 In 1999 she joined the Met Office, qualifying as a fully trained forecaster, becoming the first person to be awarded a distinction in her final forecasting exam.While at the Met Office she worked at BBC Bristol, presenting on regional radio covering Swindon Sound, Wiltshire Sound, and Somerset Sound; and on television on Points West and a week on BBC South.She also used to host a weather slot on Monday and Friday for a friend at Bath FM.