Danielle Grant is the newest member of the Denver7 weather team, bringing more than a decade of Colorado forecasting experience to the station.
We sat down with Danielle to get to know the woman behind the forecast, from her Colorado roots, to her favorite part of forecasting our fickle weather, to her idea of a perfect Colorado day.
What drew you in to meteorology?
DANIELLE GRANT: So I’m from San Diego, California – not known for their wild weather, really. But my grandparents lived in Pagosa Springs, and so I would travel out there to go visit them. And I got to experience all four seasons here in Colorado – the thunderstorms, the winter snow. That’s what kind of fired me up [when] I got to experience it as a young kid. I also got to experience the beauty of Colorado. I mean, this is God’s country here, as my grandpa would always say, and so I’m excited that I’m living here now. And I get to forecast all four seasons.
What is the best thing about forecasting in Colorado?
DG: It’s always different. And not only the day, but even the time of the day. This morning, I woke up to foggy skies out at my house and a couple hours later, the sun shines here. And this afternoon, we’re expecting severe storms. So just the variability of it all, the fact that you can truly see so many different types of weather in 24 hours, and so many temperature extremes in 24 hours, makes my job really fun, but also really challenging.