April is typically one of the rainier months of the year for San Antonio, averaging 2.42 inches of rain during the month. That’s not the case this year. Through April 13, San Antonio has recorded just 0.05 inch of rainfall, causing severe drought conditions to expand across South Texas .
San Antonio is on pace to experience its ninth consecutive month with below-average precipitation. Since Aug. 1, San Antonio has recorded 7.97 inches of rain, which represents only 38% of the typical rainfall during that time frame, and that is more than 13 inches below average. Long story short, we need more rain.
Thankfully, long-range weather models are starting to show higher confidence in rain as we move toward the end of this week and into the weekend. However, some storms could interfere with your Easter plans. Here’s a closer look at the week’s forecast.
Monday’s forecast
While a cold front moves through parts of North and West Texas on Monday, South Texas will remain quite toasty. Morning low temps will be pleasantly cool, near 60 degrees, but San Antonio will heat up quickly throughout the day.
Expect temperatures to reach 80 degrees by noon, continuing to rise into the low 90s by the late afternoon. That’s about 10 to 12 degrees warmer than average for mid-April. Skies will be mostly sunny with little to no chance of rain expected in the area.
Dry weather through midweek
A cold front is expected to slide through overnight and into Tuesday. The front will be rather weak, so you won’t need to bring out the winter coats as high temperatures top out in the low to mid-80s Tuesday. The front will send a bit more cloud-cover to the region as well, but it will not bring any rain chances into South Texas…