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
- 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
- Still (mostly) waiting on cicadas in Michiana
- Fog exits, but storms could enter Friday evening
- For local farmers, planting on schedule despite rainy spring
- After Tuesday's torrential rain, more downpours possible Thursday
- Some still picking up the pieces after Twin Lakes tornado
- EF-2 tornado confirmed in St. Joseph County, Michigan
- Tuesday's confirmed EF-1 tornado leaves damage behind in Twin Lakes
- Tornadoes touch down, leave extensive damage at FedEx facility
- Threat of drought, even with rainy spring in Michiana
- Cicada countdown in Michiana, misconceptions of the periodic pests
- Cicada Check-In: Parts of Michiana to be pestered soon
- Sunny and less humid Tuesday
- Windy weather inescapable in spring
- Last taste of freezing temperatures likely Thursday morning
- How rain is hampering planting progress
- Volunteers use Earth Day to spruce up Woodlawn Park Trail
- Everywhere you look, allergy season is here in Michiana
- Dari Fair opened Wednesday for 2024 season, temperatures cool down
- Severe weather could visit Midwest again Wednesday
- St. Joseph River at near-flood stage in Niles
- Rain Friday morning, windy Friday afternoon
- Sunny streak stretches into parts of Wednesday before rain arrives
- Crowds gather to watch the total solar eclipse
- Rain Sunday, but will clouds clear in time for the eclipse?
- Sunny Saturday and for Eclipse Day Monday
- Partly cloudy forecast for the eclipse
- Preparing for clouds during the solar eclipse
- Rain and rumbles of thunder to start Saturday
- South Bend woman traveling over 1000 miles for solar eclipse