Finch’s colleagues paid tearful tribute to her on-air (Picture: Paul Zimmerman/Getty Images)

Elise Finch, a meteorologist who worked for CBS New York affiliate WCBS-TV for 16 years, has died at the age of 51.

Her death was announced on-air by her colleagues, while the new channel has released a statement expressing the ‘profound sadness’ of all who worked with her.

Having first joined WCBS in 2007 as a weekend meteorologist, Finch was described as a ‘gifted and consummate professional who took great care with her work’, and was a ‘wonderful ambassador in the community’, including in her hometown of Mount Vernon.

‘Above all, Elise was a fiercely loving and devoted mother to her daughter Grace and wife to Graig Henriques, who is a photojournalist at WCBS,’ the statement continued.

CBS confirmed that Finch died in hospital, stating that her cause of death ‘has not been determined’.

More to follow.

Finch’s colleagues paid tearful tribute to her on-air.