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.

Rain chances persist into the weekend

Highs will climb into the upper 80s and lower 90s this afternoon. Partly cloudy skies will usher in isolated showers in the late afternoon and evening. The majority of those rain chances will remain south of the Caloosahatchee River. These will begin to fall apart following sundown. Most of Southwest Florida will experience rain chances […]

Isolated rain chances return

Highs will slightly increase Thursday. The majority of our viewing area will reach the upper 80s and lower 90s this afternoon. Rain chances return in the evening. Although many of us will remain dry, a few select spots to our south could see a shower or two. Most of us will not see substantial rain […]

Dry Wednesday, rain chances increasing by week’s end

Another dry day is in the forecast as high temperatures return the upper 80s. Expect our winds to be breezy under partly cloudy skies. Isolated showers return to our forecast on Thursday with substantial rain chances coming on Friday. Boaters will be met with moderate chop on the water. Still, conditions will be noticeably improved […]

Cooler temperatures and breezier conditions for Tuesday

High temperatures will be a pinch cooler than what we experienced on Monday. All of us will be in the 80s under partly cloudy skies. The drier weather will stick around for a few more days. This will keep our rain chances suppressed until Friday. Sunday’s cold front ushered in breezy winds that will make […]

Drier weather, highs in the 80s following cold front

A cold front has dropped our humidity and temperatures. Highs will be in the mid- to upper 80s under partly cloudy skies. The dry air behind this front will stick around for several days. Apart from giving our air a pleasant feel, our rain chances will also be suppressed. Southwest Florida will have to wait […]

Record heat returns for the second day in a row

Above-average temperatures return to the forecast under partly cloudy skies. The Fort Myers area is forecast to tie our record high for the second day in a row. A few stray showers are possible after lunchtime. These will be primarily focused along our coastal zones. As we approach the weekend, more dry air will push […]

Record high temperatures are forecast this afternoon

Rain chances will decline as our high temperatures will slightly climb during peak heating. Expect warmer weather than Wednesday with record high temperatures. Fort Myers and Naples will take a stab at tying or breaking our daily high-temperature records set in 2019! Today’s showers and weak thunderstorms will be isolated, mainly forming after lunchtime. We […]

Isolated thunderstorms return this afternoon and evening

High temperatures will feel very similar to what we experienced on Tuesday. Isolated rain chances will begin after lunchtime. The best chance of running into these showers will come closer to sunset. If you can dodge those showers, conditions will be ideal on the water. Low wave heights and light chop is also expected for […]

Isolated rain chances leading into the weekend

Highs will be a pinch warmer than what we experienced on Monday. Partly cloudy skies will make way for isolated rain chances this afternoon and evening. Rain chances will remain on the lower side into the weekend. We are tracking two disturbances in the tropics and a hurricane in the Pacific. Each of these disturbances […]

Monday calls for a few showers and plenty of sunshine

Highs will be in the upper-80s and lower-90s across Southwest Florida, under partly cloudy skies. A few showers will be possible after lunchtime into the early overnight hours. Rain chances will slightly increase on Tuesday and remain on the lower side this week. Boating conditions will be fantastic for most of the workweek as well. […]