The city of San Antonio woke up to widespread fog this Christmas morning, but residents can expect the haze to lift as the day moves forward. According to the National Weather Service, the fog was mainly present before 9 am, and then the city saw a shift towards gradually clearing skies with a climb to a high near 80 degrees. The calm of the morning was set to see a southern breeze, at around 5 mph.
As the festive day transitions to night, the forecast anticipates increasing clouds, bringing the temperature down to a mild low around 66 degrees. There will be a soft, south-southeast wind traveling at a gentle pace of about 5 mph. For those extending their holiday celebrations into Friday, they can expect similar conditions: cloudy skies in the early hours, then a slow reveal of the sun, inching the temperature up to a warm 82 degrees.
The pattern of cloud coverage continues into the weekend, with Saturday looking partly sunny, reaching a high near 81, while a more persistent south wind pushes at a slightly stronger 5 to 10 mph. The evening cools down again to a mostly cloudy night and a stable low around 66 degrees, under the consistent breath of a south-southeast wind, as per the NWS.
Rolling into Sunday, San Antonio can foresee a stubborn blanket of clouds with another high of 79 degrees, even as the southern winds shift eastward in the afternoon. By Sunday night, a cool front starts to make its presence known, introducing a 20 percent chance of showers and a sharper drop in temperature to around 45 degrees. The North wind picks up in intensity, blowing between 15 to 20 mph, and could gust as high as 30 mph after midnight.
Looking ahead into next week, the brisk mood continues into Monday with a slight chance of morning showers and predominantly cloudy skies. Temperatures will take a noticeable dip, only reaching a high near 52 degrees accompanied by robust northern winds at 15 to 20 mph, and gusts that could potentially hit 35 mph. The following nights and days leading up to Wednesday are expected to see a gradual clearing of the clouds and a gentle rise in temperatures, culminating in a sunny Wednesday with a high near 61 degrees, as detailed by the National Weather Service.
