Texas Winter Storm: Houston Area Cold Snap and Snow Flurries

Bitter Cold and Wind Chills

• 🥶 Bitter cold temperatures are gripping the Houston area, with single-digit wind chills expected.
• 💨 Sustained north winds at 20-25 mph are contributing to dangerous "feels like" temperatures in the single digits and low teens.
• 🧊 "Feels like" temperatures are expected to remain in the 20s all day Tuesday due to the persistent wind.

Snow Flurries and Lake Effect

• ✨ Snow flurries are being reported across the region, particularly south of Lake Conro, Lake Livingston, and Lake Houston.
• 🌊 This is attributed to "lake effect" snow, where cold air moves over warmer lake waters, causing clouds to rise and produce light snow showers.
• 🚢 A similar phenomenon, "bay effect" snow, is possible over Galveston Bay, with a dusting of snow not out of the question for Galveston by Wednesday morning.

Temperature Forecast and Freeze Warnings

• ⚠️ An Extreme Cold Warning is in effect through Tuesday at noon, with dangerous "feels like" temperatures.
• ☀️ Temperatures are expected to finally get above freezing on Monday with sunshine, reaching the mid to upper 30s.
• ❄️ A second hard freeze is anticipated Monday night into Tuesday, with temperatures in the teens in some areas.
• 📈 The extended forecast suggests colder-than-normal temperatures will persist for the next couple of weeks.

Potential for Another Freeze

• 🌧️ A system on Friday brings a 30% chance of rain and the possibility of another flurry.
• 🥶 By Saturday morning, lows are predicted to be back in the 20s, with some models indicating lower 20s, suggesting another hard freeze could be coming early next weekend.