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.

Afternoon heat index values climb into the triple-digits

Highs return to the 90s under increasing cloud cover. Thanks to our recent surge of humidity, triple-digit “feels like” temperatures are in the forecast for much of Southwest Florida. Scattered storms will begin after lunchtime. These will likely stay below severe limits, with isolated flooding being their primary hazard. Our scattered rain chances will stick […]

Above-average heat with isolated storms Wednesday afternoon

Our high temperatures Wednesday will be slightly warmer than Tuesday’s. Almost every location in our viewing area should reach above-average heat. Rain chances will be isolated. The best chance at seeing a shower or thunderstorm will be around sunset. It is far more likely that you will see rain over the next four days. Given […]

Rainy season pattern returns later this week

Above-average heat continues this afternoon. Expect highs to reach the lower 90s during peak heating under increasing cloud cover. Our humidity will slowly increase into a muggy feel by Thursday. That surge of tropical moisture will have large impacts on our rain chances. Expect daily scattered storms to return to the forecast on Thursday. We […]

Rain chances slowly rise into the weekend

Good Monday morning, Southwest Florida! Highs will be slightly above average for many of us. Expect temperatures in the upper 80s and low 90s during peak heating. Partly cloudy skies will become more cloudy after lunchtime. That’s also when we will see our isolated rain chances begin. They will stick with us into the evening […]

Hot and humid weather returns this afternoon

Happy Friday, Southwest Florida! Highs return to the 90s during peak heating. It will additionally feel more humid than Thursday. “Feels like” temperatures will reach the upper 90s. Rain chances will also be larger than on Thursday. Still, many of us will miss out on seeing any showers. The majority of our storms will be […]

Southwest Florida’s isolated rain chances return Thursday

Highs will be in the 90s with increasing cloud cover into the evening. Isolated rain chances return for our interior and southernmost counties. Expect weak showers to begin popping up around lunchtime and into the evening.Most of us will remain dry Thursday. More substantial rain chances return on Friday.We are keeping tabs on two named […]

Dry Wednesday, rain chances return Thursday; Tropics remain active

Happy hump day, Southwest Florida! Highs will reach the upper-80s and low-90s under mostly sunny skies. Expect the wind to be gusty at times out of the northeast. Our dry weather makes a big return. It will feel pleasant during peak heating, rather than the uncomfortable humidity we typically see this time of year. This […]

Drier weather sticks around through Thursday

Good Tuesday morning, Southwest Florida! Highs return to the low 90s and upper 80s under partly cloudy skies. Dry air from Sunday’s cold front will continue to keep our humidity levels down through Thursday. That lack of moisture will also restrict our rain chances. We should remain dry across our viewing area until isolated showers […]

Sunshine and lower humidity to start the week

Our highly anticipated cold front finally reached Southwest Florida on Sunday bringing dry air with it. This has had minimal impact on our high temperatures. However, our low temperatures are well below average and will reach the 70s in some locations. The drier air behind our front will stick around for the next few days. […]