Elevated fire danger as cold front drops humidity levels
FORECAST HIGHLIGHTS
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FIRE DANGER: Expect elevated to near-critical fire danger today
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COOLER NEW YEARS: Chilly temperatures this week with possible light freeze
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WARMING UP: Back to near 80 by the weekend
FORECAST
A strong cold front has moved across the area with much colder temperatures, gusty winds, and even some rain! The good news/bad news situation is that the rain is not widespread and very light.
FIRE DANGER
Elevated to near-critical fire weather conditions are expected today as humidity drop due to the cold front.
Elevated fire weather is possible today (Copyright KSAT-12 2025 – All Rights Reserved)
Gusty winds decrease in the afternoon to 10-20 mph with gusts up to 35 mph with humidity values around 15-20%. Some locations may briefly see parameters reach Red Flag criteria, but it is not expected to be widespread.
THIS WEEK
If you are going out to celebrate and ring in the new year, morning lows will be in the 30s with chances of light freeze. Seasonable temperatures to end the year before another warm up next weekend.
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Shelby Ebertowski
Shelby Ebertowski joined KSAT 12 News in January 2025. She came to San Antonio from Fargo, North Dakota via the University of North Dakota, where she learned the ropes as a weekend forecaster over two years at KVLY. Her love of weather love began after experiencing Hurricane Harvey in 2017.
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