About Helga van Leur
Born 1970. Helga van Leur is a Dutch weather presenter and television presenter.
Helga van Leur (born 8 September 1970) is a Dutch meteorologist and weather presenter. Born in Schoonhoven, she is best known for presenting the weather predictions during the news broadcast at RTL 4.
Van Leur studied Bodem, Water en Atmosfeer (environmental studies) at Wageningen University. She started working in 1994 at through an internship, where she produced weather predictions for newspapers, radio and television. Between 1997 and 2017, she worked (freelance) as one of the main weather presenters for the TV channels of RTL Nederland - most notably during the news broadcasts. She allegedly presented some 7000 weather messages during news broadcasts. In 1998 she was recognized by her colleagues as 'best weather presenter of the world', and she was elected most popular weather presenter of the Netherlands in 2008, 2010 and 2012.
Van Leur is married, and has three children.
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Who is Helga van Leur?
Dutch female meteorologist
When was Helga van Leur born?
Helga van Leur was born on 8 September 1970 in Schoonhoven.
What is Helga van Leur's occupation?
Helga van Leur is a weather presenter and television presenter.
What nationality is Helga van Leur?
Helga van Leur is Dutch.
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APA: Biography.guide. (2026). Helga van Leur. https://biography.guide/helga-van-leur/
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