Sign up for TPR Today, Texas Public Radio's newsletter that brings our top stories to your inbox each morning.
Anyone in San Antonio hoping to enjoy a restful sleep before starting their Easter Sunday was dramatically disappointed.
Torrents of rain, deafening thunder, and blinding flashes of lightning crashed into Alamo City in the early morning hours, sending rivers of water down streets, snapping tree branches and generally drenching a drought-stricken region.
More rain was expected through Sunday morning and the midday hours before sunshine reclaims the holiday weekend and pushes the high temperature into the 80s.
Drivers on Sunday should ensure their routes avoid low water crossings.
Radar estimated rainfall totals from midnight to 10AM today. A large swath of 1/2 to 1 inch of rainfall was estimated across the southern Edwards Plateau, Hill Country, and San Antonio metro. Some isolated pockets of 1 to 1.25 inches were measured by gauges across San Antonio. pic.twitter.com/lfuTHd9bCd
— NWS Austin/San Antonio (@NWSSanAntonio) April 20, 2025
Total rainfall amounts for the weekend appear to be in the half-inch or less range, south of the U.S. 90-Interstate 10 corridor, and a half-an-inch or more to the north of that corridor.
San Antonio, South Texas, and much of the Hill Country remain in severe drought conditions and remain under water restrictions. At San Antonio International Airport, just under four inches of rain has fallen since Jan. 1, as of this past Wednesday. That is about three-and-a-half inches below the rainfall amount expected during that period.
Rain may also fall during the workweek. The NWS predicted a 50% chance of rain on Tuesday afternoon and about a 40% chance of rain in the following days too. Highs will remain in the 80s.
Harrison Tran with the Austin/San Antonio National Weather Service explained that “after Monday, getting into Tuesday, we start getting southerly winds back, and that will push the front back through our area and kind of reintroduce a lot of moist Gulf air — and that air is going to just sit over our state for the remainder of the week."
He added: "So as long as that air stays in place, we run kind of the occasional chance for just off and on rains throughout much of the week.”
Fiesta, San Antonio's biggest party of the year, begins on Thursday, so attendees should dress for rainy days and evenings through the weekend.
