Another Arctic blast in the forecast

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SAN ANTONIO — Clouds and patchy fog Monday morning will clear and the high will hit about 80 degrees in Bexar County, according to the National Weather Service.

Finish raking your leaves and putting up your holiday lights before Thursday, because another Arctic blast will drop temperatures and possibly bring freezing rain this weekend, according to the National Weather Service.

The weather will remain sunny and warm through Wednesday before temperatures fall Thursday, which will also see showers, according to Jon Zeitler, science and operations officer in the Austin-San Antonio office of the National Weather Service. Temperatures will drop to the lower 60s on Thursday in Bexar County and the upper 50s in the Hill Country, according to the National Weather Service.

Friday through Sunday will be colder still, and another shot of cold air early next week will keep temperatures below normal through mid-month, according to Zeitler. Saturday appears to be the coldest day, with highs in the lower 40s in Bexar County and in the upper 30s in the Hill Country.

An upper low Friday night through Saturday night will likely bring freezing rain to the Hill Country and Edwards Plateau. The National Weather Service is not predicting freezing rain for metropolitan San Antonio, but warns of thin layers of ice on bridges and other elevated surfaces.

Residents might want to remove water from hoses and irrigation systems during the warm period early this week to prevent damage from freezing, according to Zeitler.