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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

Breezy conditions, slightly cooler temperatures for Monday

Good Afternoon, highs today will be slightly cooler than what we experienced over the weekend. Additionally, wind speed will noticeably strengthen in the late afternoon and evening. Expect a slow climb in our maximum heat over the next several days. This will place many communities in the 90s by the end of this weekend. Rain […]

Dry with more record heat possible for Southwest Florida

Record heat will return for many locations under mostly sunny to partly cloudy skies across southwest Florida. These above-average temperatures will continue into the weekend before we see some relief from the heat on Monday. No precipitation expected through the weekend until a weak cold front moves through the area early next week. Our boating […]

Record heat returns under partly cloudy skies

Highs will reach the upper 80s and lower 90s under partly cloudy skies. Patchy fog will be possible throughout the early morning hours. Record heat is forecast for a few locations, with others coming very close to seeing record temperatures. Above-average temperatures will persist through the weekend. A cold front will eventually drop our highs […]

Highs in the 80s under partly cloudy skies

Good afternoon, high temperatures return to the 80s under partly cloudy skies later today. Our winds will be breezy at times with no chance of rain.Highs will remain between eight and nine degrees above average into the weekend.During this period, expect little to no chance for rain.Thanks to the lack of rainfall and stretch of […]

Sunny Monday afternoon kicks off week of warm weather

High temperatures will reach the upper 80s under mostly sunny skies. Rain chances will remain slim-to-none through the weekend. Throughout this same stretch of time, expect our highs to remain above average. The warm weather and lack of substantial humidity will place our entire viewing area’s fire danger index to at least a two out […]

Mid-80s to end the week, slightly cooler into the weekend

It will be a fantastic Friday to end the week across areas of southwest Florida. Most will stay dry, however there will be a slight chance of a stray shower, especially in our inland communities later this afternoon. High temperatures make their way back into the mid 80s under partly cloudy skies Friday afternoon. Winds […]

Near record-setting heat for Southwest Florida

High temperatures reached the upper 80s under partly cloudy skies. Given our increasing humidity, the “feels like” temperatures climbed to the 90s in some locations. A few stray showers are possible Thursday evening. However, most of us will remain dry. These low-end rain chances will be a recurring theme over the next few days. Highs […]

Warmer weather pattern begins as highs reach the 80s

High temperatures will climb into the 80s across the majority of the WINK viewing area. Expect partly cloudy skies and a few stray showers after lunchtime. Beginning with Wednesday’s highs, we now have 10 straight days forecast with highs in the 80s. During this stretch of above-average temperatures, rain chances will be on the lower […]

Windy, warmer Tuesday for Southwest Florida

Good Afternoon, SW Florida. The rest of today looks warmer with highs back in the mid to upper 70s. Expect windy conditions, similar to what we experienced on Monday. Our temperatures will continue to climb over the next few days. This will keep us above average to round out the week and start the weekend. […]

Cooler temperatures, breezy conditions for Valentine’s Day

Happy Valentines Day, SW Florida! Highs will reach the upper 60s and low 70s with breezy conditions continuing this afternoon. A powerful low-pressure system will fuel strong storms across the southern plains and southeast later this week. This system will amplify the high pressure over South Florida, allowing our temperatures to climb into the 80s […]