Aleshly Castro

Aleshly Castro was born in New York City and raised in Columbus, Ohio.

Growing up, her fascination for weather came from watching weather broadcasts on the local news, as well as watching tons of weather-related television shows on The Weather Channel.

Aleshly graduated from Fort Hayes Arts and Academic High School in 2021, from Columbus State Community College in 2022, and is on track to graduate from the Ohio State University in 2025.

She earned her Associate’s degree in Science from Columbus State. She received her Bachelor’s degree in Atmospheric Science from the Ohio State University, alongside a minor in Geographic Information Systems.

At The Ohio State University, she was involved with club organizations that fueled her passion for weather, such the Meteorology Club, Scarlet and Gray Forecasting Team, and Chi Epsilon Pi Honor Society.

Aleshly joined WHIZ news in the summer of 2024. During her free time, she enjoys spending time with her parrots and dogs, practicing music on her bass guitar and photography. “