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 (Go Crusaders!) 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 son, Rory. 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 dcaulfield@abc57.com.
Articles by David Caulfield
- Another summer day with storm chances for Memorial Day
- Warmer, more unsettled weather this weekend
- Warming up into the holiday weekend
- More showers tonight/Tuesday before dry weather finally arrives
- Heavy rain likely overnight, flooding possible
- More heavy rain/flooding possible Sunday
- Dry Saturday before heavy rain/flooding possible Sunday
- More heavy rain possible tonight/Friday morning
- Weather in 57 Seconds: May Snow Statistics
- Chilly Monday, but warming up soon
- Rainy Mother's Day, cool start to next week
- Blame the Polar Vortex: Ozone Hole Edition
- May 2020 certain to be colder than normal across Michiana
- Cool temperatures ahead with showers possible by Tuesday
- Lightning can be just what the lawn doctor ordered
- Cooler, but still nice on Sunday
- 2020 is off to a windy start across Michiana
- Frost likely tonight, sunny and mild for most of Monday
- Sun peeks back out Sunday, but the breeze returns as well
- Pause to spring has (temporarily) paused allergy season across Michiana
- Rainy Saturday, cool weekend ahead across Michiana
- Air quality improving during coronavirus pandemic
- Fewer flights affecting forecast accuracy during the pandemic
- Frost possible tonight, sunny for most of Monday
- Spotty showers possible Sunday morning, getting warmer soon
- Record-high water levels spawning algae on Lake Michigan pier
- Rain/thunder overnight, very windy Monday
- Rain moves in tonight, very windy Monday
- Warmer and less windy this weekend, but rain arrives Saturday night
- Vitamin D from the sun starting to return across Michiana
- April precipitation is anyone's guess, but don't count out snow
- April and May flooding expected again for Michiana, but it should be minor
- Warm start to the week, heavy rain possible Monday night
- Much nicer weather Sunday, warmer with storms next week
- Cool, mostly cloudy and still breezy Monday
- Few strong storms possible tonight, windy Sunday ahead
- Rainy days and Mondays: active weather returns tomorrow night
- Warm and breezy today, showers set for Monday afternoon
- Marvelous March Sunday tomorrow, rain returns Monday
- Beautiful March weekend with plenty of sunshine
- Rain overnight, spring-like temperatures sticking around
- Spring-like Sunday, rain develops overnight
- Much warmer Sunday with rain set for Monday morning
- Sunny but cold for Leap Day, rain arrives Monday morning
- After the pleasant weekend, active weather returns Monday
- Sunny with widespread 50s today, active weather returns tomorrow
- More sunshine and temps near 50 Sunday
- Spectacularly sunny weekend, rain arrives Monday
- Rainy commute home expected Monday
- Sun breaks through this afternoon, rain moves in late Monday
- Snow showers possible this evening, then sunshine returns Sunday afternoon
- Warmer Saturday with a round of PM snow showers possible
- Fog/drizzle possible tonight before a quieter Monday and Tuesday
- Hazardous travel possible this afternoon as heavy snow moves in
- Tricky travel possible Sunday as wet snow moves in
- Mostly quiet today before snow/rain moves in Sunday
- Mostly cloudy, mild again Monday before rain arrives
- Sunny and warm, but windy Sunday
- Cloudy tonight, but the sun will come out tomorrow
- Snow Saturday before sunshine arrives Sunday
- Staying dreary, wintry mix possible again Monday morning
- 012620 Wintry mix/slick roads this morning, then a cloudy afternoon ahead
- Snow showers continue tonight, gloomy start to the week
- Patchy fog/wintry mix possible to start, then snow showers tonight
- Wintry mix possible tonight, cold rain likely for Friday