Significant Winter Storm to Bring Heavy Snow and Ice Impacts; Dangerously Cold Temperatures Expands Across the East

A significant, long-duration winter storm will bring widespread heavy snow, sleet, and freezing rain from the Southern Rockies to New England through Monday. Widespread travel disruptions, prolonged power outages, and vast tree damage is likely. Frigid temperatures, gusty winds, and dangerous wind chills will expand from the north-central US to the Southern Plains, MS Valley, and Midwest. Read More >

Hazardous Weather Conditions

Current conditions at

Rockport Aransas County Airport (KRKP)

Lat: 28.08°NLon: 97.05°WElev: 21ft.

Fog/Mist

64°F

18°C

Humidity	96%
Wind Speed	Calm
Barometer	30.03 in (1017.0 mb)
Dewpoint	63°F (17°C)
Visibility	6.00 mi
Last update	23 Jan 6:53 am CST

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Extended Forecast for

8 Miles SSE Austwell TX

Extreme Cold Watch January 24, 09:00pm until January 26, 12:00pm

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Extreme Cold Watch

Today
High: 72 °F
Slight Chance
Showers and
Patchy Fog
Tonight
Low: 53 °F
Slight Chance
Showers then
Showers
Likely
Saturday
High: 65 °F⇓
Showers
Saturday Night
Low: 25 °F
Showers then
Rain/Freezing
Rain
Sunday
High: 41 °F
Chance
Rain/Freezing
Rain then
Mostly Sunny
Sunday Night
Low: 16 °F
Partly Cloudy
Monday
High: 42 °F
Sunny
Monday Night
Low: 28 °F
Mostly Clear
Tuesday
High: 59 °F
Mostly Sunny

Detailed Forecast

Today

A slight chance of showers before 2pm, then a slight chance of showers after 5pm. Patchy fog before 10am. Otherwise, mostly cloudy, with a high near 72. Light southeast wind becoming east southeast 5 to 10 mph in the morning. Chance of precipitation is 20%.

Tonight

A slight chance of showers before midnight, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms between midnight and 4am, then showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm after 4am. Cloudy, with a low around 53. East wind 6 to 9 mph. Chance of precipitation is 70%. New rainfall amounts of less than a tenth of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.

Saturday

Showers and possibly a thunderstorm. Temperature rising to near 65 by 10am, then falling to around 49 during the remainder of the day. East southeast wind 6 to 14 mph becoming north in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 22 mph. Chance of precipitation is 80%. New rainfall amounts between a half and three quarters of an inch possible.

Saturday Night

Rain showers before 3am, then freezing rain. Some thunder is also possible. Low around 25. North wind 10 to 13 mph, with gusts as high as 24 mph. Chance of precipitation is 90%.

Sunday

A chance of freezing rain before 9am, then a chance of rain showers between 9am and noon. Mostly sunny, with a high near 41. North wind 14 to 16 mph, with gusts as high as 26 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%.

Sunday Night

Partly cloudy, with a low around 16. North wind 10 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 26 mph.

Monday

Sunny, with a high near 42. North wind 7 to 11 mph, with gusts as high as 21 mph.

Monday Night

Mostly clear, with a low around 28. North northeast wind 3 to 6 mph.

Tuesday

Mostly sunny, with a high near 59. Light and variable wind becoming east 5 to 7 mph in the morning.

Tuesday Night

A 20 percent chance of showers after midnight. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 44.

Wednesday

A 20 percent chance of showers. Mostly sunny, with a high near 61.