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.

Hot, muggy Wednesday with scattered storms

High temperatures return to the 90s under partly cloudy skies. High humidity will make many locations feel like they are experiencing triple-digit heat in the afternoon. After a few stray morning showers, scattered thunderstorms will develop after lunchtime. Most of Wednesday’s heaviest rain will be focused inland. Boaters will experience pleasant conditions on the water. […]

Tuesday brings scattered storms, triple-digit ‘feels like’ temperatures

High temperatures will reach the mid-90s, similar to what was experienced on Monday. Dew points in the mid-70s will make it feel very humid outside. Expect most of Southwest Florida to reach triple-digit “feels like” temperatures during peak heating. Isolated showers and storms will form just after lunchtime. These will grow into organized storms in […]

Another chance for Friday evening thunderstorms; Tropical Storm Bonnie forms

Lee County was under a Flash Flood Watch Friday afternoon for an hour-and-a-half. The late-afternoon storms brought heavy rain and localized flooding to the Fort Myers area.   Highs will mainly be in the low to mid-90s under increasing cloud cover. Pop-up storms developing in the afternoon will become scattered in the evening, before fizzling […]

Hot, humid Thursday afternoon with evening thunderstorms

Rain has returned for Thursday evening and is expected to continue into the evening. The Weather Authority is still tracking three areas of disturbed weather in the Atlantic. Potential Tropical System Two is forecasted to strengthen into a tropical storm in the Caribbean before making landfall in Central America this week. This system poses no […]

Spotty Wednesday evening shower / Partly cloudy overnight

Just like Tuesday, we will see rounds of scattered thunderstorms form in the afternoon that will fizzle out into the evening. The weather conditions will improve after sunset and remain mainly clear to partly cloudy overnight. The Weather Authority is tracking one potential tropical system and two disturbances in the Atlantic. Potential Tropical System Two […]

More scattered storms Tuesday evening

Scattered storms will erupt across Southwest Florida in the late afternoon and evening. Expect these to follow similar timing to what we experienced on Monday. The Weather Authority is tracking two disturbances and Potential Tropical System Two in the Atlantic. Potential Tropical System Two will push into the Caribbean this week. A large area of […]

Tropics heat up; Hot, humid weather precedes a stormy end to Monday

Highs will reach the low 90s under partly cloudy skies. Our scorcher scale will return to the caution category on Monday. Expect several locations to feel like they’re experiencing triple-digit temperatures during peak heating, thanks to ample amounts of moisture across the region. Scattered thunderstorms will form after lunchtime. These will initially develop inland before […]

Scattered storms, triple-digit heat index on Friday

High temperatures return to the 90s across almost all of Southwest Florida. An increase in humidity will make many locations “feel like” they are experiencing triple-digit heat. For that reason, heat advisories have been issued for DeSoto, Highlands and Glades counties until 7:00 PM. Rain chances will be much higher than what we experienced on […]

The Weather Authority is tracking a new tropical wave in the Atlantic

Southwest Florida’s high temperatures will be slightly warmer than what we reached on Wednesday. A few stray showers may develop later this evening, but most remain dry. While most of us will remain dry, an increase in humidity will bring back scattered rain chances by the weekend. Boaters will see improvements within our bays in […]

Drier weather, highs in the 90s return Wednesday

Highs return to the 90s under partly cloudy skies. Small chances of rain will begin after lunchtime. Southwest Florida will experience significantly less humidity than what we saw on Tuesday. This drier air will mitigate our rain chances. Expect Southwest Florida to remain mostly dry for the remainder of the week. Boaters will face moderate […]