Shelden Breshears
Forecaster and Producer
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Shelden was born and raised in Portales, New Mexico and is the Forecaster for the Early Show on Newschannel 10.
Shelden attended school at West Texas A&M University and graduated with a degree in Broadcasting and Electronic Media. He's currently a student at Mississippi State University for a certificate in Broadcast Meteorology.
He first came to Newschannel 10 in 2016 as an intern, and has worked in several roles on his path to Forecaster.
When he's not at work, Shelden loves going to the lake whenever he can, hanging out with friends and watching movies or putting his photography skills to use on west Texas' stunning landscapes.
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Things are looking dry and warm for the rest of our work week as a high pressure system is establishing itself over our area.
Things are slowly quieting down for much of the area as we head into our Tuesday.
Overnight showers are still moving through the area as of early this morning, but should be dwindling by sunrise, leaving behind cloudy skies.
We’ve got more warm weather on the way not only for Friday, but for the weekend and next week as well!
It’s looking like our pattern is settling down in warm and sunny for the next few days.
As the high pressure off to our west strengthens, we’re looking at a northeast flow sort of setup which basically means we won’t see a whole lot of anything happening in the next few days.
Cooler air in place will set up our week on a beautiful note, and could also help fire off some spotty shower chances.
Lingering showers and storms continue to work their way through the area early this morning, however chances will dwindle for our Friday.
Things are looking generally cooler across the area as we’ll see highs in the mid-80s, with calmer winds out of the southwest at only 10-15 mph.
Our pattern is changing, and that is setting the stage for some rainy days ahead.
For our Tuesday today, things seem pretty business as usual, we’ll see sunny skies, slightly breezy conditions and warm, yet below normal temperatures.
Thanks to the high pressure system off to our west, our current pattern is looking to hold steady for the first half of our work week.
As a high pressure system continues to strengthen over our area, temperatures are going to continue to rise.
After isolated showers made their way through the region yesterday, we’re looking to see things quiet down for the second half of the work week.
After an evening cold front and severe storms for some, rain chances will dwindle today as temperatures are set to rise as we continue to dry out.
Limited parts of the area are being watched for the potential of showers and thunderstorms today, while the rest of the area looks to stay mostly dry as the high pressure that’s helped us recently will now turn to keeping us a bit drier.
After rounds of severe weather and flash flooding overnight, what’s left of any storms will be making their way out of the area as we head into the mid-morning hours.
After long lasting rain early this morning, what’s left of that system will continue to push its way off towards the southern ends of the area.
Calm winds and rich moisture in the air sets up a foggy start to our Wednesday, with scattered rain chances later.
Temperatures are staying cool, and rain chances are sticking around as we head into our Tuesday.
After a wet weekend, it looks like we’ll continue that trend as we head into this week.
Temperatures have begun their cooldown across the area, and this afternoon, severe weather is likely to return to the area.
After a record tying hot day Wednesday, a slight cool down and rain chances are looking to push into the area for this weekend.
After a couple of cooler days, temperatures are on the rise, prompting heat advisories for parts of the area.
After a Monday of beautiful temperatures, we’re looking to bring back a little heat for Tuesday and Wednesday.
Thanks to a morning cold front, temperatures will stay well below normal today, however we will have to deal with some winds along with cooler temperatures.
Despite Sunday being the first day of summer, this week has felt awfully summer-like, and it looks like that trend is going to continue.
Thursday is shaping up to look a whole lot like every day that has come before it so far this week, sunshine, heat, and breezy conditions.
As we continue our work week, sunny conditions with heat look to be the bulk of our forecast for at least our remaining work days.
An upper-level high pressure system is preparing to settle us into a very dry and warm period for the rest of the week.
For Amarillo, we hit 90 for the first time this year as of Tuesday, and it looks like we’ll hit 100 degrees for the first time this year today!
Last night’s thunderstorms are making their way out of the region, and that will about do it for rain chances this week.
After some late night thunderstorms, we could see a similar set up for our Monday.
We’re now just about 16 days away from the official start of summer, but it’s going to feel like summer time across the area today.
Thanks to our upper-level set up in the atmosphere, things are looking to remain mostly quiet, warm, and dry for the next several days.
After a round of early morning thunderstorms, we’ll track one more shot at rain for the area, then things look to quiet down for the next 7 days.
The upper-level system that’s brought thunderstorms for the past several days will begin to move out today, taking rain chances with it.
After getting drenched on Sunday, Flood Watches will persist into the morning hours, with more chances of rain on the way for our Memorial Day Holiday.
We’re looking to head into the latter part of our weekend and Memorial Day holiday on a cool and rainy note.
It looks like our severe weather threats are being toned down, but rain chances are looking pretty solid for the holiday weekend. For Friday, expect to feel the effects of Thursday’s cold front, as highs across the area will only reach up into the low 70s, however southeast winds at 10 mph will keep our dewpoints nice and high.
Storm chances are looking to continue as we prepare for the Memorial Day holiday weekend.
As we head into our Wednesday, we’re going to see a familiar set up, however our severe weather risk is going to be higher.
Setting up for our Tuesday, we’re looking at an all or nothing situation with chances of isolated showers and thunderstorms.
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We’re tracking the possibility of severe storms to roll into our area starting Monday afternoon into the overnight hours.
Storm activity has most certainly decreased here over the past couple of days, but our Monday could still be active when it comes to severe weather.
We’re looking at more warm weather without rain chances for Friday today, with windy conditions to be seen by all.