San Antonio residents, brace yourselves for a sizzling week ahead. The city is forecast to experience high temperatures with the mercury set to hit the mid-90s for most of the upcoming days, according to the National Weather Service. Today, you can expect a mostly sunny sky with a high near 95 degrees and a heat index that may climb as high as 104 degrees. Calm winds will shift to the east around 5 mph in the afternoon.
As the evening rolls in, the sky should remain mostly clear with temperatures dipping to a low around 76, while the east wind at 5 to 10 mph becomes a gentle south southeast breeze after midnight. Friday will carry the sunny streak, boosting temperatures even further to a high near 97. The heat index value, a measure of how hot it really feels when relative humidity is factored with the actual air temperature, will be hovering as high as 102.
The weekend shows no sign of cooling down, as Saturday's temperatures are expected to peak near 98 degrees under sunny skies. Light southeast winds will pick up in the afternoon, increasing to 5 to 10 mph. Nighttime will offer little respite, with lows hovering around 77 degrees and southeast winds at 5 to 10 mph, some gusts could reach up to 20 mph.
Sunday continues the trend, even edging towards the century mark with a forecast high of 99 degrees. The south southeast wind remains steady at 5 to 10 mph. Into Sunday night, partly cloudy conditions will offer minor relief as lows settle around 78 degrees, accompanied by stronger winds from the south southeast at 10 to 15 mph, and gusts that could again reach up to 20 mph.
The story is much the same for Monday, with expected highs at 96 degrees under mostly sunny skies. Juneteenth may bring San Antonio a chance of showers and thunderstorms, but the day will still likely be mostly sunny with highs again near 96 degrees. Despite the potential for wet weather, the heat will persist throughout the holiday, serving as a reminder for the community to stay hydrated and cool through these high-temperature days.
