Sure, women are underrepresented in meteorology. But it's all about quality over quantity, and today is the day to see the best in the biz! Turning up the temperature, what's going on around the weather world right now?
Janice Villagran
The sultry Janice Villagran has done it all. After majoring in communications in college, she knew she wanted to be involved in broadcasting. Quickly, she was put in news segments. Then, she found a home in weather: El pronóstico del tiempo, please!
Some argue that Mexican weather is the very best in the industry. Why Mexico? Well, Janice has certainly played her part in it! These days, the bilingual beauty works for Estrella TV. And with 200,000 Instagram followers, she has started to share a lot more about herself outside the set. Surprise, surprise — Janice Villagran loves to play chess!
Next: Get to know the most exotic weathergirls ever to grace the green screen!
Jaw Dropper Jan
Combining beauty and intelligence, Janice has plenty of local — and even international — admirers. Even those who have little interest in weather reports, believe it or not! After her first gig at Video Rola Canal de TV de Guadalajara, she went to Los Angeles. Outside the rain schedule, she now does a lot more in entertainment!
So far, her CV includes co-host of "Boxeo Estelar" and the host of "I Witness" for Estrella TV. She has expanded her coverage to technology, crime, and immigration stories. And off the clock, she takes care of her son as a single mom. Busy, busy!
Magda Palimariu
Magda Palimariu is the best thing to come out of Transylvania since Dracula. In fact, she's considerably better! Based in Bucharest, this Romanian weather presenter really was born in that scary region. Bust as it turns out, it's not that bad! Look at Magda, if any further evidence is needed.
On her upbringing, she shared: "I was very shy, coming from Transylvania...The world in Transylvania is a little different from the hectic world in Bucharest. I was lucky that my parents gave me lots of tips and helped me...My mother told me that I must go through life with dignity." How shy is Magda, these days?
Romanian Rebel
Magda posed for Playboy in a bikini. She explained: "There were pictures in a bathing suit. The parents didn't get upset. There was no nudity. I, anyway, agree with nudity if it doesn't lead to a vulgar side. After all, if you are a beautiful woman why not pose? Great Hollywood actresses or news presenters have done just that. If the picture is decent, artistic and does not lead to vulgarity, why not appear?"
In her free time, she poses on her own Instagram in all kinds of chic outfits. And swimsuits, of course! Plus, in her home country, Magda has appeared on many other covers, like Pro TV Magazine. Sometimes, it's hard to remember she does forecasts!
Lluvia Carrillo
Again, Mexican weather steals the spotlight. There are many sunshine journalists in the world, but few can rival Lluvia Carillo. This impressive brunette beauty always wanted some kind of career in front of the camera. And it seems the camera wanted her back!
Lluvia's first job was actually on a sports show. But she quickly turned that into a weather career, jumping at the first chance she could. As a stand-in meteorologist on Televisa Monterrey, her path began! On the side, she is a popular model in big magazines. Who could have guessed she had that second job?
Football Fangirl
Everyone agrees that Lluvia Carillo is an absolute stunner. Thousands suddenly developed an interest in fog and sleet, as a result of her work in weather. No easy feat to achieve! But besides her professional life. what is Lluvia herself interested in?
Because she reports in Spanish, not everyone can get to know her on TV. But for anyone who has perused her public Instagram account, they might notice that she actually loves sports. Or at least, she loves her boyfriend. Soccer star Javier Aquino, is her current beau!
Yanet Garcia
Yanet Garcia just might be the most popular weather professional in all of Mexican TV history. She has developed a cult following, and it's not hard to see why! Somehow, her modeling has gotten her farther than her meteorology. Yanet has been dubbed the "World's Hottest Weather Girl." What is her story, exactly?
It seems that the local anchor exploded in popularity online after comedy YouTuber Ozzy Man made a compilation video of all her broadcasts. He praised her gifts, and fans agreed! How is Yanet dealing with all the newfound fame?
Fitness Forecast
It seems Yanet Garcia is doing just fine after all the attention. With more than 12 million followers, she has really built a following on Instagram. Most of the time, her pictures are not weather-related. Yanet now calls herself a fitness girl, and she has tried out some new ventures recently!
The Fitplan App lets fans take courses from their favorite personalities, and Yanet has signed up to share her tips. Though she has been openly accused of getting glute implants, her pictures show her exercising. What's the truth about Yanet? Maybe some fans don't even care!
Ximena Córdoba
Ximena Cordoba is a very pleasant way to learn about the morning weather. Viewers agree: Whether it's rain or shine, it's a great morning with Ximena, singing and dancing to info on Despierta América. What's her backstory, before the big time?
Born in Colombia, she became a single mom at 16. But that didn't stop her from attending the University of Miami and working for big stations! Hard-working Ximena explained: "My job is important, but being a mother is even more.” She says she asked God for help to be the best mother in the world!
Model Mama
Ximena now bills herself as a Colombian model and actress. Weather was a great gig, but she also hosts TNT Movie Club on the TNT network and Despierta America on Univision. Some may not know her career actually began on reality TV, with the program Protagonistas de Novela on RCN, and she had a starring role on Francisco el Matemático, a Spanish series.
For social media addicts, Ximena has plenty to share there. She regularly posts interesting photoshoots, though none of them seem weather-focused lately. Maybe one day, she will return. But probably not mañana!
Naile Lopez
Mexico-born and Mexican-employed Naile Lopez Naile has quite the following online. She has amazing viewership during her weather hour, and that's why she comes on day after day to deliver the info. Admittedly, her outfits are a bit tight, on air. But if it gets the word out about floods, her job is well done!
Delivering weather forecasts for Las Noticias Televisa Monterrey is not her only gig, though. The young meteorologist has also been on Mexican TV shows, including 'The Two Lives of Estela Carrillo' and 'Como dice el dicho'. But what about her own projects?
Fashion Fab
Naile Lopez has an Instagram account devoted to showing off her glamour. She has quite a few swimsuit shots on there, and fans say that is an area where she shines. Her work has gotten her sponsorships with lingerie and bikini brands, and she promotes them well.
The truth is, she started modeling right after high school. Weather was just one stop on her journey! For a change of pace, she's trying out all kinds fashion for fans, and they seem to be pretty engaged. Swim might be exciting, but her gowns are just as glam!
Cristina Blackwell
Cristina Blackwell is a weather anchor with both American and Mexican roots. In an industry with so many qualified ladies, being genuinely bilingual is a major advantage! Childhood is the source of her skills, growing up with an immigrant mother who taught her the nouns, verbs, and accent. In college, she formally studied communications. Surprise!
At The University of Texas, she landed her first job during senior year. Hired as a columnist and reporter, she worked for La Presna. Then, she joined Univision in 2011! Her current gig is local, though. Where is Cristina, these days?
Chicana Chef
At the moment, she works for 'Great Day San Antonio' on CBS’s KENS-TV 5. But in her free time, she shares skills on social media that no one could guess: Cristina is a trained chef. She explains: “When I graduated from high school, I went to Paris and studied culinary arts for 1½ years. I graduated from Le Cordon Blue…in cuisine and pastry.”
But the weather gal loves to make soup on a rainy day, it turns out. She's gone well beyond pastries: Her favorite recipes are sopa de fideo and chicken noodle soup!
Mayte Carranco
Mexican viewers have long enjoyed seeing Mayte Carranco present the weather. Perhaps they had a spot in their hearts for her as the winner of Miss Televisa Monterrey. From beauty pageant to green screen, her career has only gone up, up, up. Mayte has even been featured on the cover of M Magazine!
Although ultimately destined for weather, she studied music in her youth. Before TV fame, she was known for her voice in local bar performances. But with all her professional commitments in forecasting, is she still involved in that activity?
Singing Señorita
For the past few years, Mayte has been openly involved in another hobby. She's into fitness, and her Instagram account frequently features her posing with supplements and protein powders. They probably sell, too: With more than 247k followers on the platform, fans really do watch what she eats!
They also seem to still be watching her old weather segments. Footage remains popular, with more than 50,000 views on some YouTube clips! But her biggest debut yet might be coming as she returns to her first passion. Releasing a full-length album called Cuando Me Haces Suspirar on all major platforms in 2020, Mayte hopes to make her real mark in music!
Gabriella Grechi
Gabriela Grechi represents Italian weather, on the list. The world of rain and shine extends to the Mediterranean, of course. Her background was once in acting, in the late 90's, but she diversified to news and talk shows. Clearly, she had mucho to offer!
European viewers fell in love with Gabby's blonde, curly beauty in front of the green screen. Weather was never so bella before! Meteorologist turned into TV show host and sports commentator. Overall, she's had quite a run in entertainment! What is she focused on, these days?
Leaving on a Jet Plane
These days, Gab is pretty active on Instagram. It's the place she likes to share her travel photos, and her presence in the south of Europe seems to offer a good jump-off point for trips: Seen in the sea on various boats and strutting around stone cities, there's a lot to appreciate. Her YouTube channel offers much more!
She welcomes viewers: ''Hello and welcome! I'm Gabriela and in my channel you will find make-up, fashion, ideas, travels and lots of chat with Tutorials, tags, vlogs, challenges, video outfits and lots of shopping!" Undoubtedly, it will have an Italian touch.
Leticia Castro
Leticia Castro is one beautiful and bilingual TV personality. Bringing the weather to millions, she has worked for both Telemundo and Univision. But her very first appearance on the tube was actually as a pageant contestant. She was fourth runner up on a reality show as a teen, Nuestra Belleza Latina!
Evidently, she got the entertainment bug to do a lot more than just weather, as an adult: Leticia worked as a host for Lucha Libre USA: Masked Warriors and acted in a web series. Now, she runs her own YouTube channel! Is the focus weather, on her private channel?
Mamacita Leticia
Well, of course it isn't. Leticia Castro is so much more! The weathergirl blogs about lifestyle, makeup, and travel, to around 17,000 subscribers. And in the past year, she revealed something big: A pregnancy, and the early days of motherhood! Photoshoots captured it all on Instagram, for fans.
In recent news, Leticia participated in the 2020 election process as an anchor. She was a co-host for the League of United Latin American Citizens presidential town hall, with candidate Amy Klobuchar. With perfect English and Spanish, LC was a natural choice!
Anca Ciota
Anca Ciota is yet another Spanish-speaking weatherette viewers around the world have noticed. Her academic background is journalism, a graduate of Media Pro University. She has worked at Kanal channel since 2010, giving reports and conducting interviews. They haven't restricted her to forecasts!
Anca also hosted “Celebrity Road” in the WOWbiz section, and she is open about her interests outside of drizzles and droughts. In her free time, she is passionate about swimming and skiing. And sports, in general! Fans will be happy to hear she has her own website to share much more. What's the focus, at the moment?
Live, Laugh, Amor
On Instagram, Anca love to share the good life. The simple things, mostly! She calls herself a lot of different things, and they're all true: "Healthy lifestyle promoter, journalist, beauty lover, coffee addict, devoted wife." But on her personal website, she goes much more into depth with these topics. Health seems to be a big one!
Food is a recurring theme for any diet blog, of course. She recently shared recipes for sugar-free, flour-free cookies, healthy chickpea snacks, and an avocado burger. All looks pretty good, Anca!
Gisselle Bravo
Gisselle Bravo is committed to bringing weather news to the folks, day after day. As an on-air reporter for Estrella TV, she is currently based in Los Angeles. She was originally born in Guadalajara, Mexico. But no one would guess, since she was raised in the states!
Gisselle actually started in the business very early. A model since the age of five, she competed in all kinds of contests. From beauty pageants to dance competitions, she was well prepared for daily life in front of a camera! What is she doing these days, besides forecasts?
Renaissance Woman
At the moment, Gisselle Bravo also works on Don Cheto Al Aire. While it might sound obscure to American readers, it is actually the number one Spanish news program in that time slot. No small line on her resume, by any means! Bravo, Gisselle.
It's pretty famous, in Spanish world. The show bills itself as follows: ''Listen to Don Cheto and his friends for dog music, contests, news, piratona polls and fun interviews with special guests and artists.'' Dog music and piratona polls? Only regular listeners will know what that is all about!
Susana Almeida
Mexican girl Susana Almeida has had a path right to the top of Spanish weather in her home country. She's not new to the game at the point: Viewers trust her to tell them exactly where the sun don't shine. Though honestly, that's a rare event south of the border!
Susana is not just a pretty face, though. Her accurate weather reports help her viewers. And her personality amuses one and all! Even when she has an embarrassing moment on air, the public loves to love her. That's a good thing, because she certainly had a big one in 2016!
Mucho Mayhem
Competing with a few other names in the biz, Susana was once called the 'World's hottest weather girl'. But her spotless career was shaken one day with a wardrobe malfunction on live TV. Her pants hugged a little too tight, in the front! It was the cameltoe heard round the world, but Susan is a true professional. How did she handle the social media madness?
Why, she just did the best thing she could do: Susana continued her report, like nothing was wrong. Sure, she went viral. But she's a talented girl, and one moment cannot define her forever!
Jackie Guerrido
All the way from sunny Puerto Rico, Jackie Guerrido has made it big in weather. She has become one of the most famous faces from the island, in fact. But the truth is, she's been on the mainland since she was a teen! Jackie moved to New York in high school, and she quickly realized she wanted to work in entertainment. What would be her path to success?
At first, she got a radio show offer. Then, a morning show. She tried traffic reporting and worked for various stations. In the end, though, it was weather that captured her heart!
Crazy, Cool Chica
Outside of weather work, Jackie does a lot. She was named the "Good Will Ambassador" in 2004 for the Puerto Rican Day Parade in NYC. In 2010, she was on a reality TV show called Mira Quien Baila!, on Univision. That's the Spanish-Speaking edition of Dancing with the Stars! Jackie came in 2nd place, after a popular vote. She won $10,000 dollars and donated it to a women's shelter. Then, she got a small role as a detective in AWOL-72.
And she's a mom, to two teens! The weather girl married singer Don Omar in Puerto Rico, and things have been spicy. He's a reggaeton professional!
Lauren Sánchez
Lauren Sánchez is an American weather and news anchor, but she's done so many things over the years. Add entertainment reporter, actress, pilot, and entrepreneur to the list on her career. She is a guest host on The View, and she used to be a special correspondent on Extra. But yes, she's been in front of the green screen from time to time!
Based in LA, she has plenty of opportunities in media. And she's not hard to spot! Maybe that's how she got embroiled in a big, Bezos love scandal. Yes, Bezos!
Belle of Bezos
In 2019, The National Enquirer exposed Amazon man Jeff Bezos' extramarital affair. It was with none other than Lauren Sanchez! Embarrassing text messages leaked out, and it was impossible to deny. Jeff got a divorce, and he is still with the weather gal!
Why was he so impressed with her? Maybe it's because the anchor has a bold side! A trained helicopter pilot, Lauren founded Black Ops Aviation, an aerial filming firm. She explained: "This space is dominated by men...But there's nothing physical about flying a helicopter. You can be 5-foot-1 or 6-foot-4. There's no reason more women aren't in this." Wild stuff, Lauren!
Sheena Parveen
Weather woman Sheena Parveen was born in India. She to the United States as a teen, and ended up at Florida State University. Her degree? Obviously meteorology! It was clear that she knew what she wanted to do. Many in the same position studied communications and randomly landed a TV job. But she always meant to pursue it!
Sheena started her on-air career at WCTV. That's Tallahassee, and it was right out of college! She moved on to Tampa, and then Philly. The life of a newsperson can be pretty hectic, looking for the right fit in the field! Where is she, these days?
Down to Earth Darling
Why, she's moved on to Sunny San Diego! After Philadelphia, she needed a warm break. It seems that the weather conditions are a little different on the coast, but Sheena's qualified to talk about it all!
Some might wonder what this anchor likes to do on her days off. As it turns out, she is a bit of a sports fan! At the local stadium, she posted a picture. It was captioned: ''Baseball weather, baseball season, and it’s NBC4 Weather Day!! Just put me at a baseball game in flip flops and I’m happy.'' Nice, Sheena!
Indra Petersons
Indra Petersons has appeared on some of the biggest shows that America has to offer. She's jumped around from station to station. climbing to the top. Viewers may recognize her from KVIA, KABC, KEYT and more. But how did she make it in this field, at the beginning?
Well, this anchor really has worked hard to get her current position. Today, she's at CNN. But at the University of Arizona, she knew that her future would require a B.S. degree in Atmospheric Physics, with minors in physics, business, and math. Not a light load, by any means! And today, she has another job off the clock.
Baby Shark, Doo, Doo, Doo
Indra Petersons is a working mom, and she does her best to have it all! As many women know, that's easier said than done. In between the hustle, Indra wants to connect more personally to her viewers. She regularly shares details about herself beyond the camera. For example, growing up, her first language was Latvian! Who would have guessed?
The self-proclaimed weather nerd is from a family of science. Her father is a brain surgeon! And at home, she has a marine sniper sleeping in her bed. That's her husband, of course!
Maria Molina
Maria Molina was a meteorologist for the Fox News Channel from 2010 to 2016. In terms of gigs, that's a major one! After informing millions of Americans about national hurricanes and other weather emergencies, Maria took a break. At the moment, she is an Advanced Study Program postdoctoral fellow. But where?
Why, only the National Center for Atmospheric Research! Maria's interest in weather may date back to her experience with mega crazy Category 5 Hurricane Andrew, which she lived through at five years old. As an adult, she probably understands a bit better!
High Flier
Outside of her own learning, Maria has an educational Instagram account for her fans to do their own exploration. Science by Maria, as she calls it, has a lot of nature photography and factoids. She looks like she is having some pretty exciting adventures in the great outdoors!
At work, she always tried extreme things. For Fox, she took a ride with the Blue Angels. Many may know that they are the Navy’s flight demonstration squadron. Extreme weather, extreme jets: These crafts can fly 1,400 mph. During the flight, Maria passed out!
Evelyn Taft
Yes, Evelyn Taft was born in America. But that doesn't mean she can't have a love for languages! Uncommon as it is, she is fluent in Hebrew, Russian, and French. And English, of course! As a KCAL news broadcaster, that part certainly comes in handy. And her background in meteorology makes her weather map chats all the better!
Evelyn has a certificate in meteorology from Mississippi State University. But before that, she worked at the Mid-Peninsula Community Media Center in San Francisco as a teen, hosting shows on entertainment and travel. Adding that all up, she was probably destined for weather girl status, somewhere!
Totally Taft
On Instagram, Eve certainly has a personality. She describes herself as follows: ''CBS/KCAL Meteorologist. NWA certified. Trojan. Sailor. Traveler. Pug & Bordeaux Lover. Interior Design & Food Fanatic. Mommy x2.'' Yes, a mother of two! That was no typo, and a lot of her photos document the experience.
Work is work, but this anchor clearly knows how to enjoy life. In her spare time, Evelyn definitely values time with her family. But she goes out a lot, claiming to love eating from LA’s food trucks. But as most will testify, they've gotten pretty gourmet!
Jackie Johnson
Jackie Johnson is no newbie in the meteorology game. For around two decades, she has brought the weather to the people. The good news, the bad news. The snowy news, too! As a Michigan native, she personally knows a lot about that part. But if she was talking about anything local, it wasn't very cold.
After college in Tennessee, she moved to Florida. She landed a TV job in Tallahassee, responsible for the weekend weather reports. Her station was initially WCTV-TV, but she transferred to being a prime-time weather woman for KCBS-TV. Now, she's retired: After giving birth to children, she made the decision to leave professional life to be a mommy!
From Cali to Country
Jackie knew she wanted a change. She explained: “It’s bittersweet time for me...I’ve been blessed to have had this amazing career with KCBS and KCAL. But right now, my priority is to stay at home and raise our baby girl. I have a new respect for mothering, as it is the hardest but most rewarding job. And I’m loving it! CBS has provided me with such great opportunities, experiences and friendships that I will cherish forever.”
These days, Jackie's social media documents country life in all its glory. It looks a lot more peaceful, all of the sudden! If she ever wants to return to meteorology, she can. But it looks tempting to stay, for anyone who browses her Insta!
Sabrina Fein
Sabrina Fein is the main meteorologist in San Francisco. And unlike some weathergirls who just fell into the job because of good looks and charm, Sabrina was always fascinated by weather. Her family claimed she had a unique ability as a child to predict rain!
Sabrina isn't crazy. She's just crazy about science! She knew she wanted to formally study meteorology after she watched coverage of Hurricane Andrew as a youngster, and that's precisely what she did. After a run around the country chasing jobs in the field, she now works in San Diego.
Sweet Tooth Sweetheart
So who is this beautiful weather lady, outside of work? Outside of her professional passions, college Sabrina found time to be the watergirl for the University of Miami football team. And adult Sabrina loves to exercise. She says her favorite kind is barre class, whatever that is!
Still, her biggest hobby is being a mom. Once, she had her baby shower on air! That was for her second daughter, long ago. Now, it seems her kids are old enough to join her on Instagram, and local viewers love to see their anchor off the clock. Recently, the family had tons of fun at Candytopia!
Larissa Sladkova
Taking things to the next level of weather, Russian presenter Larissa Sladkova has shown up in some risque uniforms for work over the years. Exhibit A: Despite the Slavic snow, she still braves the cold and sports bikinis on air! Why does she approach the job the way she does?
Excitement, according to one interview: “After all, weather forecasts are a pretty boring format. I don’t know about other people, but personally, I was bored of watching a puppet wave his arms around endlessly...So it should be a little fun." Da, Larissa, Da!
Government Girl
Larissa Sladkova has certainly enjoyed warning her nation about snowstorms, but it seems she has bigger plans as a public figure. Appearing on a candidate list for the Russian Party of Pensioners, she threw her hat in the ring to serve in the Duma. That's the parliament, over there!
To the skeptics, she has said: "I am a person like anyone else. Why can't I do politics? I have all the right skills for it...I am smart enough and my weather forecasts don't mean anything." Will Larissa win, and stand up for the rights of the impoverished elderly? Only time will tell, but she's got name — and bikini — recognition!
Sian Welby
Representing British blondes well, Sian Welby has been on the TV scene for awhile. A scout spotted her at 19, and she was featured in New! Magazine. From there, she secured her first job presenting the weather segments on Channel 5. Those bright forecasts got over 30 million clicks online!
Regularly, Sian ranked high in polls to be Great Britain's best weather presenter in history. But she knew she wanted to do more. Suddenly, she moved to radio! Some argued that Sian didn't have a face meant for audio. How did that go, overall?
Britsh Bombshell
Sian quickly got her own national radio show that ran every day of the week. And for good reason: Audiences were tuning in! She also joined the Capital FM Breakfast Show, and became the TV host of Street Racers on Channel 5. Sian is frequently tapped for British TV specials and sports shows, too.
According to the veteran weathergirl: "No matter what kind of show I am working on, or what kind of day I might be having, my goal is always the same – find the funny in everything." No matter what Sian is into at the moment – TV, internet, or radio – she always keeps a positive attitude!