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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

Scattered Wednesday storms, 90s highs; tracking Fiona, Gaston, Invest 98L

High temperatures will mainly reach the 90s under partly cloudy skies. Ample humidity will still make some locations feel like they are hitting triple-digit heat in the afternoon. Boaters are in for pleasant conditions on the water, given they can dodge our scattered rain chances. Light chop in our bays and 1- to 2-foot wave […]

Gaston forms in the Atlantic; Fiona becomes first major hurricane of 2022

After a slow start the Tropics are really starting to heat up. All eyes are on an area of disturbed weather in the Atlantic with an 80% chance for development over the next 5 days. Tropical Storm Gaston forms in the Atlantic. Gaston will be a fish storm and not impact a land mass. Our […]

More storms Monday afternoon; Fiona makes landfall in Dominican Republic

Highs will reach the low 90s inland and the upper 80s along the coastline under partly cloudy skies. “Feels like” temperatures may reach the triple digits in some locations due to the humidity. Boaters will encounter favorable conditions on the water if they can dodge any evening storms. A light chop and 1- to 2-foot […]

Friday brings scattered storms; Tropical Storm Fiona to become hurricane

High temperatures will only reach the upper 80s during peak heating on Friday. Mostly cloudy conditions will stick with us all day. Boaters will have excellent conditions on the water. However, rain and storms chances may impact your boating experience after lunchtime. One- to 2-foot Gulf wave heights and a light chop are expected within […]

Below-average temperatures, scattered storms Thursday; tracking Fiona

High temperatures will reach the upper 80s and low 90s under mostly cloudy skies. High humidity will still bring many spots “feels like” temperatures in the upper 90s during peak heating. Boaters can expect pleasant water conditions, given they can avoid our storm chances. One- to two-foot Gulf wave heights and a light chop within […]

Tropical Storm Fiona, Wednesday highs reach upper 80s, lower 90s with scattered storms

Tropical Storm Fiona has formed in the Atlantic the major take away is the system has slightly strengthened and shifted to the North. The National hurricane Center will issue tropical storm watches and warnings. Fiona is expected to remain at tropical storm strength and is moving west and north-westward headed for Puerto Rico and Hispaniola […]

Expect a stormy Tuesday after a mostly dry morning

High temperatures will extend into the upper 80s and lower 90s under partly cloudy skies. Ample humidity will make our “feels like” temperatures climb into the triple digits during peak heating. Boaters will find great conditions on the water, given they can dodge Tuesday’s storms. One- to 2-foot Gulf wave heights and a light chop […]

Above-average heat and scattered thunderstorms

High temperatures will return to the 90s under increasing cloud cover on Monday. High humidity will make it “feel like” the triple digits during peak heating. Boaters can expect one to two-foot Gulf wave heights and a light chop within our bays. These conditions may deteriorate later in the day as rain could impact boating […]

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Scattered storms and below-average heat to end the workweek

High temperatures will barely crack into the 90s in many Southwest Florida locations. These below-average temperatures will come as a result of our mostly cloudy conditions. Boaters will not be treated to great water conditions. One to two-foot wave heights and moderate chop is expected within our bays. Scattered rain chances will develop across Southwest […]

Scattered Thursday storms, a slight drop in high temperatures

High temperatures will only reach the upper 80s and lower 90s under mostly cloudy skies. Dew points in the upper 70s will make our temperatures feel five to 10 degrees warmer during peak heating. Boaters can expect great water conditions if they can dodge Thursday’s storms. One- to 2-foot Gulf wave heights and a light […]