Jo Blythe is a British television weather presenter who has been a familiar face on ITV for more than two decades. If you watch ITV News Granada in the North West, or you have caught an ITV National Weather bulletin, you will almost certainly have seen her delivering the forecast in the calm, unhurried style that has become her trademark. She is a working regional weather presenter, not a presenter who courts attention away from the screen, and that is the key to understanding both her long career and the curiosity that surrounds her.
This biography brings together everything that can be said about Jo Blythe from reliable, checkable sources. It covers her career from her first ITV appearances in 2001 to her current roles on ITV News Granada and ITV National News, and it is equally clear about what is not public. There is no confirmed date of birth from ITV, no public record of a husband or partner, and no official figure for her salary or net worth. Where a detail is widely reported but not officially confirmed, this article says so plainly.
At a Glance
- Name: Jo Blythe — sometimes given as Joanna Blythe, suggested by her Instagram handle @joannablythe, but not independently confirmed
- Role: British television weather presenter for ITV
- Current roles: ITV News Granada and ITV National News
- On air since: 2001 — more than 25 years presenting ITV weather
- Longest-running role: Granada Reports, 2001 to the present day
- National weather: ITV National Weather in 2006–2008, in 2018, and from 2021 to the present
- Base: ITV Granada in Manchester, after moving from ITV Yorkshire in Leeds in 2009
- Early career: Relief presenter covering ITV Yorkshire, ITV Granada, Tyne Tees and ITV Border
- Other television: Co-presented A Brush With the Mersey in 2004 with artist Richard Carman
- Family: ITV confirms she is a mother of two children; their names are not public
- Charity: Patron and ambassador of Labels for CARES, short for Cancer Assessment Rapid Early Support
- Social media: Instagram @joannablythe and X @JoBlytheTV
- What ITV says: Weather presenting is her “dream job”
Who Is Jo Blythe?
Jo Blythe is best described as a career weather presenter. She does not move between presenting jobs every few years, and she has not built a profile as a general entertainment presenter. Her work has stayed, with remarkable consistency, inside ITV weather — regional forecasts for viewers in the North West, national forecasts for viewers across the United Kingdom, and early morning forecasts for ITV Granada.
A Career That Began in 2001
Jo Blythe joined ITV weather in 2001. That single date anchors her whole biography. By 2026 she had been presenting ITV weather for 25 years, a length of service that places her among the longest-serving weather presenters currently on British television.
Her early years were spent as a relief presenter, the less visible side of regional television where presenters learn the range of the job. Between 2006 and 2008 in particular, she covered forecasts for ITV Yorkshire, ITV Granada, Tyne Tees and ITV Border. That meant presenting to audiences in Yorkshire, the North West, the North East and the Border region, each with its own geography, place names and weather patterns.
From ITV Yorkshire to ITV Granada
In 2009, Jo Blythe transferred from ITV Yorkshire, based in Leeds, to ITV Granada, based in Manchester. The move was not a change of employer — both are part of ITV — but it was a change of home region, audience and newsroom. Granada Reports, the regional news programme for the North West, became her main programme, and it has remained so ever since.
Her listing on Granada Reports runs from 2001 to the present day, reflecting both her earlier relief work for the region and her permanent move there in 2009. The programme serves viewers across Greater Manchester, Merseyside, Lancashire, Cheshire and Cumbria. She also presents early morning forecasts for ITV Granada, a faster slot where the forecast has to be useful to people about to leave the house.
ITV National Weather
Alongside her regional work, Jo Blythe has presented ITV National Weather on three separate occasions: from 2006 to 2008, in 2018, and from 2021 to the present day. She appears on Wikipedia’s “List of ITV Weather on air staff”, one of the few consolidated public sources for ITV weather presenters.
A Brush With the Mersey and Other Work
In 2004, Jo Blythe co-presented a Granada series called A Brush With the Mersey with artist Richard Carman. The programme was a departure from weather presenting: presenting on location, working with a guest expert, and telling a story about place rather than simply reading a forecast. The River Mersey was the subject, and the series explored the landscape and communities along it.
What Is Public — and What Is Not
- Career — public. Her start date of 2001, her Granada Reports role, her national weather stints, her move from Leeds to Manchester in 2009, and her relief work across four ITV regions are all part of the public record.
- Family status — partly public. ITV confirms she is a mother of two children. That is the full extent of what is officially confirmed. The children’s names and birth dates are not public.
- Parents and siblings — not public. Her parents’ names and occupations are not public. Some secondary profiles mention a younger brother named Edward, but that is not confirmed by ITV.
- Relationship status — not confirmed. No husband or partner has been publicly confirmed by any reliable source. Some low-quality websites claim she is married without naming anyone; those claims should not be repeated as fact.
- Date of birth — reported, not confirmed. The date most often quoted online is 6 May 1980, which would make her 46 in 2026. ITV has not confirmed that date.
- Education and birthplace — reported, not confirmed. She is widely reported to have been born in Yorkshire, with the precise town unconfirmed, and to hold a degree in Media and Popular Culture from Leeds Metropolitan University, now Leeds Beckett University.
- Money — not public. There is no official figure for her salary or net worth, and this article does not give one.
Social Media, Charity and Public Life
Jo Blythe is on social media as @joannablythe on Instagram and @JoBlytheTV on X. The Instagram handle is also the reason some secondary profiles give her full name as Joanna Blythe. That form is suggested by the handle, but it has not been independently confirmed, and this article uses the name she is known by on air: Jo Blythe.
She is a patron and ambassador of Labels for CARES, which stands for Cancer Assessment Rapid Early Support. In January 2026, she objected publicly to unauthorised AI alterations of her photographs. When images of a presenter are altered without permission and circulated online, the presenter has little control over how they are used. Her objection was a clear statement that her image, like her private life, is not freely available for others to reshape.
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Frequently Asked Questions
Who is Jo Blythe?
Jo Blythe is a British television weather presenter for ITV. She has presented ITV weather since 2001 and currently works on ITV News Granada and ITV National News.
How long has Jo Blythe been on ITV?
She has presented ITV weather since 2001, more than 25 years by 2026. Her role on Granada Reports runs from 2001 to the present day.
Where is Jo Blythe from?
She is widely reported to have been born in Yorkshire, but the precise town has not been confirmed. She began her ITV career in Leeds before moving to Manchester in 2009.
What is Jo Blythe’s age?
The date most often quoted online is 6 May 1980, which would make her 46 in 2026. That date is widely reported but has not been officially confirmed by ITV.
Is Jo Blythe married?
No husband or partner has been publicly confirmed by any reliable source. Some low-quality websites claim she is married without naming anyone, but those claims should not be repeated as fact.
Does Jo Blythe have children?
Yes. ITV confirms that Jo Blythe is a mother of two children. Their names and birth dates are not public, and this article does not give them.
What is Jo Blythe’s full name?
She is known on air as Jo Blythe. Some secondary profiles give her full name as Joanna Blythe, suggested by her Instagram handle @joannablythe, but that has not been independently confirmed.
Where does Jo Blythe work now?
She currently works on ITV News Granada, based in Manchester, and on ITV National News. She presents the weather on Granada Reports and early morning forecasts for ITV Granada.
What did Jo Blythe present before Granada?
Before moving to ITV Granada in 2009, she worked for ITV Yorkshire in Leeds. As a relief presenter she also covered forecasts for Tyne Tees and ITV Border.
What is A Brush With the Mersey?
A Brush With the Mersey was a Granada series from 2004 that Jo Blythe co-presented with artist Richard Carman. It explored the River Mersey and the landscape and communities along it.
Is Jo Blythe on social media?
Yes. Jo Blythe is on Instagram as @joannablythe and on X as @JoBlytheTV. Those are the social media handles listed in the public record for her.
What charity does Jo Blythe support?
Jo Blythe is a patron and ambassador of Labels for CARES, which stands for Cancer Assessment Rapid Early Support. It is one of the few areas of her life beyond weather presenting that is publicly documented.
What is Labels for CARES?
Labels for CARES stands for Cancer Assessment Rapid Early Support, a charity for which Jo Blythe is a patron and ambassador.
What did Jo Blythe object to in January 2026?
In January 2026, she objected publicly to unauthorised AI alterations of her photographs.
