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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

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 […]

Poll: Americans feeling effects of climate change

78% of Americans say extreme weather, like heat waves, hurricanes or severe flooding, has impacted their lives. That statistic comes from a new poll on climate change and its impact. Alonzo Plough, chief science officer for the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation, joins WINK News meteorologists Nash Rhodes to explain the poll’s findings. Watch the full […]

Tuesday brings lower rain chances, highs in the 90s

Highs return to the 90s under partly cloudy skies. Winds will remain out of the northeast, sustained at 10 to 15 miles per hour. A few storms are possible south this evening.   Boaters will experience moderate chop on the water and 1- to 2-foot wave heights in the Gulf. Our rain chances will remain […]

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Highs in the 90s with scattered storms after lunchtime

High temperatures will reach the 90s this afternoon under increasing cloud cover. Southwest Florida’s high humidity will make almost all of our “feels like” temperatures reach triple-digits. Scattered showers and thunderstorms will dissipate heading into the overnight hours. We maintain these dry these conditions throughout tomorrow morning. Boaters will encounter light chop and one to […]

More Storms expected Monday

Scattered storms are back in the forecast for Monday. Storms will start near the Gulf sea-breeze in the morning, and build inland in the afternoon. Otherwise, it’ll be hot with highs in the 90s. The Weather Authority is still not expecting any named storms to form in the Atlantic, Gulf of Mexico, or the Caribbean […]

Heat advisories in effect Thursday amid triple-digit “feels like” temperatures

Highs will reach the low to mid-90s under increasing cloud cover. All of us will experience triple-digit “feels like” temperatures thanks to our above-average heat and high levels of humidity. For that reason, a heat advisory is now in effect for DeSoto and Sarasota counties. If you can tolerate the hot temperatures, boating conditions will […]

Wednesday heat index soars into triple digits

High temperatures will be in the 90s under increasing cloud cover. Southwest Florida’s “feels like” temperatures will climb into the triple digits due to high levels of humidity. Isolated rain chances will begin after lunchtime. These will become scattered in the evening, with a few strong storms possible for our northern communities. For this reason, […]

Tuesday highs in the mid-90s ahead of scattered thunderstorms

High temperatures will reach the low to mid- 90s under partly cloudy skies. High humidity will make many locations feel like they are in triple-digit temperatures during peak heating. Rain chances will begin after lunchtime. A few isolated storms will develop early Tuesday afternoon, with scattered thunderstorms forming closer to the evening. Boaters will have […]

Hot, hazy Monday afternoon with isolated storms after lunchtime

The newest update from the National Hurricane Center has just upgraded this disturbance in the Caribbean to a 40% chance of formation over the next five days.   Nearly all of Southwest Florida will reach the 90s under partly cloudy, hazy skies. High humidity will make many spots feel like they are experiencing triple-digit heat […]

Wet weekend ahead, following stormy Friday

High temperatures will be slightly lower than what they were on Thursday. Many locations will struggle to reach the low 90s. Isolated-to-scattered thunderstorm chances will persist throughout Friday. The likelihood of showers and storms will be elevated on Saturday and Sunday. Boaters will experience light to moderate-chop in our bays and 1 to 2-foot wave […]