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.

Above-average Wednesday heat ahead of rain chances after dark

High temperatures will return to the 80s, reaching warmer levels than we experienced on Tuesday. Humidity will also become noticeably higher thanks to our strong southerly winds. Boaters will experience a moderate chop in our bays and one to three-foot Gulf wave heights. Isolated rain chances are in Wednesday’s forecast. These will not begin until […]

Drier, warmer Tuesday weather for Southwest Florida

  Many parts of Southwest Florida will return to the 80s under partly cloudy skies. Humidity will slowly rise throughout the day, with dew points climbing from the low 50s into the upper 60s. Boaters will still experience sub-par conditions on the water. Two- to 3-foot wave heights are expected within the Gulf with a […]

Cooler temperatures after scattered Monday morning showers

High temperatures will only reach the 70s under mostly cloudy skies. A cold front is pushing through Southwest Florida during the morning hours. This will usher in cooler and drier weather for the late afternoon and evening forecast. Boaters will experience moderate chop in our bays and 2- to 5-foot wave heights. Scattered showers and […]

Cloudy skies, spotty showers, and above-average heat

High temperatures will reach the upper 70s and low 80s under mostly cloudy skies. High humidity will make it feel slightly warmer in some locations. Boaters can expect another day of pleasant conditions on the water. One to two-foot Gulf wave heights and a light chop in our bays is expected. A few showers are […]

Warmer Wednesday weather under partly cloudy skies

High temperatures will reach the 80s under partly cloudy skies this week. Low humidity will make these conditions feel pleasant. Boaters will experience 1- to 2-foot wave height in the Gulf and a light chop in our bays. Our run of above-average heat will continue into next week. Rain chances will not return until Friday. […]

Warmer Tuesday weather under partly cloudy skies

  High temperatures will reach the upper 70s and low 80s under partly cloudy skies. These temperatures will be noticeably warmer than Monday. Our humidity will remain low, with the dry air keeping us rain-free. Boaters will have another day of excellent conditions on the water. One- to 2-foot Gulf wave heights and a light […]

Sunny skies with highs in the 70s and 60s

High temperatures will reach the low-70s and upper 60s under sunny skies. Winds will be light and variable, only reaching about 5 miles per hour. Boaters will have great conditions on the water. One to two-foot wave heights and a light chop is expected. We will continue our run of dry weather into this weekend. […]

Cold front brings scattered Friday rain chances to Southwest Florida

  High temperatures will reach the 60s and 70s with cloud cover increasing throughout the morning. This is primarily due to an approaching cold front that will sweep through South Florida in the morning and afternoon. Boaters can expect choppy waters in our bays and 2- to 6-foot wave heights in the Gulf. Our cold […]

Thursday brings mostly sunny, dry forecast

High temperatures will reach the upper 70s and low 80s under mostly sunny skies. Thankfully, the afternoon humidity will be tolerable, as dew points will mainly stay in the upper 50s. Boaters will experience another day of great water conditions: A light chop in our bays and 1- to 2-foot Gulf wave heights are expected. […]

Sunny Wednesday skies, highs in the 70s

High temperatures will return to the 70s under mostly sunny skies. Humidity will remain on the tolerable side. Boaters will once again face ideal conditions on the waters. One- to 2-foot Gulf wave heights and a light chop in our bays are expected. There is no chance of rain on Wednesday. Our dry conditions will […]