HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) — What a front! From the mid 80s to the mid 40s in 24 hours, this front brought a major temperature drop, wind gusts over 50 mph, and even a few brief sleet showers reported north of Houston!
Clouds will continue to clear overnight, and while the wind won’t be as fierce, gusts could still top 20 mph at times into Tuesday morning. That wind will make tonight’s lows in the upper 30s feel more like it’s freezing at sunrise Tuesday. We should get a full day of sunshine, warming temperatures well into the 50s Tuesday afternoon. Once the sun sets on Tuesday, temperatures will quickly fall in the dry air, and the freeze line will move into Southeast Texas overnight.
What kind of a freeze are we expecting?
We are predicting a brief light freeze for the last morning of 2025. Wednesday morning is when conditions will be ripe for maximum cooling, and a light freeze will settle into Southeast Texas with temperatures dropping into the low 30s. It looks like temperatures will hover near freezing between 3 a.m. and 7 a.m. Wednesday. Make sure your exterior pipes are wrapped up and provide warm shelter for people, pets, livestock, and cold-sensitive plants.
How long will this cold air stick around?
Not very long! The first day of 2026 starts off cool in the 40s, but it will warm into the 70s during the afternoon. By January 2 we’ll be back in the 80s!
What should we expect at the stroke of midnight on New Year’s?
It’ll be mostly clear and chilly with temperatures in the mid 40s as we say goodbye to 2025 and hello to 2026. The winds will blow gently from the southwest with low humidity, so firework smog shouldn’t be as much of an issue as it has been in past years.
Are any other freezes on the horizon?
After the freeze on New Year’s Eve, we have no freezes in the rest of our 10 day forecast. The next opportunity for freezing temperatures looks to open up around mid-January.
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