As San Antonio enters the heart of summer, locals are bracing for soaring temperatures this Independence Day. According to the National Weather Service, the city is expected to see highs teetering near the 100-degree mark, with heat index values climbing as high as 106. The forecast speaks to a gradual clearing of skies today, giving way to a full display of the sun's relentless blaze.
Tonight, celebrations may continue under mostly clear skies with a mild south southeast wind bringing the day's low to a warm 76 degrees. The weather pattern holds steady into Friday, with the National Weather Service predicting another scorcher — sunny and hot, with a high near 100 and the potential of heat indices ticking to a sweltering 104 degrees.
As the weekend approaches, San Antonians might catch a slight respite, with a forecasted 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms come Saturday afternoon. Despite the possibility of precipitation, the heat will persist with the mercury hovering at a high of 99 degrees. Partly cloudy, as described by forecast.weather.gov, seems to be the recurring theme through the night, with lows stagnating in the upper 70s.
The brief suggestion of rain may extend into the following week, with chances of showers and thunderstorms incrementally increasing to 40 percent by Tuesday. Yet, this is less an indication of cooling, more a harbinger of humidity that will make the slightly lower high of 90 degrees feel just as oppressive. Through it all, the winds remain a subtle player — shifting from south to east but seldom breaking the 10 mph mark.
