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.

Cooler temperatures, breezy conditions for Valentine’s Day

Happy Valentines Day, SW Florida! Highs will reach the upper 60s and low 70s with breezy conditions continuing this afternoon. A powerful low-pressure system will fuel strong storms across the southern plains and southeast later this week. This system will amplify the high pressure over South Florida, allowing our temperatures to climb into the 80s […]

Sun, clouds to finish your Friday; late weekend rain chances

While Saturday will be mostly dry, a few stray showers will be possible after sundown. Southwest Florida saw a fantastic Friday to end the week. Highs climbed into the upper 70s and lower 80s in most locations under a mix of sun and cloud cover, but dry conditions are expected to continue. Expect only light […]

Sunshine returns after rainy start to Wednesday

After a rainy start this morning, sunshine returns in full force for the afternoon! With all of that sunshine, highs will quickly head back into the upper 60s to lower 70s. Our rain chances will drop to zero by Thursday and Friday, before returning this weekend. Expect light to moderate chop in our bays thanks […]

Cooler Tuesday afternoon with increasing rain chances in the evening

High temperatures will feel noticeably cooler than what we experienced on Monday. Expect highs in the 60s and 70s under cloudy and rainy skies. Our temperatures will return to the 70s on Wednesday, beginning a warming trend that will see some communities reach the 80s this weekend. A few showers will begin before lunchtime. However, […]

Warm, windy Wednesday for SWFL

Good Afternoon, SW Florida! The rest of your day looks great with lots of sunshine! High temperatures will reach the upper 70s and lower 80s. Windy weather will be the main story of Wednesday afternoon. Wind gusts exceeding 20 miles per hour will be possible. For that reason, Lee County is under very high caution […]

Our weekday warm-up continues this afternoon

Highs will be noticeably warmer than what we experienced on Monday. That warming trend will persist until the end of the week. Boaters will experience slightly more chop in our bays. Expect 2- to 3-foot wave heights in the gulf. A weak cold front will push through Southwest Florida this weekend. While this will have […]

Warmer temperatures return under sunny skies

Highs will climb into the 70s under clear skies Monday afternoon. For the second day in a row, Southwest Florida had freeze warnings in effect for our inland zones. Only light chop in our bays and 1- to 2-foot wave heights are expected in the gulf. This will be a stark contrast to the hazardous […]

Expect cloudy Tuesday afternoon, rainy evening

Looking ahead to the rest of the day, we should remain relatively dry into the early afternoon hours, with highs topping out in the 70s south, while our northern zones hover in the upper 60s. Otherwise, expect showers to spread from north to south as we head later into the afternoon and especially the evening […]

Highs in the 60s, mostly sunny skies to start your week

Highs will only reach the upper 60s under mostly sunny skies. Our below-average high temperatures will persist into next week. Cloudy skies will form Monday night and stick around until Tuesday morning. We will have a dry start on Tuesday before widespread showers and weak thunderstorms form in the late afternoon. This will only be […]

Dry, mostly sunny end to the workweek

A slightly cooler and drier Friday is in the forecast. Expect mostly sunny skies with breezy winds at times. Gulf wave heights will reach 2-4 feet and bays will have a moderate chop. A powerful cold front will move through the area on Sunday, bringing us the best rain chances we’ve seen in over a […]