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.

A few Wednesday evening showers with highs in the 70s

Highs will climb into the upper 70s under partly cloudy skies. It will be breezy at times with a few showers possible, especially Wednesday evening. Strong winds will make for subpar boating conditions. Expect moderate chop in our bays, with gulf wave heights reaching 2 to 3 feet. After our stray morning showers, rain and […]

Low humidity, windy weather Tuesday following cold front

High temperatures will struggle to reach the upper 70s in many locations. A cooler and drier day is in store after Monday’s cold front. The drop in humidity will make Tuesday’s highest temperatures feel pleasant. We have no rain chances Tuesday, but gusty winds will be the main story throughout the morning and afternoon. All […]

Highs in the 80s ahead of Monday night’s cold front

Expect partly cloudy skies and highs in the 80s. A few showers will be possible Monday, especially for inland areas. This is due to a fairly strong cold front that will be pushing through Southwest Florida Monday night into Tuesday morning. After a mostly dry start to the morning, pop-up showers will form after lunchtime. […]

Partly cloudy skies, warmer weather after stray showers

Highs will return to the 80s under partly cloudy skies. A few stray showers are possible throughout the morning and early afternoon. After lunchtime, the majority of us will remain dry until the weekend. Expect light chop in the bays and 1- to 2-foot wave heights in the gulf. Low-end rain chances will persist through […]

Stray showers, above-average temperatures for SWFL Wednesday

Highs will return to the upper 70s and low 80s under partly cloudy skies. Expect light chop and only one-to-two foot wave heights in the gulf. These great boating conditions are thanks to our lack of strong wind gusts. A few stray showers moved across Southwest Florida throughout Wednesday morning, with rain chances dropping significantly […]

Above-average temperatures under mostly sunny skies

Highs reach the 80s this afternoon under mostly sunny skies. Our boating forecast includes higher gulf wave heights and areas of patchy fog until the late morning. Southwest Florida’s best rain chances return late Sunday night into Monday morning. That will be in the form of a weak cold front.

A warmer afternoon in store for Southwest Florida

Our highs will be a pinch warmer than what we experienced on Tuesday. Almost all of us will reach the 80s under mostly sunny skies. Our boating forecast now includes one to three-foot wave heights in the gulf, with a light chop in our bays. High pressure is in control of Southwest Florida at the […]

Plenty of sunshine, highs in the 80s

High temperatures return to the 80s Tuesday afternoon under mostly sunny skies. Areas of patchy fog will be possible until late morning. Florida is currently sharing its above-average high temperatures with many southern states. High pressure is steering our southerly winds and maintaining our mostly dry conditions. That weather pattern is also allowing us to […]

Another warm, dry afternoon for Southwest Florida

A warm and dry day returns to the forecast, under mostly sunny skies. A few areas will start the day with patchy fog. This should leave us by late Monday morning. Smooth waters in our bays will make for excellent boating conditions. The dry air we are enjoying will persist for the next few days. […]

Above-average heat continues into next week

Highs will be very similar to what we experienced on Christmas. Expect temperatures to reach the upper 70s and lower 80s under mostly sunny skies. Dew points will remain in the 50s throughout the day. This will make our above average high temperatures still feel pleasant. Today will feature another great forecast for boating. Highs […]