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.

Monday brings isolated rain and cloudy skies

High temperatures will barely reach the low 80s under mostly cloudy skies. High humidity will create dense areas of patch fog in the morning, primarily inland and in Collier, Glades, and Hendry counties. This fog will likely be gone by 9-10 am. Apart from a few stray showers, boaters will have pleasant conditions on the […]

Above-average Black Friday heat ends the workweek

High temperatures will reach the mid- to upper 80s under partly cloudy skies. High humidity will make many locations feel like the 90s during peak heating. Boaters will experience a light chop with one to two-foot Gulf wave heights. Areas of patchy dense fog will affect portions of the Gulf and Southwest Florida this morning. […]

Sunday brings above average heat; Tracking Invest 98L

High temperatures will reach the upper 80s and low-90s under partly cloudy skies. High humidity will make our “feels like” temperatures climb into the upper 90s in many spots. Isolated storms are in Sunday’s forecast. After a few weak morning showers, better rain chances will form inland around lunchtime. These will eventually push towards the […]

Tropical System To Impact Florida Next Week

In the tropics, there are three areas of interest. However, the disturbance in the eastern Caribbean is the one to watch as it moves towards Florida over the next several days. A subtropical storm will likely impact Florida mid to late next week. The threat of heavy rain and gusty winds over 40+ MPH is […]

Hot and humid Sunday under partly cloudy skies

Highs will reach the upper 80s and low-90s under partly cloudy skies. Ample humidity will make our “feels like” temperatures reach the upper 90s in many locations. Boaters can expect pleasant conditions on the water. Light chop within our bays and one to two-foot wave heights are forecast within the open waters of the Gulf […]

Isolated storms on Monday, with highs in the upper 80s

Highs will reach the upper 80s under partly cloudy skies. High humidity will make high temperatures feel like the 90s, regardless. Boaters will be met with pleasant conditions on the water, given they can dodge Monday’s storm chances. A light chop and 1- to 2-foot wave heights are expected on the water. Monday will bring […]

Scattered thunderstorms on Friday to end the workweek

High temperatures will reach the upper 80s under mostly cloudy skies. Sunset will come at 7 p.m. There will be no more sunsets after 7 p.m. until next March. Boaters will encounter great conditions on the water. A light chop in our bays and 1- to 2-foot Gulf wave heights are in the forecast. Scattered […]

Thursday brings more scattered storms, highs in the 80s

High temperatures will mainly max out in the upper 80s. A substantial amount of humidity will still make most of our “feels like” temperatures climb into the upper 90s. Boaters will encounter favorable conditions on the water ahead of afternoon and evening storms. A light chop is forecast for our bays with 1- to 2-foot […]

Highs in the 80s and 90s, storms Monday afternoon

High temperatures will max out in the upper 80s and lower 90s. Ample humidity will make many of these spots feel like the upper 90s during peak heating. Boaters will experience good conditions on the water, given they can dodge our evening rain chances. One- to two-foot wave heights are expected with a light chop […]

Hurricane Ian makes landfall near Cayo Costa as a Category 4 storm

The National Hurricane Center says Ian made landfall near Cayo Costa as a Category 4 storm with maximum sustained winds of 150mph. As of the 4 p.m. advisory seen below, wind strength has dropped to 145mph. Previous: An eastward landfall on Wednesday afternoon looks more likely, therefore Southwest Florida will see more storm surge, flooding, […]