Showers could return to San Antonio this week as forecasters monitor a potential tropical storm that may develop in the Gulf.<\/p>\n
The San Antonio\/Austin office of the National Weather Service (NWS<\/a>) said in a Monday, October 5, update that it identified a disturbance in the Bay of Campeche with a 70% chance of becoming a tropical depression or storm within the next several days.<\/p>\n It could spark isolated showers on Thursday, October 8, and Friday, October 9, per the NWS. Outside of that, there will be little impact in South-Central Texas because the storm will likely remain off the coast. However, the agency says locals should continue to check weather sources for updates.\u00a0<\/p>\n “If the system takes a north or northeastward trajectory shown in most models, the\u00a0impacts to our area would be very minor,” the NWS wrote in its long-term forecast discussion<\/a>. “Still, weak easterly flow off the Gulf brings a low (less than 25%) chance of a few isolated\u00a0to scattered coastal showers over the Coastal Plains during the second half of the week.”<\/p>\n Alongside this feature, an area of lower air pressure will reach West Texas on Thursday. Forecasters say this atmospheric dip will increase moisture, spurring shower or storm chances between 15% and 30% Thursday and Friday near the Rio Grande and Edwards Plateau.\u00a0<\/p>\n