Judith Ralston


Judith Ralston is a Scottish weather presenter employed by BBC Scotland, and a former singer.

Early life and music career

Ralston trained as a musician and studied singing at the Scottish [Academy of Music">Scotland">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; afterwards, she 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.
In 2017, Ralston made a cameo appearance as herself in Series 4 Episode 6 of BBC Scotland’s
In 2025, Ralston co-presented Series 3 of BBC Scotland’s

Personal life

She lives in Glasgow and is married to Fraser Ralston, a meteorologist. They have three children together.