David Caulfield, Meteorologist
Dave Caulfield joined the ABC 57 First Warning Neighborhood Weather Team in January of 2020. This is his fourth stop in his meteorology career. He worked at KAUZ in Wichita Falls, Texas, WBRE/WYOU in Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania, and WISC in Madison, Wisconsin before joining WBND.
Dave grew up in Hackensack, New Jersey, where his love for weather grew with each passing blizzard and nor’easter that passed through. He remembers watching the streetlight out of his bedroom window for the first snowflakes to fall, hoping for a snow day. Dave completed the Boy Scout Weather Merit Badge while he was in 8th grade, the same year that Hurricane Katrina devastated much of the Gulf Coast. Seeing the impact of the storm, both during the event and well after the last raindrops had fallen, had a profound effect on Dave. These events, plus his love of math and science, led him to study meteorology in college.
Dave attended Valparaiso University just up the road where he graduated with a degree in Meteorology in 2014. While in college, he was able to go on two storm chases across the Central Plains. He got to see all sorts of severe weather, including numerous tornadoes, form right in front of his eyes. This experience allowed him to connect what he learned in the classroom with weather in a real world sense. He also was a producer, anchor and meteorologist for Valpo’s student newscast, “The Shield.”
Apart from weather, Dave loves to spend time with his wife (who is originally from Marshall County!) and his children, Rory and Claire. He has a cat, Hans, who is a loveable rascal and loves to scratch literally everything he can get his claws on. Dave loves to play (and host) trivia, and loves to learn useless bits of random information about every subject. You can usually find him re-watching The Office or consuming every bit of comedy he can get his eyes on.
Dave loves making new connections and engaging with the community. You can connect with him by following him on Facebook or Twitter. He can also be reached by email at [email protected].
Articles by David Caulfield
- Cold with snow near the lake tonight
- Rain and snow showers for Wednesday morning commute
- Snow looking more likely for Notre Dame Football playoff game
- Much melting this weekend with milder temperatures
- Snow showers will end tonight, but the cold is just getting started
- A few inches of snow for Black Friday
- Thanksgiving holiday travel weather conditions
- Cold air arrives after Thanksgiving for Michiana
- Snow unlikely to stick to roads later this week
- Clouds stick around, showers return Monday
- Mostly cloudy but mostly fine weather this weekend
- Drying out Friday but still gloomy
- Showers start tonight and end Thursday afternoon
- Cloudy before evening showers Wednesday
- Less breezy Tuesday before showers arrive Wednesday
- Rain will be falling Sunday morning
- More sun Friday before showers late Saturday
- An early start to ice skating season is unlikely this year
- Wind hangs around for Halloween, but drying out for trick-or-treating
- Were thunderstorms Friday morning the last of the season?
- Fall color is peaking across Michiana
- Fall temperatures are unlikely to stick around Michiana
- Breeze picks up Tuesday and Wednesday
- Quiet fall doesn't mean a "loud" winter is on the way
- Despite challenges, fall color starting to pop across Michiana
- Showers end Wednesday, widespread frost by Thursday
- Showers drift over Michiana tonight
- Michiana natives keeping a close eye on Hurricane Milton
- Highs stuck near 70 through Thursday
- Northern lights may visit Michiana again this weekend
- As Helene exits, tropics could be active again soon
- Blustery evening with showers in town Saturday morning
- Clouds from Helene settle in with gusty winds tomorrow
- Clearing skies with fog possible Thursday morning
- Showers Tuesday morning, thunderstorms Tuesday afternoon
- Fog overnight before our last hot day Saturday
- Isolated storms possible Friday
- Dry stretch is a dream to southwest Michigan wine harvest
- Thistleberry Farm's sunflower field will not open due to drought
- As fall fun begins, fall weather nowhere in sight
- Western wildfire smoke staying put for most of the week
- Still feeling like fall Sunday before summer returns
- Showers overnight with fall on the way this weekend
- Drought is forcing leaves to fall before Fall 2024 begins
- Beautiful again Tuesday
- Storms tonight, mostly sunny holiday weekend
- ABC57 talks to the course GM and offers weather insights for Four Winds Invitational golf tournament
- Wind speeds reach 80 mph, topple trees, and splits house in Union Pier
- Highs could hover near 100 degrees Tuesday
- Mosquito levels rising along with heat and humidity
- Turning the heat on...in August?
- A few more storms possible tonight before weekend showers
- Michiana in the midst of a very busy tornado season
- Rainy relief on the way for gardeners soon
- More "autumn in August" weather likely soon for Michiana
- Northern Lights have followed southwest Michigan tornadoes in 2024
- High humidity could lead to heavy rain and flooding
- Thanks to the weather, Michiana corn seeing rapid growth
- Severe weather chances could return next week
- Michiana on track for "No 90 July"
- Monitoring air quality this week
- Pleasant summer weekend before humidity rises
- Fantastic weekend weather on the way
- River flooding starting to subside across Michiana
- Flooding persists in portions of Elkhart County
- Great end to the holiday weekend Sunday
- Drying out for the rest of the holiday weekend
- Breaking down the forecast for your holiday weekend plans
- Michiana crops faring much better than last year
- New Indiana law increases access to state disaster relief funds
- Warmer Friday before some storms Saturday
- Drought might be over before it began for Michiana
- Marshall County hit hard by Tuesday morning storms
- Pattern shift brings rain and storm chances back to Michiana
- Heat takes an even bigger toll on toddlers and infants
- Blocking the sun with a blanket can make strollers dangerous
- Strawberry season coming to an end early this year
- Summer heat arrives soon
- Torrid pace of tornadoes could finally slow down
- Summer weather won't last long across Michiana