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Whether you are looking for long range forecasts, or current weather provided to you by our Accuweather feature, southernlivestock.com is your best source for an accurate weather forecast. Meteorologist Brian Bledsoe, author of Weather Wise, is one of the nation’s premier long range weather forecasters.
Weather Wise
published: April 3rd 2020 by: Brian Bledsoe
One thing I continue to watch for is how the Pacific Ocean keeps changing. This is important, because it has been in a relative warm phase for the past five or so years. When it starts to cool off, the potential for a La Niña episode increases, which can cause drought issues for the Western/Southern Plains....
Weather Wise
published: March 6th 2020 by: Brian Bledsoe
I haven’t had to talk much about La Niña during the past few years. In fact, we haven’t had much problem with it for quite some time. However, there are a few signs that show the Pacific cooling down a bit, and that is always something that piques my interest....
Weather Wise
published: February 20th 2020 by: Brian Bledsoe
Last 30 days and latest JAMSTEC Model Forecast The last 30 days have certainly been better for many areas, but other areas didn’t do as well. The map below shows precipitation anomaly in inches....
Weather Wise
published: January 10th 2020 by: Brian Bledsoe
Drought update and spring preview Hey folks, I hope you all had a great holiday season! I had plenty of time off and enjoyed it all with my family. Here is the latest Drought Monitor… Obviously, some areas of Texas are not looking too good....
Weather Wise
published: October 4th 2019 by: Brian Bledsoe
Drought update and a look ahead With the exception of the far east and southeast part of Texas (rainfall from Imelda), the rest of Texas continues to slip deeper and deeper into this “flash drought”....
Weather Wise
published: September 6th 2019 by: Brian Bledsoe
Drought creeping across Texas I mentioned this in my previous article and hit it pretty hard at the Beef Cattle Short Course...drought continues to creep across Texas. The map below shows how many inches above and below average for the region....
Weather Wise
published: June 14th 2019 by: Brian Bledsoe
A look at the next three months We’ve been pretty blessed in not having to deal with drought lately. Here we are in July, and we haven’t had any long lasting bouts of heat or dryness....
Weather Wise
published: May 31st 2019 by: Brian Bledsoe
Heavy rains continue Last month, I talked about how the wet pattern wasn’t going to break and we were really going to have to start worrying about flooding. Well, the heavy rains have not let up for many of us and have only expanded in northern areas....
Weather Wise
published: May 3rd 2019 by: Brian Bledsoe
Recent wet weather trends may continue Well, if rain is what you were looking for, many of you have received it. The map below shows precipitation % of average during the past 30 days....
Weather Wise
published: April 5th 2019 by: Brian Bledsoe
April-May outlook Soil moisture Right now, most of the Plains are running at or above average when it comes to soil moisture. This is something we think will be key during the thunderstorm season....
Weather Wise
published: August 10th 2018 by: Brian Bledsoe
I know we are still in the thick of summer, but that will change before you know it. I have been looking at a lot of different models and data. I always want to share that information with you, as it provides some insight as to what we might see....
Weather Wise - Weather Forecast
published: November 3rd 2017 by: Brian Bledsoe
A look at the oceans shows that the Pacific has cooled considerably in 2017 and we have technically entered a La Niña episode. All of that "blue and green" off the West Coast of South America is indicative of cooler than average water and represents a developing La Niña....
Weather Wise - Weather Forecast
published: October 6th 2017 by: Brian Bledsoe
I know a lot of you are wondering what this upcoming winter will bring. There’s a lot of talk about La Niña and what it could mean for Texas and surrounding areas. The latest ensemble of models continues to show a weak to moderate La Niña episode that may last through spring....
Weather Wise - Weather Forecast
published: September 8th 2017 by: Brian Bledsoe
First of all, I would like to say that the folks of Southeast Texas and the Gulf Coast Region have been in my thoughts. Here’s to better and drier times for those impacted by Harvey. We all knew that when it came to a major hurricane, it was simply a matter of when one would strike Texas again....
Weather Wise - Weather Forecast
published: June 2nd 2017 by: Brian Bledsoe
Recently, there has been a bit of dryness show up in Central Texas, but nothing excessive. The Drought Monitor shows that clearly, as you can see below: Recent rains in North-Central Texas and Southern Oklahoma have helped things out a bit....
Weather Wise - Weather Forecast
published: May 5th 2017 by: Brian Bledsoe
Seems like all most folks want to chat about lately, is El Niño… Is it coming? Is it here? When will it hit my house? (kidding) So, I’ll give you what you want....
weather Wise - Weather Forecast
published: April 7th 2017 by: Brian Bledsoe
I know we are barely into spring, but I wanted to give you a preview of what our summer looks like. The model below is the NMME model, and we’ll look at temperature first, then precipitation....
Weather Wise - Weather Forecast
published: February 17th 2017 by: Brian Bledsoe
We are rapidly moving through winter, and are in pretty good shape in terms of moisture. No major drought issues exist right now, which is fantastic! There are still a few dry areas in Northeast and Southeast Texas, but nothing huge....
Weather Wise - Weather Forecast
published: December 2nd 2016 by: Brian Bledsoe
Hey folks, hope you are all doing well and had a great Thanksgiving. This won’t be a lengthy update, but I wanted to show you the updated JAMSTEC Model that recently was released. Remember, red means warmer than average and blue means colder than average....
Weather Wise - Weather Forecast
published: November 4th 2016 by: Brian Bledsoe
Is our recent very warm weather anything out of the ordinary? Not particularly. Much of the United States is usually quite warm following a strong El Niño. The graphic below shows what a typical September and October looks like after a strong El Niño....
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