{"id":249540,"date":"2026-04-14T17:49:10","date_gmt":"2026-04-14T17:49:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/249540\/"},"modified":"2026-04-14T17:49:10","modified_gmt":"2026-04-14T17:49:10","slug":"cold-front-rain-coming-to-south-texas-for-first-weekend-of-fiesta","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/249540\/","title":{"rendered":"Cold front, rain coming to South Texas for first weekend of Fiesta"},"content":{"rendered":"

It\u2019s that time of the year again \u2013 time of parades, live music, carnival rides and, of course, chicken-on-a-stick. Fiesta, San Antonio\u2019s annual 11-day celebration of Mexican culture, officially kicks off Thursday.<\/a><\/p>\n

However, as is often the case, many Fiesta events are at the mercy of Mother Nature. The festival takes place in late April, just as South Texas is nearing the peak of the spring thunderstorm season.<\/p>\n

Here\u2019s a look at what you can expect for the first full weekend of Fiesta.<\/p>\n

The festivities kick off Thursday evening at Travis Park, as the annual Fiesta Fiesta kickoff party gets underway. You can leave the umbrella at home for this one, with no rain in the forecast Thursday across South Texas.<\/p>\n

However, you can expect especially warm and humid weather in San Antonio. Temperatures will still be in the upper 80s at 6-7 p.m. Thursday<\/a>, with heat index values likely hovering in the lower 90s. Be sure to stay properly hydrated throughout the night, especially if you plan on drinking alcohol.<\/p>\n

A similar forecast is expected on Friday, as several more Fiesta events will get underway. High temperatures are expected to reach the upper 80s under mostly sunny skies, and rain chances will stay under 10%. Winds will increase, however, likely moving in at 15 to 20 mph.<\/p>\n

Weather models suggest that a relatively strong, late-season cold front will push through San Antonio by the late morning or early afternoon on Saturday. This will result in temperatures falling into the 60s through the afternoon, so you might want a light jacket if you plan on being out at any Fiesta events.<\/p>\n

The front also might bring scattered showers and thunderstorms into the region. As of now, San Antonio\u2019s rain chances will be around 40-50%, but thankfully, rain is not expected to last all day. Most likely, storms will be done within an hour or two.<\/p>\n

The risk of severe thunderstorms is relatively low with this cold front. That said, the strongest activity could still bring small hail and gusty winds. Be sure to stay with expressnews.com\/weather<\/a> for daily updates as the weekend approaches.<\/p>\n

Behind the cold front on Sunday, San Antonio will be treated to very pleasant temperatures. The morning will start with lows in the 50s, followed by high temperatures likely to top out in the mid-70s. A few scattered showers are also possible, with overall rain chances likely to sit near 30%.<\/p>\n

The cool weather will continue into Monday, as San Antonio high temps are expected to reach only the 60s to 70s. Scattered showers and storms are also possible, so you may need to bring an umbrella along if you’re heading to the Texas Cavaliers River Parade.\u00a0<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"It\u2019s that time of the year again \u2013 time of parades, live music, carnival rides and, of course,…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":249541,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[6],"tags":[27,29,28],"class_list":["post-249540","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-texas","tag-texas","tag-texas-headlines","tag-texas-news"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/249540","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=249540"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/249540\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/249541"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=249540"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=249540"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=249540"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}