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Nash Rhodes

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.

Articles by Nash Rhodes

Scattered storms Wednesday; monitoring multiple tropical disturbances

High temperatures will reach the mid-90s inland and lower 90s along the coastline. High humidity will make everyone within the WINK News viewing area feel like they are experiencing triple-digit heat during peak heating. Boaters can look forward to excellent conditions on the water. Only 1- to 2-foot wave heights are expected, with a light […]

Hot, muggy Tuesday with scattered storms

High temperatures will reach the mid-90s across Southwest Florida. A very muggy feel will persist throughout the day, fueling more triple-digit “feels like” temperatures. Boaters will encounter a light chop within our bays and 1- to 2-foot wave heights. After a mostly dry start, increasing cloud cover will yield scattered thunderstorms in the evening. A […]

Monday starts workweek with record heat, scattered storms

Above-average heat is in the forecast, as highs will likely reach the mid- to high 90s across most of Southwest Florida. High humidity will also make the entire WINK News viewing area feel like it’s experiencing triple-digit heat. Boaters will have pleasant conditions on the water if they can dodge any storms. 1- to 2-foot […]

Above-average heat, scattered storms return; Danielle possible in the Gulf

High temperatures will climb into the low to mid-90s across Southwest Florida. Partly cloudy skies and high humidity will stick with us all day long. Additionally, everyone can expect triple-digit “feels like” temperatures during peak heating. Boaters will find superb conditions on the water, with 1- to 2-foot wave heights forecast in the Gulf and […]

Thursday brings more rounds of isolated storms

High temperatures will primarily reach the lower 90s under partly cloudy skies. Wind speeds will be slightly weaker, climbing to 10 mph by the evening. High humidity is still engulfing most of Southwest Florida. This will make “feels like” temperatures hit the upper 90s and triple digits during peak heating. Boaters will find great conditions […]

Wednesday’s isolated storms to clear out by evening

High temperatures will reach the upper 80s and low to mid-90s under partly cloudy skies. High levels of humidity will still make our “feels like” temperatures hit the upper 90s in most of the WINK News viewing area during peak heating. Boaters will experience conditions on the water similar to what they have seen all […]

Another round of morning showers for Wednesday

The streak of below-average high temperatures continues, as a large portion of the WINK News viewing area struggled to reach the low 90s on Tuesday. Wednesday will bring partly cloudy skies and high humidity throughout the day. Wind speeds will be slightly higher, climbing to 15 mph by the late afternoon. Boaters can only expect […]

Scattered storms, below-average high temperatures on Monday

High temperatures will barely climb into the low 90s under partly cloudy skies. The majority of us will be experiencing below-average heat for a change during peak heating, with many only reaching the upper 90s for our feels-like temperatures. Afternoon scattered storms will form across the WINK News viewing area after a mostly dry start. […]

Friday’s isolated rain chances close out the workweek

High temperatures will reach the mid-90s under partly cloudy skies. Ample humidity will make temperatures feel like the triple digits during peak heating. A thick plume of Saharan dust will initially give the sky a hazy look. By the afternoon and evening, expect significant improvements in the air quality as the dust slowly lifts out […]

Record heat ahead of Thursday’s isolated rain chances

High temperatures will return to the mid-90s under hazy skies. Many locations, including Fort Myers, are forecasting heat that would tie or break daily records. Cloud coverage will build after lunchtime, just as our “feels like” temperatures stretch into the triple digits. Isolated thunderstorms are expected on Thursday afternoon. Severe weather is not expected with […]