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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

Only isolated rain chances on Wednesday, thanks to Saharan dust

High temperatures will be slightly warmer than what we experienced on Monday and Tuesday. Expect cloud cover to build closer to lunchtime, after a mostly sunny start. Ample humidity will make our high temperatures in the mid-90s feel like they’re in the triple digits during peak heating. A concentrated plume of Saharan dust is draped […]

Tuesday brings hazy and stormy skies

High temperatures will be similar to what we experienced on Tuesday, as most of us will reach the lower to mid-90s. Southwest Florida will have a dry and mostly sunny morning. Cloud cover will increase significantly as the day goes on. High humidity will make many locations feel like the triple digits. In the early […]

Hot, stormy Monday to start the workweek

High temperatures return to the 90s under increasing cloud cover. After a mostly sunny start to the day, more clouds will develop closer to lunchtime. Expect high humidity to make Monday’s peak temperatures feel like the triple digits. Isolated showers and storms will form across Southwest Florida in the early afternoon. Their coverage will continue […]

Above-average heat, scattered storms on Friday

High temperatures return to the lower to mid-90s. After a mostly sunny start, expect increasing cloud cover as the day progresses. High humidity will make temperatures feel like the WINK News viewing area is experiencing triple-digit heat for periods of time.  Scattered thunderstorm chances will increase into the early afternoon. A few isolated rain showers […]

Thursday ends with storms after a mostly sunny start

High temperatures will climb into the mid-90s under increasing cloud cover. Dew points remain in the 70s, creating a muggy feel across the WINK News viewing area. Expect heat index values to briefly reach triple digits for many of our inland communities. Most of Southwest Florida will experience rain on Thursday. A few isolated showers […]

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Wednesday brings more heat and scattered storms

High temperatures across Southwest Florida will be back in the 90s. A mostly sunny morning will make way for a partly cloudy afternoon. Additionally, high levels of humidity will make our inland “feels like” temperatures soar into the triple digits. Scattered storms will mitigate some of Wednesday afternoon and evening’s heat. Isolated thunderstorms will begin […]

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Scattered storms continue this evening

Scattered storms will continue for the rest of the afternoon and early evening hours before fizzling out tonight. Some storms could be strong to severe producing strong winds. gusty winds and frequent lightning. Otherwise, temperatures will gradually fall into the 80s and 70s tonight. The concentration of Saharan dust we are experiencing has notably increased […]

Scattered storms to follow unseasonably hot afternoon Monday

An unseasonably hot forecast will unfold across Southwest Florida, as highs reach the upper 90s in many communities. Dew points in the upper 70s will make our afternoon “feels like” temperatures climb into the triple-digits. After a mostly sunny start to the day, cloud coverage will increase in the late afternoon. These increasing clouds will […]

Isolated storms follow a hot, humid Friday afternoon

High temperatures will reach the 90s across most of Southwest Florida. The warmest locations will be found inland, where nearly everybody will briefly climb into the upper-90s. Partly cloudy skies will develop after a mostly sunny start to the morning. This will provide some shade from the oppressive “feels like” temperatures we are expecting. Specifically, […]

Near-record heat Thursday under hazy skies

Hot and humid weather returns to the forecast, as high temperatures soar into the 90s. Most of the WINK viewing area will experience highs several degrees warmer than Wednesday’s maximum temperatures. High humidity will only amplify that heat. Dew points in the 70s will make our “feels like” temperatures return to the triple digits as […]