| Personal Information Summary | |
|---|---|
| Name | Sarah Keith Lucas |
| Age / How old / Birthday / Date of Birth / DOB | February 12, 1982. As of 2025, she is around 43 years old. |
| Wedding & Marriage / Husband / Engaged / Fiance | Married. Check the full bio for relationship details. |
| Children / No. of Kids | Two |
| Ethnicity / Origin / Heritage / Race | White |
| Nationality | British |
| Who is Sarah Keith-Lucas? | She is an English meteorologist and a BBC weather presenter. |
Wikipedia Biography / Profile Background
Introduction :
Sarah Keith-Lucas is an English meteorologist and weather presenter on BBC One.
Personal Life : Parents, Family and Education
- Born in 1982 in Hastings, Sussex, Sarah’s parents are Christopher Leslie Keith-Lucas (father) and Claire Forrester (mother). She also has an older brother. Her dad celebrated his 70th birthday in April 2019.
- Her mum, Claire Forrester, taught art and design locally and occasionally appears in community news from Sussex. In May 1987, Claire even stood for the SDP Alliance for the Northiam seat but lost to Conservatives.
- Sarah attended Cranbrook School in Kent and took her GCSEs at Robertsbridge Community College. She attended Collingwood College – Durham University, graduating with a degree in Geography, with a special interest in climate change and meteorology.
- After getting her degree, she worked for two winter seasons in the Alps, where she had a chance to indulge in her love of winter sports.
- Years later, Sarah returned to Cranbrook School to give a talk as part of their “500th Talks” series, sharing insights about her career and the technology behind BBC broadcasts.
- Sarah maintains strong ties to Sussex and Kent, attending and supporting local science festivals, including the Hastings Science Festival in 2023 and 2024.
At Cranbrook School, Sarah was Head of Scott House. It is said that she was inspired to pursue her degree in Geography by an enthusiastic geography teacher, Mr White.
Marriage and Children :
- Sarah Keith-Lucas is married to Richard Sutton. As far as her husband is concerned, she has not revealed much.
- There are two children in her family, both sons. Oscar and Leo are the names of her sons.
- Oscar was born in autumn 2012; Leo followed in mid-2015. Her younger son enjoys making up superheroes.
- In September 2019, Sarah went on vacation with her son and stayed at the Mercure Champ De Mars Hotel in Rouen, France. Her Twitter feed is filled with some of her family moments.
Career, Job, Salary and Net Worth :
- Sarah’s first appointment in her chosen field was at the Met Office in 2007. She received comprehensive training in weather forecasting at the Met Office college and then moved to be the weather forecaster in the Met Office headquarters in Exeter.
- While in Exeter, she worked on a variety of reporting jobs; from preparing forecasts for airports and supermarkets.
- Sarah is most well-known for her work as a broadcast meteorologist for the BBC. Her first TV appearances began around 2009, and she remains a regular on BBC One. She has frequently covered for leading BBC weather presenters on BBC Breakfast and other national bulletins since the mid‑2010s.
- Over the years, Sarah has led BBC coverage of several major UK weather events, including Storm Eunice (2022), the 2023 July heatwave, and winter flooding in early 2025.
- In July 2024, she gave a detailed behind-the-scenes look at BBC Weather Centre, showing her typical working day starting at 4 AM.
- In December 2022, Sarah presented a BBC TV Lifeline appeal for Action for Pulmonary Fibrosis, a charity she supports due to having a personal connection to pulmonary fibrosis.
Life Outside Work :
- Sarah also enjoys the great outdoors, and her favourite pastimes are travelling, camping and boating.
- Her middle name is Dorothy, which is the first name of her late grandmother, Dorothy De Bauduy Robertson, who died in a car accident. Her grandfather nearly died in the same accident.
- Sarah’s grandfather, Professor David Keith-Lucas, was the chief aerodynamicist with Short Brothers PLC and later, the chief director and designer with Short Bros and Harland. He was appointed Professor of Aircraft Design at the College of Aeronautics at Cranfield University. He also served in Kent during World War II and served as President of the Royal Aeronautical Society from 1968-1969. Several documentaries continue to reference Professor Keith-Lucas’s pioneering work in British aircraft design and flight testing.
- Ginger, her female Springer Spaniel dog, is a fixture in Sarah’s hiking and outdoors-related Instagram posts, especially during lockdown and holiday periods.
- Sarah supports several charities, including the Wildlife Trust and Children’s Science Trust UK, frequently promoting them through her social media.
- Sarah won an episode of Celebrity Mastermind that aired on March 4, 2023, with her specialist subject being the 1986 film Labyrinth.
Body Figure / Vital Statistics
Sarah Keith-Lucas Measurements :
- Eye Colour : Blue
- Haircut / Hair Colour : Blonde
- Sarah Keith-Lucas Height : 5′6″
- Feet / Boots / Shoe Size : 7
- Sarah Keith-Lucas Pregnant? : Currently, she is not expecting a baby.
- Sarah Keith-Lucas Weight Loss : A few Google queries regarding this, but we couldn’t find anything conclusive in any of her interviews or on any of her social media.
Hi Sarah,
I like watching your weather forecast, sometimes more than I like the weather here, with the Swiss Alps in the view from my office balcony, depending on the weather. And you come from my town.
Sunny regards,
Rob.
It’s the great question: why does Sarah have that ring on her left-hand middle finger?