Nash Rhodes was born and raised in Nashville, Tennessee, and recently completed degrees in Meteorology, Journalism, and Business at The University of Oklahoma in 2021. Having had one of the few tornado shelters in the neighborhood, his family hosted many severe weather get-togethers, which led to Nash’s early interest in storms.

While in college, he earned his Certificate of Intelligence Studies for his research in communication through the analysis of meteorological intelligence. His research has been presented at the 6th Annual Intelligence and National Security Symposium at OU and conferences through the American Meteorology Society. Through this research, he discovered unique ways to utilize social media location services in conjunction with radar products to obtain visual confirmation of breaking severe weather events. This led to an internship with the CNN World Weather team where his radar explainers and many of his cleared severe weather videos would be used on CNN, CNN International, and HLN.

Along the way, Rhodes would partner with Radarscope for four years to create Doppler radar explainer videos for severe weather events. His videos have garnered millions of impressions and aided in bridging the gap between meteorologists and the public during severe weather events.

Nash worked part-time at WNKY-TV in Bowling Green, Kentucky, and received the National Weather Association's only 2021 Broadcast Meteorology Scholarship for his work in the field. He joined the WINK Weather Team in June and is excited to provide Southwest Floridians with an accurate forecast each morning to plan out their day.

Near-record heat for Southwest Florida

High temperatures will max out in the upper 80s and lower 90s under mostly sunny skies. Our ample humidity will make “feels like” temperatures reach the 90s almost everywhere within our viewing area. A few showers and storms will be possible beginning in the late afternoon. These will stick around into the early overnight hours, […]

Highs in the 80s under partly cloudy skies

Highs will return to the 80s Thursday afternoon under partly cloudy skies. A spot shower or two will be possible from the late afternoon into the early overnight hours. These will primarily stay inland and east of I-75. The weather should behave itself for the entirety of Thursday’s spring game at JetBlue Park. Expect mostly […]

A few strong storms possible Tuesday into Wednesday morning

A warmer afternoon is expected as high temperatures reach the upper 80s under partly cloudy skies. Our winds will occasionally be breezy, making for light to moderate chop within our bays. Isolated showers and thunderstorms will begin forming inland after lunchtime. These will likely weaken around sunset. The second round of stronger storms will enter […]

More breezy conditions, unseasonable heat for Southwest Florida

Highs will return to the 80s under partly cloudy skies. Our winds will be breezy, with wind gusts occasionally reaching 25 miles per hour. A few showers will be possible inland after lunchtime. While our coastal zones should remain mostly dry, a spot shower can’t be ruled out. Higher rain chances will return this weekend.  […]

Breezy conditions with highs in the mid- to upper 80s

High temperatures will remain in the upper 80s Wednesday afternoon under partly cloudy skies. A few showers will be possible after lunchtime. The majority of these will remain inland, although a few spot showers along the coast will be possible. Highs will remain on the warmer side to end the week. A cold front will […]

Isolated showers, above-average heat for Southwest Florida

Highs will reach the upper 80s under partly cloudy skies. Winds will occasionally be breezy, gusting up to 15 to 20 miles per hour. Isolated showers will form in the afternoon. These will provide the highest chances of rain for our inland zones Tuesday evening. The majority of these showers should wind down by midnight. […]

Isolated showers, weak storms return for Monday’s forecast

Good afternoon, SW Florida. We’ll see the potential for a few showers as moisture returns to the area. It’ll also be warm today with high temperatures in the upper 80s. The above-average heat will remain with us into the weekend. Monday’s fire danger index will be slightly lower than Sunday’s. Still, Lee County is under […]

Highs reach the mid-to-upper 80s as our warming trend continues

High temperatures will be slightly warmer than what we experienced on Thursday. Our winds will be breezy at times, making for a “very high” fire index for Lee County. Otherwise, everyone in the WINK viewing area is under “moderate” index. Highs will reach the upper-80s and low-90s over the weekend. This forecast would keep us […]

Wednesday brings warmer weather under mostly sunny skies

Good Afternoon, highs will reach the 80s for the majority of Southwest Florida today. This will be under mostly sunny skies with light to moderate winds from the north. Our above-average heat will carry on into next week. Highs in the 90s will be a reality for most of us by Monday. During this warm-up, […]

NOAA launching GOES-T satellite Tuesday

NASA and NOAA plan to launch a new satellite into space on Tuesday afternoon. This technology makes it easier to predict the weather both on Earth and in space. Joining WINK News meteorologist Nash Rhodes to talk about the mission is NOAA and NASA meteorologist Dr. Jordan Gerth. Watch the full video above. Learn more […]