{"id":285703,"date":"2026-05-09T10:27:08","date_gmt":"2026-05-09T10:27:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/285703\/"},"modified":"2026-05-09T10:27:08","modified_gmt":"2026-05-09T10:27:08","slug":"texas-is-facing-a-rising-threat-of-severe-storms-hail-on-sunday-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/285703\/","title":{"rendered":"Texas is facing a rising threat of severe storms, hail on Sunday"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img alt=\"Much of Texas is under a level 1 or 2 risk of isolated to scattered severe thunderstorms on Sunday, as a cold front is expected to push through during the evening.\" loading=\"eager\" fetchpriority=\"high\"   style=\"aspect-ratio:4 \/ 3\" class=\"x100 y100 opc bgpc ofcv bgscv block bg-gray200 mnh0px fill\"\/><\/p>\n<p>Much of Texas is under a level 1 or 2 risk of isolated to scattered severe thunderstorms on Sunday, as a cold front is expected to push through during the evening.<\/p>\n<p>Storm Prediction Center<\/p>\n<p>The few <a href=\"https:\/\/www.expressnews.com\/san-antonio-weather\/forecast\/article\/weather-san-antonio-cool-thursday-storms-22245261.php\" data-link=\"native\" class=\"\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">cool and cloudy days we\u2019ve recently had in South Texas<\/a> will be interrupted by more spring-like weather again this weekend. Not only will temperatures rise back into the 80s and low 90s, but we also face a rising threat of scattered but strong thunderstorms, especially by the second half of the day on Sunday.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn-channels-pixel.ex.co\/events\/0012000001fxZm9AAE?integrationType=DEFAULT&amp;template=design%2Farticle%2Fplatypus_two_column.tpl\" alt=\"\" class=\"x1px y1px vh abs\" aria-hidden=\"true\" width=\"1\" height=\"1\"\/><\/p>\n<p>If you <a href=\"https:\/\/www.expressnews.com\/food\/restaurants\/article\/mothers-day-brunch-san-antonio-restaurants-22206539.php\" data-link=\"native\" class=\"\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">have early Mother\u2019s Day plans,<\/a> don\u2019t worry, as most of Texas will stay dry through the late afternoon. However, a cold font is expected to quickly move through Texas by Sunday evening, and strong <a href=\"https:\/\/www.expressnews.com\/san-antonio-weather\/article\/drought-rain-spring-texas-storms-weather-22247096.php\" data-link=\"native\" class=\"\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">thunderstorms are expected to develop alongside it<\/a>. Here\u2019s a look at how the next 48 hours will play out.<\/p>\n<p class=\"uiTextSmall f aic jcc\">Article continues below this ad<\/p>\n<p>Saturday\u2019s forecast<\/p>\n<p>A cloudy and muggy morning is anticipated across South and Central Texas on Saturday, as temperatures will sit in the low to mid-70s through 10 a.m. With such high levels of atmospheric moisture in the area, a few isolated showers are possible through the morning. Overall rain chances will be just 20% in San Antonio, though.<\/p>\n<p>Clouds are expected to decrease by the middle of the day, allowing temperatures to steadily rise. San Antonio will likely <a href=\"https:\/\/www.weather.gov\/ewx\/\" data-link=\"native\" class=\"\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">experience afternoon temps in the upper 80s<\/a>, but the humidity will cause temperatures to feel like the 90s.<\/p>\n<p>A few thunderstorms might also develop during the afternoon, mainly between 3 p.m. and 7 p.m. Storms will stay isolated, though, keeping rain chances at around 20%. Much of South Texas will stay dry.<\/p>\n<p class=\"uiTextSmall f aic jcc\">Article continues below this ad<\/p>\n<p>Mother\u2019s Day forecast<\/p>\n<p>Before the severe weather threat takes hold, most of Sunday will be dry across Texas. Morning temperatures in San Antonio will be in the 70s, likely rising into the lower to mid-80s by noon. The afternoon is expected to reach the lower 90s, as uncomfortably high humidity levels are also expected to continue.<\/p>\n<p>Storms developing: A cold front is expected to start pushing through North Texas by Sunday afternoon. The front is expected to move south into the Hill Country by 7 p.m., eventually reaching the San Antonio area by around 9-10 p.m.<\/p>\n<p class=\"uiTextSmall f aic jcc\">Article continues below this ad<\/p>\n<p>As the front interacts with the already humid air mass, thunderstorms are likely to form alongside it. These storms could strengthen quickly,\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.expressnews.com\/san-antonio-weather\/article\/hail-alley-texas-storms-oklahoma-colorado-21956927.php\" data-link=\"native\" class=\"\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">producing large hail and damaging wind gusts<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><img alt=\"A potential weather radar image for 7\u00a0p.m. Sunday shows\u00a0 a line of strong thunderstorms heading toward South and Central Texas along a cold front. San Antonio's best chance of storms will occur after 8 p.m.\" loading=\"lazy\"   style=\"aspect-ratio:4 \/ 3\" class=\"x100 y100 opc bgpc ofcv bgscv block bg-gray200 mnh0px fill\"\/><\/p>\n<p>A potential weather radar image for 7\u00a0p.m. Sunday shows\u00a0 a line of strong thunderstorms heading toward South and Central Texas along a cold front. San Antonio&#8217;s best chance of storms will occur after 8 p.m.<\/p>\n<p>Pivotal Weather<\/p>\n<p>The National Weather Service\u2019s Storm Prediction Center\u00a0has placed much of Texas under a risk of severe weather. The Dallas-Fort Worth metroplex, Waco, Abilene, and San Angelo are under a level 2 of 5 risk for scattered but severe thunderstorms, while San Antonio and Austin are under a lower level 1 risk because of storms potentially weakening as they move south. However, the risk for South Texas could be upgraded in future outlooks.<\/p>\n<p>San Antonio will have about a 50% to 60% chance of thunderstorms, with the highest chances occurring between 8 p.m. and midnight. Storms may also produce frequent, intense lightning, as well as heavy downpours.<\/p>\n<p class=\"uiTextSmall f aic jcc\">Article continues below this ad<\/p>\n<p>A look at next week<\/p>\n<p>Sunday\u2019s cold front will result in only a small drop in temperatures by early next week. Monday morning temperatures in the upper 60s will rise into the mid-80s by the afternoon. Partly cloudy skies are expected early, turning mostly sunny by the afternoon.<\/p>\n<p>Very similar weather is expected Tuesday, as temperatures once again rise into the mid-80s. A slight warming is coming for the second half of the week, with afternoons in the upper 80s to near 90 degrees from Wednesday through Friday.<\/p>\n<p class=\"uiTextSmall f aic jcc\">Article continues below this ad<\/p>\n<p>Thunderstorm chances will stay very low throughout the week, as high atmospheric pressure is expected to build over the state. The next significant chance of rain won\u2019t arrive until at least May 16-18.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Much of Texas is under a level 1 or 2 risk of isolated to scattered severe thunderstorms on&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":285677,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[6],"tags":[27,29,28],"class_list":["post-285703","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\/285703","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=285703"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/285703\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/285677"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=285703"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=285703"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=285703"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}