Rain, thunderstorms in the weekend forecast for San Antonio area

Slight risk for strong to severe thunderstorms tonight through early Sunday for S.A. Slight risk for strong to severe thunderstorms tonight through early Sunday for S.A. Photo: Courtesy National Weather Service Photo: Courtesy National Weather Service Image 1 of / 119 Caption Close Rain, thunderstorms in the weekend forecast for San Antonio area 1 / 119 Back to Gallery

Updated: 11:a.m., Dec. 12

San Antonio can expect a slight risk of "strong to severe thunderstorms" beginning around midnight and lasting until 4 a.m., according to the National Weather Service.

The warning predicts wind gusts of up to 60 miles per hour.

"An isolated tornado or two will be possible," the warning says.

The weather service says the Hill Country can expect the storms to hit around 10 p.m. and the Interstate 35 corridor along San Antonio by midnight.

San Antonio can expect 1-2 inches of rain, and parts of the Hill Country will see up to golf ball-size hail.

"The storms will clear east of the area after sunrise on Sunday as the cold front moves through the area," the warning says.

Original story continues:

SAN ANTONIO — Chances of rainfall in San Antonio are expected to kick off shortly after midnight in San Antonio and South Central Texas , jumping to around 60 percent during the day on Saturday, according to the National Weather Service

Meteorologists are calling for a marginal risk for widespread storms on Saturday as a front pushes through the region.

NWS meteorologist Aaron Treadway said Bexar County will see about a 20 percent chance of rain beginning on Friday night.

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On Saturday, he said odds for showers and thunderstorms will sit around 40 percent during the day, then jump up to 60 or 70 percent from Saturday night into Sunday morning.

“Right now we think the greatest threats are potentially damaging winds and high rainfall,” Hopper said.

Though weekend storms could bring heavy downpours in isolated areas, flash flooding is not expected to be an issue.

Hopper said rainfall should be sporadic and relatively brief.

Saturday's forecast for heavy rain led to the rescheduling of two events.

The San Antonio Coffee Festival has been moved to Jan. 9, from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. at La Villita Historic Arts Village.

The Hemisfair Holiday Artisans Market has been pushed back a day and now will happen noon to 4 p.m. Sunday, in the Yanaguana Garden at Hemisfair.

Staff writer Polly Anna Rocha contributed to this report.

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Staff writer Ben Olivo contributed to this report.