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 >

Current conditions at

Giddings, Giddings-Lee County Airport (KGYB)

Lat: 30.17°NLon: 96.98°WElev: 486ft.

Fog/Mist

27°F

-3°C

Humidity 93%
Wind Speed N 15 G 25 mph
Barometer 30.06 in
Dewpoint 26°F (-3°C)
Visibility 4.00 mi
Wind Chill15°F (-9°C)
Last update 24 Jan 7:55 pm CST
Extended Forecast for

Bastrop TX

Extreme Cold Warning until January 26, 12:00pm
Winter Storm Warning January 24, 08:14pm until January 25, 12:00pm
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Extreme Cold Warning
Winter Storm Warning
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    Extreme Cold Warning until January 26, 12:00pm
    Winter Storm Warning January 24, 08:14pm until January 25, 12:00pm

    NOW: Multiple hazards in effect

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  • Tonight

    Low: 21 °F

    Freezing Rain
    Likely then
    Wintry Mix

  • Sunday

    Sunday: A slight chance of freezing rain before 8am, then a slight chance of snow showers between 8am and 9am.  Cloudy, then gradually becoming mostly sunny, with a high near 31. North northwest wind around 15 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph.  Chance of precipitation is 20%.

    High: 31 °F

    Slight Chance
    Wintry Mix
    then Partly
    Sunny

  • Sunday Night

    Sunday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 16. North wind 10 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph.

    Low: 16 °F

    Partly Cloudy

  • Monday

    Monday: Sunny, with a high near 32. North wind 5 to 10 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.

    High: 32 °F

    Sunny

  • Monday Night

    Monday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 9. North wind around 5 mph becoming calm  in the evening.

    Low: 9 °F

    Mostly Clear

  • Tuesday

    Tuesday: Sunny, with a high near 45. Calm wind becoming south southwest around 5 mph.

    High: 45 °F

    Sunny

  • Tuesday Night

    Tuesday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 23. Calm wind.

    Low: 23 °F

    Partly Cloudy

  • Wednesday

    Wednesday: Sunny, with a high near 49. Calm wind becoming north northwest around 5 mph in the morning.

    High: 49 °F

    Sunny

Detailed Forecast

Tonight
Freezing rain and sleet, becoming all freezing rain after 5am. Some thunder is also possible. Low around 21. North wind around 15 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph. Chance of precipitation is 90%. Total nighttime ice accumulation of 0.1 to 0.3 of an inch possible. Total nighttime sleet accumulation of less than a half inch possible.
Sunday
A slight chance of freezing rain before 8am, then a slight chance of snow showers between 8am and 9am. Cloudy, then gradually becoming mostly sunny, with a high near 31. North northwest wind around 15 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
Sunday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 16. North wind 10 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph.
Monday
Sunny, with a high near 32. North wind 5 to 10 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.
Monday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 9. North wind around 5 mph becoming calm in the evening.
Tuesday
Sunny, with a high near 45. Calm wind becoming south southwest around 5 mph.
Tuesday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 23. Calm wind.
Wednesday
Sunny, with a high near 49. Calm wind becoming north northwest around 5 mph in the morning.
Wednesday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 23. North wind around 5 mph becoming calm.
Thursday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 53.
Thursday Night
A 20 percent chance of showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 34.
Friday
A 40 percent chance of showers. Cloudy, with a high near 45.
Friday Night
A 40 percent chance of showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 27.
Saturday
A 20 percent chance of showers. Partly sunny, with a high near 43.
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Point Forecast:
Bastrop TX
 30.12°N 97.31°W (Elev. 387 ft)
5:46 pm CST Jan 24, 2026
8pm CST Jan 24, 2026-6pm CST Jan 31, 2026
 
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