Kelly Bates - Meteorologist

Email: kbates@wjar.com


Kelly Bates joined the NBC 10 weather staff in August 2004, forecasting weather for NBC 10 News Sunrise.

A 2004 Emmy nominee and North Attleborough native, Kelly began her television career at WJAR as a college intern more than 10 years ago.

In 1996, Kelly began her professional career at WMUR in Manchester, N.H. She served as the weekend morning meteorologist and science editor for four years. From there, Kelly went to Atlanta to work for a private weather company, providing forecasts and graphics for a cable television station in the Netherlands.

More recently, Kelly spent four years at WLNE in Providence before coming back to NBC 10.

Kelly is a Bishop Feehan High School and Lyndon State College graduate. While in college, Kelly achieved the Dean's List with Distinction for scoring a 4.0 grade point average on a 4.0 scale. She holds a Bachelor of Science degree in broadcast journalism with a minor in meteorology.

Kelly is a proud holder of the National Weather Association Seal of Approval for Broadcast Meteorologists, an honor she has maintained since 1998.

Kelly is also the proud mother of Maxwell and Nathan, her two young sons.