San Antonio residents set to battle record high temperatures - mySA

San Antonio residents set to battle record high temperatures
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The National Weather Service declared that temperatures in San Antonio on Tuesday, June 20, hit a new record-breaking high when they hit 105 degrees — two degrees higher than the previous record holder. While there are more opportunities for temperatures to surge to new levels as the heat wave rages on, the possibility for a few storms on Wednesday evening, June 21, could keep that from happening.

The excessive heat warning remains in effect, but there is a marginal risk for storms for much of South-Central Texas, including San Antonio and Hill Country cities such as Boerne and New Braunfels, from 3 to 10 p.m. Austin and the northern most parts of the region are under a level 2 out of 5 risk for severe weather. With the storms comes the potential for large hail, damaging wind gusts, and local heavy rainfall, according to an NWS situation report.