Winter isn't done with San Antonio
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San Antonio's recent warm weather doesn't mean winter is officially in the rearview.
Why it matters: Even as spring creeps closer, the National Weather Service says South Texas can still squeeze out a late-season chill.
What's happening: Thursday is expected to be the warmest day this week, with highs in the upper 80s. But a cooler stretch is on deck this weekend into early next week.
- "We're gonna be much cooler this weekend," Austin/San Antonio NWS meteorologist Bob Fogarty tells Axios. "It's not really cold, but it's cool for us."
- Expect lows in the low 40s, with Sunday and Monday shaping up as the coolest days.
By the numbers: San Antonio has recorded eight days at or below freezing this winter. Our average number of freeze days is 14.
- The most recent freeze was Feb. 1.
- On average, the season's final freeze happens around Feb. 23.
The big picture: Late February is a transition window in South Texas — when winter and spring can trade places quickly.
- Fogarty says we'll get our "South Texas winter for a few more days," and beyond that, it's hard to say.
- "It wouldn't shock me if we had another winter event before the end of winter," he says. "But it's not likely."
Flashback: This week on the calendar has looked very different in past years. In 2021, San Antonio was thawing out from a historic deep freeze. In 1996, the city hit 100 degrees on Feb. 21.
What we're watching: Rain chances aren't looking promising for the immediate future.
- "We're staying in our drought, unfortunately," Fogarty says.
Meanwhile, river outfitters announced their spring break plans in recent days.
- Texas Tubes and Float In plan to welcome visitors back to the Comal River in early March — just as meteorological spring begins.
The bottom line: It's not time to break out the chanclas just yet.
- "It's not necessarily a slam dunk that we're done (with winter)," Fogarty says.