As the city wakes up from its festive slumber, the weather seems to have taken a cue from the calm holiday spirit, ushering in a spell of sunny days with mild temperatures. According to the forecast by the National Weather Service, today's high is expected to reach a comfortable 61 degrees under mostly clear skies, with light winds from the south southwest picking up in the morning.
Tonight, stargazers will be pleased with a mostly clear sky and a low around 42 degrees — the wind having calmed to a subtle breath from the south. "Mostly sunny" is the recurring theme for the week ahead, promising a steady climb in daily highs, peaking at around 70 degrees by next Sunday. "Sunny, with a high near 66," the National Weather Service reports for the bright outlook of New Year's Day, despite, the slight breeze transitioning from a north to a west northwest wind in the afternoon.
Local weather forecasts echo this tranquil pattern, as noted by KSAT Weather, pointing to a steady streak of mostly sunny days with temperatures hovering in the low-to-mid 60s. The bracing chill of recent mornings where the Hill Country and far northern Bexar flirted with freezing temps, seems to be giving way to a marginally warmer dawn, with tomorrow's sunrise ushering in a day where temperatures are expected to settle at around 63 degrees.
For those dreading the return to work after the holiday respite, the weather seems in no hurry to hasten anyone back to the grindstone, instead offering a serene backdrop to the close of the year. Residents can anticipate a consistent pattern, as Thursday and Friday are set to mirror the clear conditions, with nighttime lows gently descending to the mid-30s, and the following mornings warming to daily highs comfortably sat in the low 60s, as per the KSAT report.
The upcoming weekend further prolongs the fair weather spell, hinting that any plans under the open skies will likely go uninterrupted by the whims of nature. Saturday's skies are forecast to remain clear with a high near 65, the gentle west northwest breeze shifting south southwestwards through the afternoon.
