‘It’s an honor to be here’: Meteorologist Kelly Bates returns to Southern New England airwaves
PROVIDENCE, R.I. (WLNE) — Meteorologist Kelly Bates returned to Southern New England airwaves Saturday night.
“It’s an honor to be here and a privilege I don’t take lightly, so thank you,” said Bates during the 6 p.m. newscast.
The two-time Emmy nominated meteorologist joined the ABC 6 StormTrackers team back in May as weekend meteorologist. Viewers will see Bates’ forecasts during the 6 and 11 p.m. newscasts on Saturdays, as well as the 6:30 and 11 p.m. newscast on Sundays.
Weekday newscasts will feature Bates’ upcoming science reporting segment “Scientifically Speaking.”
Kelly started her career in New Hampshire in 1996 at WMUR as a staff meteorologist and science reporter. After four years there, she went to Atlanta, Georgia, to create educational weather content for Weather Plus, a 24-hour weather and traffic television station broadcasting in the Netherlands.
In 2000, Kelly came back home to New England as the weekend night meteorologist here at ABC 6! Kelly has been forecasting for Southern New England ever since.
Kelly has been voted best female meteorologist of Rhode Island by the readers of Rhode Island Monthly for the past nine years. Her followers enjoy learning about the whys of weather in addition to the forecast, in addition to the numerous pictures of her four cats.
Kelly is a long-time member of the National Weather Association as well as the American Meteorological Society. Her favorite thing about her job is visiting schools across Southern New England to talk about the weather.
