South-Central Texas has become increasingly dry in the past few weeks, with San Antonio recording zero measurable rainfall over the past 21 days. The period now ranks as the city’s second-longest dry streak of the entire year.
Although the dry streak is likely to continue for at least a couple more days, forecast models are showing much higher rain chances — and even the potential for flooding — across the region during the upcoming week, as Pacific moisture interacts with an incoming cold front. Here’s a breakdown of the latest forecast.
Weekend forecast
Saturday: Increasing atmospheric moisture out of the Gulf of Mexico is expected Saturday morning, when we’ll see more clouds and even the possibility of a few scattered light showers. Overall rain chances, though, will stay rather low at just 10% to 20% in San Antonio.
Cool and comfortable temperatures are expected early on, likely hovering in the 60s through nearly 10 a.m. After that, more sunshine is expected, which will force temperatures to rise into the mid-80s by the mid-afternoon, which would be a few degrees above average for late October. Winds will blow in from the southeast at 10 to 15 mph.
Sunday: More clouds are expected to move into the region on Sunday. However, rain is generally not expected, with overall chances falling to less than 10% in San Antonio…