San Antonio – Did you are feeling the humidity on the market Saturday? Southeast winds shortly ushered in loads of moisture for the weekend, accompanied by warmer-than-average highs within the higher 80s and low 90s Saturday afternoon.
Excellent news for these lacking that fall really feel: cooler and drier air arrives for almost all of subsequent week as our subsequent chilly entrance strikes into South Texas Sunday evening. Right here’s what you’ll want to learn about these cooler temperatures and the rain likelihood that comes together with their arrival:
The Setup
An higher degree low strain system out west will transfer eastward over the subsequent 48 hours, sending in further moisture and power into our environment.
Mix that with our subsequent entrance sliding into the Lone Star State, and rain possibilities will improve by Sunday evening and Monday with scattered to even perhaps quite a few showers and storms attainable.
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A low strain system out west will ship moisture and power into our environment as our subsequent entrance approaches. (KSAT)
Sunday
Sunday will begin off much like Saturday, with morning cloud cowl and lows within the higher 60s & low 70s. That cloud cowl will break up a bit extra all through the day, serving to highs climb into the higher 80s & low 90s once more via the afternoon hours.
A couple of remoted showers can’t be dominated out particularly west of San Antonio, however the larger rain possibilities begin to arrive Sunday evening (particulars on that under).
Earlier than the autumn air and better rain possibilities can get right here, one other scorching and humid day is predicted Sunday. (KSAT)
Rain & Storm Possibilities
Because the entrance approaches the San Antonio space Sunday night, scattered rain will possible begin to develop throughout parts of the Hill Nation & Edwards Plateau after dinnertime.
Protection is slated to extend via the in a single day hours and much more so into Monday morning because the rain and storm exercise tracks from north to south. The morning commute and drive to highschool might be messy in spots, so for now plan to provide your self some further day trip on the roadways and take the rain gear with you.
Wanted rain possibilities arrive with our subsequent entrance Sunday evening/early Monday (KSAT)
As this rain exercise floats throughout the realm, a few of it would possible be heavy at instances. The Climate Prediction Middle (a department of the Nationwide Climate Service) has positioned nearly all of our space in a 1/4 threat for extreme rainfall, which is actually an excessive amount of rain falling in too little time.
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We’ll initially want to watch widespread hassle spots and low-lying, poor drainage areas for minor situations of road & creek flooding if pockets of heavy rain are gradual to maneuver or monitor proper on high of one another. When it comes to totals, it’s nonetheless trying like we may discover as much as 1″ – 2″ of rainfall in spots, with localized larger totals attainable the place heavier downpours & thunderstorms arrange.
Heavy rain may create a couple of points on the roadways in widespread hassle spots.
Together with the heavy rain potential, the Storm Prediction Middle has additionally positioned nearly all of South Central Texas in a low-end 1/5 threat for an remoted storm to take a seat on the strong-to-severe facet.
The exception reasonably than the rule on this case, but when a storm had been to require further consideration, the largest issues to watch could be situations of robust winds and small hail.
An remoted storm or two could sit on the robust facet, with gusty winds and small hail being the primary issues to watch. (KSAT)
Temperature Pattern Subsequent Week
After the entrance passes by, a wholesome north breeze will kick up in its wake. Winds are anticipated to gust upwards of 25 – 30 mph Monday, with breezy circumstances persevering with into Tuesday. This wind will filter in cooler and drier air, which is able to actually permit that fall really feel to settle into the realm.
Simply how fall are we speaking? As of Saturday night, lows look to drop into the 50s by Tuesday morning, adopted by probably a couple of higher 40s on Wednesday!
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Extra sunshine returns by midweek with highs contained to the 70s till subsequent weekend. Excellent climate for lastly taking that pumpkin spice latte scorching as a substitute of iced!
A couple of chilly mornings are within the forecast subsequent week as cooler and drier air filters into South Texas. (KSAT)
There are nonetheless some finer particulars which will have to be adjusted barely over the subsequent 24 hours, however hope this provides everybody a good suggestion and baseline for what to anticipate with these modifications on the way in which. Updates to the forecast can all the time be discovered on-air, on-line, and in your KSAT Climate Authority app.
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Nathan Eovaldi pitched seven scoreless innings, Dustin Harris had a homer and two-run double in his second MLB game, and the defending champion Texas Rangers closed out their season with an 8-0 victory over the Los Angeles Angels on Sunday.
Nathaniel Lowe also homered, and Josh Smith drove in two runs for the Rangers, who were eliminated from postseason contention on Sept. 20. Texas finished the season with its first sweep of a three-game series since late August against the Chicago White Sox.
The Rangers finished 78-84, one season after going 90-72 and charging through the postseason on the way to their first World Series title in franchise history.
Angels rookie starter Jack Kochanowicz (2-6) gave up three runs on six hits over seven innings in the 11th start of his career after making his big league debut July 11. The Angels finished with the most losses in franchise history at 63-99 after going 73-89 last season.
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Texas scored first when Lowe hit a leadoff double to center in the fourth and Jonah Heim knocked him in one batter later with a single to left.
Harris delivered a two-run double in the seventh inning to right field on his first career hit for a 3-0 lead.
The Angels nearly broke through in the seventh, but Matt Thaiss was thrown out at home by Rangers left fielder Wyatt Langford. Thaiss was trying to score from second on a single by Michael Stefanic.
In the eighth inning, Langford led off with a single before Lowe homered to right, his 16th of the season, for a 5-0 advantage. Lowe had five hits and five RBIs over the last two games of the season.
Harris’ first career home run, in the ninth inning off Roansy Contreras, just cleared the wall in right field. Smith added a two-run double later in the inning off Contreras.
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Eovaldi (12-8) gave up four hits over seven innings, with a walk and five strikeouts. Jose Leclerc pitched a scoreless eighth inning with two strikeouts, and David Robertson handled the ninth inning, closing out the 12th shutout of the season for Texas.
The Angels drew a crowd of 35,145 for the season finale and finished the season at 2,577,597, slightly down from their total attendance of 2,640,575 in 2023.
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A Texas state trooper died Saturday, more than a week after he was struck by a vehicle, authorities said.
“Today is a very somber day, as our hearts weigh heavy in reporting the tragic death of Texas Highway Patrol Trooper Kevin Ramirez Vasquez,” a regional director said in a statement shared by the Texas Department of Public Safety Officers Association.
Ramirez Vasquez, 25, was investigating a crash along State Highway 302 about 9 a.m. September 17 when he was struck by a vehicle. He was taken to Medical Center Hospital in Odessa then airlifted to Covenant Medical Center in Lubbock.
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He died Saturday with his family by his side, according to the statement
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Ramirez Vasquez was a U.S. Army veteran and serving in the U.S. National Guard. He joined DPS last year and was stationed in Odessa.
“There are no words to ease the loss of one of our brothers in uniform,” DPS Director Steven McCraw said in a news release. “Texas Highway Patrol Trooper Kevin Alexis Ramirez Vasquez served this state honorably to his very last breath. His commitment to keeping the roads safe, protecting the people of Texas and the sacrifice he made will never be forgotten.”
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Ramirez Vasquez is survived by his parents and three siblings.
DPS Troopers Foundation is collecting donations through HelpAHero.com.
Funeral arrangements are pending.
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ANAHEIM — Few Texas Rangers prospects in recent memory arrived with higher expectations than Wyatt Langford.
The Rangers 2023 No. 4 overall pick hasn’t disappointed, especially in the second half of the season. And most notably, he has steadily progressed into the type of hitter the organization envisioned during a torrid final month of the season.
In fact, few Rangers have put together a better month than the 22-year-old Langford.
He added to it again Saturday in the Rangers’ 9-8 comeback win over the Los Angeles Angels at Angels Stadium. He hit his fourth homer in the past six games. Nine of his 16 homers have come in his past 30 games.
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Langford is the first Rangers player with 22 or more runs, seven or more home runs, 19 or more RBI, and six or more stolen bases in a month.
Only four MLB rookies had previously posted similar totals in a single month, including Nomar Garciaparra (August 1997), Mike Trout (July and August 2012), Atlanta’s Ronald Acuna Jr. (August 2018), and Arizona’s Corbin Carroll (June 2023).
After falling behind 7-1 in the third, the Rangers added runs in the fourth and sixth before scoring twice in the eighth and four in the ninth to finish their largest comeback win of the season. The previous largest rally was five runs in their home finale on Sunday.
Sep 28, 2024; Anaheim, California, USA; Texas Rangers starting pitcher Andrew Heaney (44) pitches during the first inning against the Los Angeles Angels at Angel Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Kiyoshi Mio-Imagn Images / Kiyoshi Mio-Imagn Images
It was arguably Andrew Heaney’s worst start of the season, but he’ll be celebrating anyway. Heaney, the Rangers most durable starting pitcher with a team and career-high 31 starts in 2024, was charged with a season-high seven runs on a career-tying high 10 hits in four innings and dropped to 5-15 with the loss. Heaney, 33, however, earned a $1.5 million incentive bonus by reaching 160 innings pitched. He started the game with 156.
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Sep 27, 2024; Anaheim, California, USA; Texas Rangers right fielder Adolis Garcia (53) is greeted by third base coach Tony Beasley (27) after hitting a solo home run against the Los Angeles Angels. during the first inning at Angel Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Gary A. Vasquez-Imagn Images / Gary A. Vasquez-Imagn Images
Adolis García, who hit his 25th home run in Friday’s win, left Saturday’s game after running out a groundout in the sixth inning. García came up limping on his left knee, which has been bothering him of late.
Garcia is the seventh player in Rangers history with four or more 25-homer seasons. He’s the fourth Rangers player with 25 or more homers in at least four consecutive seasons. He joins Juan Gonzalez (5, 1995-99), Rafael Palmeiro (5, 1999-2003), and Mark Teixeira (4, 2003-06). García is
one of five 5 American League players with 25 or more homers in the past four seasons, joining Houston’s Yordan Alvarez, Boston’s Rafael Devers, Toronto’s Vladimir Guerrero Jr., and the New Yor Yankees’s Aaron Judge.
Sep 17, 2024; Arlington, Texas, USA; Texas Rangers catcher Jonah Heim (left) talks with starting pitcher Nathan Eovaldi (right) during the first inning against the Toronto Blue Jays at Globe Life Field. Mandatory Credit: Jerome Miron-Imagn Images / Jerome Miron-Imagn Images
Rangers right-hander Nathan Eovaldi (11-8, 3.96) faces Angels right-hander Jack Kochanowicz (2-5, 4.01) in the season finale at 2:07 p.m. Sunday.
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