When Ginger was less than one year old, her family moved to Michigan. She graduated from Rockford High School in Rockford, Michigan, and went on to attend Valparaiso University in Indiana, the largest independent Lutheran University in the United States. She graduated with a Bachelor of Science Degree in meteorology, fulfilling her childhood dream of becoming a meteorologist, which was inspired by a waterspout she saw on Lake Michigan.

Marriage, Husband and Children

Ginger Zee is married to Benjamin Aaron Colonomos, popularly known as "Ben Aaron," a television personality. Ben works on the popular television show "Crazy Talk." When they first met, Aaron was working with NBC Universal's LXTV. Before their wedding, Aaron made a hilarious video showcasing how he met his future wife and how they overcame the challenge of dating despite being from two rival television channels. The video, available on the internet, showed Ben's funny side and was well-received by viewers, particularly when Ben used a male dummy as a stand-in for his future bride to show viewers how he proposed to Ginger.

After a long-term relationship with Aaron, the couple got engaged in 2013. They married on a beach in Petoskey, Michigan, in June 2014, where Ginger had spent every summer during her formative years. They held two ceremonies: one was a private event for their vows, and the second was a more public traditional event in front of 55 guests later the same day. Ginger Zee has taken on her husband's name privately; her legal name is Ginger Renee Colonomos, but she also retains her professional name, Ginger Zee, for public appearances.

After her marriage, Zee admitted that she was looking forward to parenthood at some point in the future and that both adopted and biological children could be a part of those plans. The public announcement that she was pregnant was made on June 29, 2015. When asked about her pregnancy on national television, the weather anchor replied, "The forecast for delivery is in December." She also mentioned that viewers of her show seemed to suspect that she was pregnant even before she announced it to them. Ginger and Ben welcomed a son named Adrian Benjamin.

Ginger shows her social spirit every Wednesday when she talks to schoolchildren about weather and meteorology. She is an adjunct professor at her alma mater, Valparaiso University. In addition, Ginger has shot many episodes for Discovery Channel's popular show "Storm Chasers." By all accounts, she is a role model and not just your average "weather girl."