San Antonio residents are in for a sweltering week. Today's forecast predicts scorching temperatures with highs near 100 degrees and heat index values peaking at 105, while calm winds are expected to take on a light easterly direction at about 5 mph, according to the National Weather Service.
Tonight, the heat relents slightly as the skies stay mostly clear with a low hovering around 78 degrees and the wind shifting from southeast to a northeastern breeze post-midnight, but the brief respite doesn't promise much comfort for the heat-weary. The week ahead sees a return to the high temperatures as Monday holds a 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms post-1 p.m. sunny and hot with highs again bordering on the triple digits the heat index teasing the limits of tolerability.
The slight chance for precipitation spills into Monday night with a 20 percent likelihood of showers ceasing before 1 a.m., giving way to partly cloudy skies and a low around 77 degrees. As the sun claims the sky once more on Tuesday, residents can expect mostly sunny conditions with a high near 98 and a gentle east wind around 5 mph continuing into a mostly clear evening, where temperatures will dip to a low of approximately 76 degrees.
Looking further into the week, San Antonio's forecast doesn't stray far from the established pattern, Wednesday's anticipation of sunny skies will usher in a high near 98, with a serene calm wind shifting southeast in the afternoon yet the evening remains mostly clear, and the breeze takes on a southern quality at 5 to 10 mph. Thursday continues the trend, sunny and reaching for that near 99-degree mark with calm winds becoming southeastern, ushering in a similarly clear night with a low around 77; Friday doesn't stray from the script, sunny and steering toward 99 degrees by day settling into a mostly clear 77-degree night, and carrying into a sunny Saturday with a high near 98.
