Dan Ashley holds a degree in Atmospheric Science from the University of North Carolina at Asheville.  He came to KNWA in July of 2006 after working two years as a meteorologist at KOAM in the Joplin MO TV market.

Dan loves living in NW Arkansas and now calls Fayetteville home.  He lives there with his wife Amanda, his Boston terrier, Grandpa, and two cats, Solomon and Tucker.  He first gained interest in weather when he was only in the third grade living in Tampa Florida.  Unlike many meteorologist growing up in that area, his interests were not sparked by hurricanes.  They had more to do with winter weather.  He desperately wanted to see snow for the first time and oddly enough, forecasters were calling for a slim chance of snow on that winters day.  Well, it did not snow, and Dan had to wait a few more years to see those first flakes fall, but from that point on, even at 8 years old, he knew he had to become a Meteorologist.

Dan is proud to be working for the people of N.W.A. and hopes you will tune in to catch his forecasts on the weekend.  If you see him out and about, he encourages you to say hello or ask him about the forecast.