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.

Record Friday heat to close out the workweek

Record heat is expected across Southwest Florida in the afternoon. High temperatures will reach the upper 80s and low to mid-90s under partly cloudy skies. High humidity will make many communities feel like they are experiencing triple-digit heat during peak heating. Wind speeds will reach 5 to 10 mph. Therefore, our boating forecast looks superb: […]

Near-record Thursday heat under partly cloudy skies

High temperatures will reach the upper 80s and low 90s under partly cloudy skies. Regardless, ample humidity will make most of our “feels like” temperatures climb into the 90s. Boaters can expect more stellar water conditions. One- to 2-foot Gulf wave heights and a light chop in our bays are expected. There is no rain […]

Highs in the 70s under partly cloudy skies

  High temperatures will reach the upper 70s and low 80s under partly cloudy skies. It will feel pleasant thanks to the dew points remaining in the 60s and 50s. Boaters will encounter pleasant conditions on the water. One- to 2-foot Gulf wave heights and a light chop in our bays are expected. The rest […]

Breezy Friday with isolated rain chances

High temperatures will climb to the low 80s and upper 70s under mostly cloudy skies. It will become notably humid in the afternoon, with dew points in the low 70s. Boating will not be ideal. Breezy conditions will create moderate chop in our bays and 1- to 2-foot Gulf wave heights. A cold front will […]

Hot, humid forecast for Thursday

Our run of above-average heat continues, with high temperatures reaching the 80s across Southwest Florida. It will still feel humid and muggy as dew points remain in the 60s and 70s. As a result, areas of patchy dense fog will linger into the late morning. Boaters will find pleasant conditions on the water. One- to […]

Near-record Wednesday heat under partly cloudy skies

  High temperatures will return to the 80s across Southwest Florida. Winds will be between 5 to 10 mph under partly cloudy skies. Boaters can expect great weather on the water. A light chop in our bays and 1- to 2-foot Gulf wave heights are in the forecast. There is no rain in Wednesday’s forecast. […]

Near-record heat with no rain in Tuesday’s forecast

  High temperatures will reach the 80s under partly cloudy skies. It will sometimes feel humid, with dew points hitting the upper 60s and low 70s. Boaters can expect great conditions on the water. One- to 2-foot Gulf wave heights and a light chop are expected. No rain is in Tuesday’s forecast. We will keep […]

Monday brings record heat under partly cloudy skies

  High temperatures will reach the upper 80s in many locations after patchy morning fog. Humid conditions will make a few of our “feels like” temperatures reach the 90s during peak heating. Boaters will experience a pleasant day on the water. One- to 2-foot Gulf wave heights and light-to-smooth chop in our bays are in […]

Cooler Thursday following isolated morning showers

High temperatures will reach the low to mid-70s under partly cloudy skies. This notable cool down is on the heels of Thursday morning’s cold front. Winds will be breezy. As a result, boaters can expect 3- to 5-foot Gulf wave heights and choppy conditions in our bays. Isolated rain chances will continue throughout Thursday morning. […]

Above-average Wednesday heat ahead of rain chances after dark

High temperatures will return to the 80s, reaching warmer levels than we experienced on Tuesday. Humidity will also become noticeably higher thanks to our strong southerly winds. Boaters will experience a moderate chop in our bays and one to three-foot Gulf wave heights. Isolated rain chances are in Wednesday’s forecast. These will not begin until […]