and lives in Hertfordshire.

Charlton is a keen sports fan, with her special interests being football, tennis and skiing. She competed in national horse-riding events as well as playing hockey for her university.

Charlton is famous for her stature and her frequent need for boxes on which to stand.