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Published on May 14, 2024
San Antonio Braces for Scorcher Before Weekend Thunderstorms, According to National Weather ForecastSource: Google Street View

San Antonio residents are gearing up for a week of varied weather, starting with sunny skies and highs knocking on the door of the lower nineties, before potential thunderstorms roll in for the latter half. According to the National Weather Service, today's conditions in the Alamo City will be sunny and calm, with an expected high near 91 degrees. The breeze is running easy, drifting east southeast up to 7 mph.

As night falls over San Antonio, the mercury dips to a comfortable 68 with those south southeast winds holding steady, gusts whispering up to 9 mph. Wednesday will mimic the warmth with an almost identical outcome, highs pushing a smidge higher at 93 under a mostly sunny banner, and winds taking a west-southwest spin before reorienting to the south southeast, the National Weather Service reports show winds could peak with gusts as high as 22 mph. Thursday introduces a chance of showers and thunderstorms after 1 p.m., a 60% chance, the skies likely to darken amidst a high near 88.

The KSAT weather forecast confirms the pattern of building humidity, noting a rise in the dewpoint to 62 degrees tonight. Visibility holds steady, the air's pressure remaining consistent as San Antonio baths under a mostly sunny sky, with Thursday marked by thunderstorm risks at a measured 40 percent probability.

Looking ahead, residents can look forward to settling back into clear skies as the workweek wraps; Friday's partly sunny outlook tipping back into full solar embrace by Saturday with a high near 92. The nights however, barely waver – hovering consistently around the low seventies, San Antonio nights hold their warmth as if clinging to the day's retreating rays. The weekend ends on a high note with sunshine commanding a peak near 94 degrees Sunday, carrying over into a hot start for the following workweek, as per the National Weather Service forecast.