Observed 11:35 AM CDT at KSAT

Balcones Heights, TX weather

Mostly cloudy and 79°26°.

Mostly agree

Now 79°26°

Mostly cloudy

Wind: 10 mph16 km/hgusts 16 mph26 km/h; From the southeast. 1016–15 mph24 km/h through 12 AM
Dew point: 64°18°; Sticky
UV index: 4Moderate; Moderate until 4 PM
Air quality: 74Moderate; Main pollutant: PM2.5 (fine particles)
Pressure: 30.21 inHg1023 hPa; Steady over the last 3 h

No precipitation expected in the next 2 hours.

From forecast models

Next 48 hours

Good hours for

High 84°29° today at 5 PM
Low 66°19° tonight at 5 AM
Above 70°21° tomorrow by 10 AM

This afternoonUp to 84°29° by 5 PM · Mostly cloudy
TonightDown to 66°19° by 5 AM · Mostly cloudy
Tomorrow morningUp to 75°24° by 11 AM · Cloudy
Tomorrow afternoonUp to 83°28° by 5 PM · Cloudy
Tomorrow nightDown to 62°17° by 5 AM · Cloudy
Monday morningUp to 73°23° by 11 AM · Mostly cloudy

Hourly forecast, next 48 hours, in the place's local time
Hour	Conditions	Temperature	Feels like	Precipitation	Wind	Humidity	Cloud cover	UV index
Sat 12p	Drizzle	76°24° (likely 74°23° to 78°26°)	76°24°	10%	10 mph16 km/h from SE, gusts 16 mph26 km/h	64%	80%	4
Sat 1p	Mostly cloudy	79°26° (likely 76°24° to 80°27°)	79°26°	5%	10 mph16 km/h from SE, gusts 17 mph27 km/h	58%	66%	2
Sat 2p	Mostly cloudy	81°27° (likely 79°26° to 82°28°)	82°28°	5%	10 mph16 km/h from SE, gusts 16 mph26 km/h	54%	69%	3
Sat 3p	Mostly cloudy	82°28° (likely 71°22° to 83°28°)	83°28°	5%	10 mph16 km/h from SE, gusts 17 mph27 km/h	51%	70%	3
Sat 4p	Mostly sunny	83°28° (likely 77°25° to 84°29°)	84°29°	5%	10 mph16 km/h from SE, gusts 17 mph28 km/h	49%	62%	2
Sat 5p	Cloudy	84°29° (likely 79°26° to 84°29°)	85°29°	5%	10 mph16 km/h from SE, gusts 17 mph27 km/h	48%	80%	2
Sat 6p	Cloudy	83°28° (likely 78°26° to 83°28°)	83°28°	5%	10 mph16 km/h from SE, gusts 16 mph26 km/h	48%	79%	1
Sat 7p	Mostly cloudy	81°27° (likely 74°23° to 81°27°)	82°28°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from ESE, gusts 13 mph21 km/h	51%	79%	0
Sat 8p	Partly cloudy	79°26° (likely 73°23° to 79°26°)	79°26°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from SE, gusts 12 mph20 km/h	54%	72%	0
Sat 9p	Partly cloudy	76°24° (likely 71°22° to 76°24°)	76°24°	0%	15 mph24 km/h from SE, gusts 20 mph33 km/h	60%	75%	0
Sat 10p	Partly cloudy	74°23° (likely 70°21° to 74°23°)	74°23°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from SE, gusts 21 mph33 km/h	64%	77%	0
Sat 11p	Partly cloudy	72°22° (likely 69°21° to 73°23°)	72°22°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from SE, gusts 19 mph31 km/h	71%	78%	0
Sun 12a	Cloudy	71°22° (likely 67°19° to 71°22°)	71°22°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from SE, gusts 15 mph25 km/h	76%	81%	0
Sun 1a	Cloudy	69°21° (likely 66°19° to 70°21°)	69°21°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from ESE, gusts 14 mph23 km/h	84%	81%	0
Sun 2a	Cloudy	69°21° (likely 65°18° to 69°21°)	69°21°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from ESE, gusts 11 mph18 km/h	84%	77%	0
Sun 3a	Mostly clear	68°20° (likely 64°18° to 68°20°)	68°20°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from E, gusts 9 mph14 km/h	84%	59%	0
Sun 4a	Mostly cloudy	67°19° (likely 63°17° to 67°19°)	67°19°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from E, gusts 7 mph12 km/h	87%	44%	0
Sun 5a	Cloudy	66°19° (likely 63°17° to 66°19°)	66°19°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from E, gusts 8 mph13 km/h	90%	84%	0
Sun 6a	Cloudy	66°19° (likely 62°17° to 66°19°)	66°19°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from E, gusts 9 mph14 km/h	90%	85%	0
Sun 7a	Cloudy	66°19° (likely 62°17° to 66°19°)	66°19°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from E, gusts 9 mph14 km/h	90%	85%	0
Sun 8a	Cloudy	66°19° (likely 61°16° to 66°19°)	66°19°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from E, gusts 10 mph16 km/h	90%	86%	0
Sun 9a	Cloudy	68°20° (likely 64°18° to 68°20°)	68°20°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from E, gusts 12 mph19 km/h	81%	89%	0
Sun 10a	Cloudy	72°22° (likely 69°21° to 72°22°)	72°22°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from E, gusts 15 mph23 km/h	71%	97%	2
Sun 11a	Cloudy	75°24° (likely 72°22° to 75°24°)	75°24°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from ESE, gusts 15 mph24 km/h	62%	97%	3
Sun 12p	Cloudy	78°26° (likely 75°24° to 78°26°)	78°26°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from ESE, gusts 16 mph25 km/h	56%	98%	3
Sun 1p	Cloudy	79°26° (likely 77°25° to 79°26°)	79°26°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from ESE, gusts 15 mph24 km/h	52%	99%	4
Sun 2p	Cloudy	81°27° (likely 79°26° to 81°27°)	81°27°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from ESE, gusts 15 mph23 km/h	47%	96%	3
Sun 3p	Cloudy	81°27° (likely 80°27° to 81°27°)	81°27°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from ESE, gusts 14 mph23 km/h	46%	97%	4
Sun 4p	Cloudy	82°28° (likely 80°27° to 82°28°)	82°28°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from ESE, gusts 14 mph23 km/h	43%	99%	3
Sun 5p	Cloudy	83°28° (likely 80°27° to 83°28°)	82°28°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from ESE, gusts 14 mph22 km/h	40%	95%	2
Sun 6p	Cloudy	81°27° (likely 78°26° to 81°27°)	81°27°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from ESE, gusts 17 mph27 km/h	42%	99%	1
Sun 7p	Cloudy	79°26° (likely 76°24° to 79°26°)	79°26°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from ESE, gusts 14 mph23 km/h	45%	98%	0
Sun 8p	Cloudy	77°25° (likely 74°23° to 77°25°)	77°25°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from ESE, gusts 17 mph28 km/h	50%	98%	0
Sun 9p	Cloudy	75°24° (likely 72°22° to 75°24°)	75°24°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from ESE, gusts 13 mph20 km/h	54%	98%	0
Sun 10p	Cloudy	73°23° (likely 71°22° to 73°23°)	73°23°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from ESE, gusts 15 mph25 km/h	59%	98%	0
Sun 11p	Cloudy	71°22° (likely 70°21° to 71°22°)	71°22°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from ESE, gusts 16 mph25 km/h	64%	94%	0
Mon 12a	Cloudy	69°21° (likely 68°20° to 70°21°)	69°21°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from ESE, gusts 11 mph18 km/h	68%	91%	0
Mon 1a	Cloudy	67°19° (likely 67°19° to 69°21°)	67°19°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from ESE, gusts 13 mph21 km/h	73%	82%	0
Mon 2a	Cloudy	66°19° (likely 65°18° to 67°19°)	66°19°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from ESE, gusts 10 mph17 km/h	75%	74%	0
Mon 3a	Cloudy	64°18° (likely 64°18° to 66°19°)	64°18°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 7 mph11 km/h	81%	69%	0
Mon 4a	Mostly cloudy	63°17° (likely 62°17° to 65°18°)	63°17°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 6 mph10 km/h	84%	71%	0
Mon 5a	Cloudy	62°17° (likely 61°16° to 64°18°)	62°17°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 5 mph8 km/h	87%	79%	0
Mon 6a	Cloudy	61°16° (likely 61°16° to 62°17°)	61°16°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from ENE, gusts 5 mph8 km/h	87%	64%	0
Mon 7a	Cloudy	61°16° (likely 60°16° to 62°17°)	61°16°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from ENE, gusts 6 mph10 km/h	87%	68%	0
Mon 8a	Mostly cloudy	63°17° (likely 60°16° to 63°17°)	63°17°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from ENE, gusts 6 mph10 km/h	84%	55%	0
Mon 9a	Mostly cloudy	66°19° (likely 63°17° to 66°19°)	66°19°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 8 mph13 km/h	78%	63%	1
Mon 10a	Mostly cloudy	69°21° (likely 68°20° to 69°21°)	69°21°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 12 mph19 km/h	73%	75%	2
Mon 11a	Mostly cloudy	73°23° (likely 71°22° to 73°23°)	73°23°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 13 mph20 km/h	66%	71%	3

Days ahead

Shaded: typical range for these dates (1991–2020)

Today, Oct 24. Mostly cloudy. High 84°29°, low 66°19°. Typical 80°27° / 58°14°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Mostly cloudy, 84°29°
  Dry
2. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Partly cloudy, 79°26°
  Dry
3. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Mostly clear, 66°19°
  Dry
Official NWS forecast
Today: Partly sunny, with a high near 84. Southeast wind around 10 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph.
Tonight: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 66. East southeast wind 5 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
80°27°–84°29°
Low, likely
60°16°–66°19°
Typical high / low
80°27° / 58°14°
Wind
13 mph21 km/h, gusts 26 mph42 km/h
UV peak
4
Tomorrow, Oct 25. Cloudy. High 83°28°, low 61°16°. Typical 79°26° / 57°14°. Dry. Forecasts agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 66°19°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 83°28°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 77°25°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 62°17°
  Dry
Official NWS forecast
Day: Mostly cloudy, with a high near 83. East wind around 10 mph.
Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 61. East southeast wind 5 to 10 mph.
Forecasts agreeIndependent forecasts are close; the range is narrow.
High, likely
80°27°–83°28°
Low, likely
61°16°–65°18°
Typical high / low
79°26° / 57°14°
Wind
11 mph18 km/h, gusts 22 mph36 km/h
UV peak
4
Monday, Oct 26. Mostly cloudy. High 82°28°, low 65°18°. Typical 79°26° / 57°14°. Dry. Forecasts agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Mostly cloudy, 63°17°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 80°27°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 74°24°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 66°19°
  Dry
Official NWS forecast
Day: Partly sunny, with a high near 82. East wind around 5 mph.
Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 65. East southeast wind around 5 mph.
Forecasts agreeIndependent forecasts are close; the range is narrow.
High, likely
80°27°–82°28°
Low, likely
60°16°–65°18°
Typical high / low
79°26° / 57°14°
Wind
14 mph22 km/h, gusts 22 mph35 km/h
UV peak
5
Tuesday, Oct 27. Showers. High 78°26°, low 63°17°. Typical 78°26° / 57°14°. Rain 0.15 in3.8 mm, 20% chance. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 66°19°
  20% chance · 0.01 in0.3 mm
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Drizzle, 77°25°
  40% chance · 0.04 in0.9 mm
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Showers, 72°22°
  40% chance · 0.03 in0.7 mm
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Partly cloudy, 67°19°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: A slight chance of rain showers after 7am. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 78. East wind around 5 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
Night: A slight chance of rain showers before 7pm. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 63. East southeast wind 0 to 5 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
Forecasts differIndependent forecasts disagree; expect changes and plan for the range.
High, likely
75°24°–80°27°
Low, likely
63°17°–67°19°
Typical high / low
78°26° / 57°14°
Wind
12 mph20 km/h, gusts 23 mph37 km/h
UV peak
4
Wednesday, Oct 28. Partly sunny. High 82°28°, low 64°18°. Typical 78°26° / 56°13°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Partly sunny, 68°20°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Drizzle, 82°28°
  20% chance · 0.01 in0.4 mm
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Drizzle, 76°24°
  20% chance · 0.01 in0.3 mm
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Drizzle, 68°20°
  20% chance
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms after 1pm. Mostly sunny, with a high near 82. East wind around 5 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
Night: A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms before 7pm. Partly cloudy, with a low around 64. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
79°26°–84°29°
Low, likely
64°18°–68°20°
Typical high / low
78°26° / 56°13°
Wind
12 mph20 km/h, gusts 24 mph39 km/h
UV peak
6
Thursday, Oct 29. Showers. High 79°26°, low 64°18°. Typical 78°26° / 56°13°. Rain 0.4 in10 mm, 50% chance. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Drizzle, 69°20°
  40% chance · 0.05 in1.2 mm
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Drizzle, 76°25°
  50% chance · 0.16 in4.1 mm
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Drizzle, 72°22°
  50% chance · 0.12 in3.1 mm
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Drizzle, 67°19°
  50% chance · 0.06 in1.5 mm
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: A chance of rain showers between 7am and 1pm, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms. Partly sunny, with a high near 79. Chance of precipitation is 50%.
Night: A chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 64. Chance of precipitation is 50%.
Forecasts differIndependent forecasts disagree; expect changes and plan for the range.
High, likely
72°22°–81°27°
Low, likely
64°18°–68°20°
Typical high / low
78°26° / 56°13°
Wind
12 mph20 km/h, gusts 23 mph37 km/h
UV peak
3
Friday, Oct 30. Showers. High 77°25°, low 64°18°. Typical 77°25° / 56°13°. Rain 0.54 in14 mm, 60% chance. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Rain, 67°19°
  60% chance · 0.18 in4.7 mm
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 71°22°
  60% chance · 0.16 in4.1 mm
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Drizzle, 69°21°
  50% chance · 0.08 in2 mm
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Drizzle, 68°20°
  30% chance · 0.06 in1.4 mm
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Showers and thunderstorms likely. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 77. Chance of precipitation is 60%.
Night: Rain showers likely. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 64.
Forecasts differIndependent forecasts disagree; expect changes and plan for the range.
High, likely
70°21°–77°25°
Low, likely
64°18°–67°19°
Typical high / low
77°25° / 56°13°
Wind
11 mph17 km/h, gusts 23 mph37 km/h
UV peak
2
Saturday, Oct 31. Drizzle. High 80°27°, low 68°20°. Typical 77°25° / 55°13°. Rain 0.21 in5.3 mm, 30% chance. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Drizzle, 69°21°
  30% chance · 0.07 in1.8 mm
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 80°27°
  20% chance · 0.04 in1 mm
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Partly cloudy, 75°24°
  20% chance · 0.01 in0.4 mm
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Clear, 70°21°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
The National Weather Service writes about seven days ahead; this day is our model forecast only.
Forecasts differIndependent forecasts disagree; expect changes and plan for the range.
High, likely
74°23°–86°30°
Low, likely
67°19°–69°21°
Typical high / low
77°25° / 55°13°
Wind
12 mph19 km/h, gusts 24 mph38 km/h
UV peak
6
Sunday, Nov 1. Drizzle. High 81°27°, low 70°21°. Typical 77°25° / 55°13°. Rain 0.08 in2 mm, 20% chance. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Drizzle, 72°22°
  20% chance · 0.01 in0.3 mm
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 81°27°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Partly cloudy, 76°25°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Drizzle, 71°22°
  20% chance · 0.14 in3.6 mm
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
The National Weather Service writes about seven days ahead; this day is our model forecast only.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
78°26°–84°29°
Low, likely
69°21°–71°22°
Typical high / low
77°25° / 55°13°
Wind
12 mph19 km/h, gusts 22 mph36 km/h
UV peak
4
Monday, Nov 2. Drizzle. High 78°26°, low 66°19°. Typical 76°24° / 54°12°. Rain 0.13 in3.3 mm, 20% chance. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Drizzle, 71°21°
  20% chance · 0.22 in5.6 mm
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Mostly sunny, 73°23°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Partly cloudy, 71°22°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
The National Weather Service writes about seven days ahead; this day is our model forecast only.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
75°24°–81°27°
Low, likely
63°17°–73°23°
Typical high / low
76°24° / 54°12°
Wind
20 mph33 km/h, gusts 36 mph58 km/h
UV peak
5

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The outlook

Today
Dry, high 84°, low 66°.
Tomorrow
Dry, high 83°, low 61°.
Monday
Dry, high 82°, low 65°.
Rest of week
Highs 77–82°; chance of precipitation on Thursday, Friday.

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What changed since yesterday

No meaningful changes from yesterday’s forecast.

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Rivers

NOAA river gauges within 25 mi

Olmos Creek at Dresden Drive

2.4 mi

Below flood stage

Level: 1.8 ft
Flow: 1 cfs

Reading from Sat 10:45 AM · NWS gauge page

Leon Creek at Loop 410 near Leon Valley

5.9 mi

Level: 3.9 ft

Reading from Sat 10 AM · NWS gauge page

San Pedro Creek at Furnish Street

6.3 mi

Level: 2.5 ft
Flow: 2 cfs

Reading from Sat 11 AM · NWS gauge page

San Antonio River at Mitchell Street

7.5 mi

Below flood stage

Level: 4.4 ft
Flow: 24 cfs

Reading from Sat 11:15 AM · NWS gauge page

For your home

What this week’s weather means for heating, cooling, pipes and fresh air.

Cooling this week

About 12% less cooling than a typical week.

This week 16Typical 18

Cooling degree days, base 65°F

Comfort

Sticky, humid air (dew point 64°F).

Open the windows?

Sun, 8:00 PM–10:00 AM

Good stretch to open the windows.

Is this typical?

San Antonio International Airport · official normals 1991–2020 · records 1885–2026

Oct 24, today vs a typical year

Today’s expected high is 4°2° warmer than typical.

Last 7 days vs normal

On average 2°1° colder than normal (daily mean temperature).

−12°−7°SunOct 18
−4°−2°MonOct 19
±0°TueOct 20
−1°WedOct 21
+4°+2°ThuOct 22
+2°+1°FriOct 23
—SatOct 24

Balcones Heights weather by month: normals, records, snow and freeze dates

Sun & moon

Sun

Daylight: 11 h 13 min; Losing 1 min 38 s a day; shortest Dec 21, 58 min less
Golden hour: 6:22–7:09 PM; Morning 7:26–8:14 AM
Blue hour: 7:09–7:18 PM; Morning 7:17–7:26 AM; first light 7:17 AM

Stars tonight? Poor

Clouds most of the night (about 75% cover).

Moon

Waxing gibbous

97% lit · growing

Today: sets 6:03 AM · rises 5:50 PM
Full moon: Oct 25
New moon: Nov 9

Looking northwest from Balcones Heights. The highest point on the skyline is about 1,900 ft, 19 mi away.Skyline from USGS elevation data, heights drawn up to 6× taller. Sky, sun and moon as they are now.