Bundle up: First freeze of the season is moving in

Cold front to sweep over the region today, bringing rain, strong gusts, low temperatures

The first freeze of the season is coming this week, ahead of schedule.

A cold front is expected to arrive in South Central Texas today, bringing rain, strong wind gusts and falling temperatures, according to the National Weather Service.

“We’re going to have showers and storms in San Antonio on Monday. After that, the temperatures continue to go downhill,” said NWS meteorologist Orlando Bermudez.

The freeze will begin overnight into Tuesday morning, mostly affecting the Hill Country and Edwards Plateau.

Bermudez said the low is expected to be 32 degrees in San Antonio.

Tuesday night will bring the coldest temperatures. That’s when the freeze is expected to affect all of South Central Texas. San Antonians can expect a low of about 27 degrees Wednesday morning.

Temperatures will rise to the high 40s and low 50s later on those days.

One thing that’s not expected here: snow. Bermudez said northern areas of the state, San Angelo and Dallas-Fort Worth could get some wintry precipitation, but not San Antonio.

“No frozen precipitation is expected behind this front as the moisture is not deep enough,” forecasters wrote.

The unseasonably chilly weather is expected to continue throughout the week, though skies will be mostly clear after today.

A respite isn’t expected until Friday, when temperatures will climb back into the 60s.

The first freeze this year is two weeks earlier than average.

“We do get these cold snaps once in awhile,” Bermudez said.