UPDATE 4:44 am:
The National Weather Service released an Urgent Weather Message for San Antonio and South Texas at 4:02 am indicating a “rate early season snow will occur across portions” of these areas today.
A freeze warning is also in effect.
“A very cold airmass is building over the area in advance of an upper level disturbance that is forecast to push east across Texas today,” reports the Weather Service. “The combination of these two features will bring a chance for snow to much of the area.”
As of 4:30 am, various weather reports show rain beginning in Corpus Christi and Coastal Bend areas.
One report predicts a 60 percent chance of snow in San Antonio Friday night or early Saturday morning.
Houston could get as much as two inches of snow and rain with afternoon commutes during snow fall. Some Houston schools are planning early release.
Early indicators show light accumulations of snow across the Edwards Plateau (Western Hill Country and Austin-San Antonio corridor), “with greater amounts possible across portions of the coastal plans and eastern Hill Country.
The snow will end early this evening as the upper level disturbance exits to the east.
The earliest snow has been seen on record in San Antonio and Houston is December 10.
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