Texas Winter Storm: Houston Area Cold Snap and Forecast Update

Current Conditions and Cold Air Mass

• 🥶 Arctic air has settled over Houston, with temperatures at the surface at 26°F and never rising above freezing in the city today.
• 💨 Wind chills are making it feel significantly colder, with temperatures feeling like 10°F in Huntsville and 13°F in Sugarland.
• ❄️ While the Houston area is dry, flurries and snow showers are occurring along I-35 towards San Antonio, with heavier snow impacting areas north in the Dallas-Fort Worth metroplex.

Overnight and Monday Forecast

• ⚠️ A hard freeze warning is in effect until midday Tuesday due to dangerous overnight temperatures.
• 📉 Overnight temperatures will drop into the low 20s, with Monday morning lows expected to be around 20°F in the city.
• ☀️ Monday afternoon will see a brief reprieve with breaks of sunshine and high temperatures back in the 30s, though it will still feel like the 20s due to wind chills.

Tuesday and Beyond

• 🥶 Tuesday morning will bring another hard freeze, with overnight lows in the low to mid-20s.
• 🌤️ By Tuesday afternoon, temperatures will rise into the mid to upper 40s, finally getting out of the 30s for the first time in days.
• ❄️ Colder-than-normal temperatures are expected to persist through the first week of February.

Upcoming Weather Patterns

• 🌧️ The next chance for showers arrives on Friday.
• 🥶 Another push of arctic air is anticipated next weekend, bringing overnight temperatures back into the 20s with highs only in the 40s, though no wintry precipitation is currently expected.