Anthony Franze

San Antonio

Newsroom Meteorologist at The San Antonio Express-News

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Articles

Largest Saharan dust cloud spotted this year heading on a crash course to Texas

2 days ago | statesman.com | Anthony Franze

A massive cloud of Saharan dust has developed, stretching across nearly the entire Atlantic Basin from the Cape Verde Islands off of the coast of Senegal in West Africa, all the way to the eastern Caribbean islands of Hispaniola, Puerto Rico and Aruba. Within this plume, the highest concentration of dust particles is over the eastern Caribbean.
Here's when South Texas rain chances will rise again

1 week ago | expressnews.com | Anthony Franze

This week is starting off much quieter compared to the active weather we saw across the San Antonio area last week. Typical summer-like conditions will settle in over the next few days, with hot temperatures, high humidity and low rain chances. For much of the week, it'll be great weather to spend time outdoors, relax by the pool, or fire up the grill - just remember to stay hydrated.
More thunderstorms aim for Houston on Father’s Day. Here’s when.

1 week ago | houstonchronicle.com | Anthony Franze

Shown is the future radar at 1 p.m. Sunday afternoon, as scattered thunderstorms move across Southeast Texas. WeatherBellThe weather pattern has been very active over the past week, and it’s resulted in some soggy conditions across Southeast Texas. Over the past six days, Houston has recorded 2.57 inches of rain, bringing our yearly total up to 19.90 inches thus far in 2025. Daily rain chances are expected to continue as we head into Sunday and the start of the new work week.
Is the rain done in South Texas? Here's what the weekend brings.

2 weeks ago | expressnews.com | Anthony Franze

For months we've been begging for rain here in San Antonio. From December 2024 through this past April, the Alamo City received a grand total of 6.18 inches of rain over the course of those five months. This week, we eclipsed that total in just a few hours, as 6.37 inches of rain was measured from late Wednesday through Thursday morning at San Antonio International Airport, the city's official weather observation site.
San Antonio just got its most rainfall in over 12 years. Here's how much.

2 weeks ago | expressnews.com | Anthony Franze

We absolutely needed the rain, but that was too much at one time. Extremely slow-moving thunderstorms moved across South Central Texas overnight and into the early morning hours on Thursday. At times, storms became stationary, dropping upwards of 2 to 3 inches of rain per hour over already-soaked regions. Some of the heaviest rainfall fell over Bexar County.
Major flooding ongoing in San Antonio. Travel not recommended.

2 weeks ago | expressnews.com | Anthony Franze

Flooding will be a major concern Thursday morning across parts of Central and South Texas. A cluster of thunderstorms, likely to be extremely slow-moving, could produce especially heavy rainfall over the same spots for several hours. Storms at times will be nearly stationary, which would increase the flooding threat even more. A flash flood warning is in effect for the San Antonio metro area until 9 a.m..
After overnight storms, here's how much rain fell in South Texas.

2 weeks ago | expressnews.com | Anthony Franze

Just after 12:15 a.m. early Wednesday, the National Weather Service had issued a severe thunderstorm warning for the San Antonio metro area, warning of the possibility for quarter-size hail and 60-mph winds. Thankfully, damaging hail and high winds were not widespread across the region, as the thunderstorms weakened shortly after entering the city. The storms did still leave their mark, though.
South Texas storm chances rise tonight, hail, flooding possible

2 weeks ago | expressnews.com | Anthony Franze

A trough of low atmospheric pressure is now swinging through the Lone Star State, and it's set to interact with a weak cold front and surging Gulf moisture over the next 36 hours. All of the ingredients are there for multiple rounds of showers and thunderstorms across Central and South Texas, some of which could produce flash flooding. The first round of storms moved through early Wednesday morning, but additional rounds are expected late Wednesday and into Thursday.
When was the rainiest summer in San Antonio weather history?

2 weeks ago | expressnews.com | Anthony Franze

Summers in the Lone Star State can be grueling, especially during long stretches of heat and dryness, when temperatures regularly top 100 degrees and storms seem to almost intentionally move around us. However, when we do get rain, it can come down in droves. Thanks to high levels of atmospheric moisture from the Gulf of Mexico, summer thunderstorms can produce rainfall rates of 2 to 4 inches per hour, sometimes even higher.
When will a cold front, storms hit South Texas? Here's a timeline.

2 weeks ago | expressnews.com | Anthony Franze

After very heavy rainfall during the last week of May, June has started much more quietly across South Texas. San Antonio has not recorded any measurable rainfall so far this month, and we're now 2.13 inches of rain below average through this point in the year. However, the weather pattern is about to become more active again. High pressure, which had kept us hot and dry through the weekend, is starting to move away from the region.