White Christmas 'highly unlikely' in San Antonio

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SAN ANTONIO — Take in the sunny, 70-degree weather while you can, because a cold front this weekend through Wednesday will end this week's warm temperatures, but a white Christmas is “highly unlikely” in South Central Texas, the National Weather Service said.

High temperatures will hover around 70 Wednesday and Thursday before rising to the mid-70s Friday and Saturday in Bexar County, according to the National Weather Service. The highs will be a bit cooler Thursday and Saturday in the Hill Country.

Normal high temperatures in the region for this time of year are in the lower 60s, meteorologist Cory Van Pelt said.

Winds blowing from the southwest are causing the unseasonably high temperatures, Van Pelt said.

There is also a 20 to 40 percent chance of showers Friday and Saturday in the region.

A cold front will start blowing through late Saturday, dropping highs to normal range and lows to much below normal, Van Pelt said. Low temperatures will drop to the mid 30s Monday in Bexar County and the lower 30s in the Hill Country.

“This ones going to actually move pretty quick,” Van Pelt said. “Just a roller coaster this week.”

Low pressure farther west means snow is unlikely for Christmas, Van Pelt said.

The vacillation between cold and warm fronts is normal this time of year, Van Pelt said.

“As you're about to switch back to a cold pattern, you get to these patterns where you get the warm temperatures for a few days before the lows come,” he said.

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