HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) — An Extreme Cold Warning is in effect for all of Southeast Texas until noon Tuesday. Thankfully we saw plenty of sunshine Monday, helping us warm into the mid-upper 30s. That’s still pretty cold for Southeast Texas standards, especially seeing that the normal high temperatures for late January is in the mid 60s.
Tuesday morning will be the last day of the hard freeze conditions, but a light freeze is still possible Wednesday morning. A brief onshore flow will help to warm temperatures through Thursday as high pressure will be just to the east of us.
Is this is a dangerous, pipe-bursting type of cold?
Yes. We should dip into the low or middle 20s Tuesday morning, which can cause interior pipes to burst. All of the standard freeze advice of protecting pipes, plants, pets, and people remain.
What about any ice?
Most of the ice we had on bridges and overpasses melted with the sunshine we had on Monday. Can’t rule out a bit of moisture refreezing, especially in our northernmost counties that were hardest hit by the frozen precipitation Sunday, but I expect that would only be in isolated spots.
I heard another arctic front is coming this weekend. Is that true?
We do predict another round of arctic air will arrive Friday. We will likely see lows in the 20s again this weekend, though whether that means “upper 20s and fine” or “low 20s and hard freeze” isn’t yet set in stone.
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Southeast Texas
Houston
Harris County
Galveston County
Montgomery/Walker/San Jacinto/Polk/Grimes Counties
Fort Bend/Wharton/Colorado Counties
Brazoria/Matagorda Counties
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