{"id":234771,"date":"2026-04-04T08:24:12","date_gmt":"2026-04-04T08:24:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/234771\/"},"modified":"2026-04-04T08:24:12","modified_gmt":"2026-04-04T08:24:12","slug":"heavy-rain-strong-winds-expected-to-hit-san-antonio-area-this-weekend-weather-impact-alert","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/234771\/","title":{"rendered":"Heavy rain, strong winds expected to hit San Antonio area this weekend | Weather Impact Alert"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Stay updated with the KENS 5 Weather Team on this severe weather development and how it impacts you. <\/p>\n<p>BEXAR COUNTY, Texas \u2014 IMPACT DAYS:\u00a0Saturday and Sunday (April 4-5)\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Reason:\u00a0 Strong thunderstorms and a good chance of rain hitting South-Central Texas.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>&#13;<br \/>\nThe breakdown                    <\/p>\n<p>A cold front will bring widespread rain and a slight chance for strong storms Saturday, including the possibility of hail. Cooler temperatures and scattered showers are expected to continue into Easter Sunday.<\/p>\n<p>Communities to the west, including Del Rio, are under a Level 1 out of 5 risk for severe weather Friday evening. The most likely threats: quarter-sized hail, wind gusts of 60-plus mph or possible tornadoes.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>San Antonio is not in the area expecting severe weather, but the Alamo City could still see heavy rain and an isolated thunderstorm.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>                <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"photo__main\" loading=\"eager\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/a34181f6-b925-4dc2-afd0-a6c45eefe320_1140x641.jpg\"  alt=\"\"\/><\/p>\n<p>As we head into Saturday, the Level 1 out of 5 risk area shifts east, with the easternmost region of Bexar County constituting the outer edge of the impacted area.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>                <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"photo__main\" loading=\"eager\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/a34f2fec-1e68-4dc1-8c18-4444f4d9f834_1140x641.jpg\"  alt=\"\"\/><\/p>\n<p>The showers are expected to begin Friday night and early Saturday morning before the cold front sweeps through Saturday afternoon. San Antonio peaks at an 88% chance of rain on Saturday.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Winds will be gusty between 25 mph and 35 mph, starting Saturday afternoon and continuing through Sunday afternoon.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>                <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"photo__main\" loading=\"eager\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/e170dca0-5e8a-4f3d-a23e-6b9e8a0c7c07_1140x641.jpg\"  alt=\"\"\/><\/p>\n<p>Rainfall totals could eclipse one and a half inches across the San Antonio area by Monday morning. Temperatures will drop eight to 10 degrees below seasonal averages Sunday and Monday.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Here&#8217;s a look at the anticipated Sunday afternoon highs for communities in the region:\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Rocksprings: 58Kerrville: 60Fredericksburg: 63Eagle Pass: 64New Braunfels: 64Uvalde: 64Del Rio: 65Gonzales: 66Llano: 66San Antonio: 66San Marcos: 66                    <\/p>\n<p>This is a developing weather event. Refresh the page for the latest updates.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Stay updated with the KENS 5 Weather Team on this severe weather development and how it impacts you.&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":234772,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[8],"tags":[82,84,83],"class_list":{"0":"post-234771","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-san-antonio","8":"tag-san-antonio","9":"tag-san-antonio-headlines","10":"tag-san-antonio-news"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/234771","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=234771"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/234771\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/234772"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=234771"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=234771"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=234771"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}