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San Antonio Braces for Showers and Thunderstorms with Glimpses of Sun Ahead

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Published on December 22, 2023
San Antonio Braces for Showers and Thunderstorms with Glimpses of Sun AheadSource: Unsplash/ Andrea Villiers

The weather forecast for today in the city shows a slight chance of showers before the clock strikes noon, and potential thunderstorms between 3 p.m, according to the National Weather Service. Foggy conditions are also expected to roll out by 10 a.m. With a humidity hanging heavy at 94%, and a calm wind from the east southeast, the high might reach a mellow 70 degrees.

As we slide into the evening, the chance of rain dips slightly to a mellow 20 percent after midnight, heralded by more patchy fog after the witching hour of 3 a.m. "Mostly cloudy, with a low around 63," the forecast from National Weather Service retains its stubborn calm, with the same easterly breeze.

This damp narrative continues into Saturday with a stronger likelihood of rainfall, "A chance of showers before 9 a.m, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms between 9 a.m and noon, as noted by the National Weather Service. The rain could rack up to a quarter of an inch, higher in storm-visited spots, and the breeze is forecasted to pick up the pace, charging southeast between 5 to 10 mph.

Looking ahead, the forecast suggests an interruption in the rain on Sunday, granting a hiatus to the nearly constant showers with a chance of thunderstorms before noon. Following this brief respite, the sun is predicted to muscle through the clouds, gunning for a modest peak near 75 degrees, as detailed by KSAT's weather report. The clarity continues into Christmas Day, blessing us with a "Mostly sunny, with a high near 61," and a vivacious north northwest wind, showing off gusts as high as 25 mph.

Our week might conclude on a brighter note still as Tuesday brings a promise of mostly sunny skies with a high cruising near 64 degrees, and the temperature slide into the evening is expected to land softly around 42 degrees, lightly cloaked by a veneer of partly cloudy skies.