The extreme cold watch, which will be in effect from Saturday night to Monday morning, was issued Wednesday because of “dangerously cold wind chills"

A winter storm will bring Houston freezing temperatures and the potential for icy conditions this weekend. Here's the latest timeline, weekend forecast, the impacts and just how cold it could get.

We are expecting our Arctic front to arrive late Friday night, but the cold air will be slow to funnel into SE Texas.

Spend the warmer time Thursday and early Friday figuring out how to protect your pipes, plants, pets and people before the frigid temperatures set in.

Abbott issued disaster declarations Thursday for more than 130 counties ahead of a winter freeze expected to sweep into Texas over the coming days. "The goal is to make it through with no life lost," the governor said.

Weather experts Jeff Lindner of the Harris County Flood Control District, Travis Herzog of ABC 13 and Eric Berger of Space City Weather say the pending freeze won’t be as bad as 2021’s Winter Storm Uri, when temperatures dropped to the teens and more than 240 Texans died.

Houston benefits from a dose of rain Wednesday ahead of a powerful arctic front that could deliver a dangerous wintry mix of freezing rain and ice.