This post provides an update on our expectations for the winter storm next week, which is now increasingly likely to bring a hard freeze and snow to Houston. The period from Monday night

As a significant winter storm approaches the Houston area, snow, sleet and ice are all becoming certainties as the temperatures decrease and conditions are forecasted to be more frosty than expected.

Next week, a hard freeze is expected for several nights in a row. A hard freeze is defined by temperatures at or below 28 degrees for an hour or more. By Monday and Tuesday mornings next week, we could see temperatures in the city drop as low as the mid 20s with low 20s and teens possible in the northern suburbs.

After a brief warm spell, Houston area residents should prepare for colder conditions. A blast of cold, dry air will move into the region, bringing the first hard freeze of the winter season early next week.

Houston-area officials are urging caution among residents as the second arctic front of 2025 is set to bring a hard freeze and chances of wintery precipitation across the region starting on Jan. 20.

Houston has had measurable snowfall at least 20 times in its weather history, according to available data kept by the National Weather Service.

Houston-area leaders are making preparations for the incoming extreme cold weather. Tuesday is forecasted to bring possible snow and ice to the Greater Houston area, Houston mayor John Whitmire says warming centers will be open beginning on Sunday for Houstonians who need to get out of the weather.