An extreme cold watch is in effect for much of Central Texas Wednesday and into Thursday morning, with windchills between 0 and 10 degrees. Why it matters: This winter has been a roller-coaster, with freezing temps followed by a too-early warm spell.

Wednesday morning will be bitterly cold and blustery, temperatures in the 20s to the northern counties and 30s elsewhere in Southeast Texas. High temperatures will only warm to the low 40s, with cloudy skies clearing out through the evening hours on Wednesday.

The National Weather Service issued an updated extreme cold watch at 1:17 p.m. on Sunday valid from Tuesday midnight until Thursday noon. The watch is for Atchison, Doniphan, Leavenworth, Wyandotte, Johnson,

A wide swath of Texas ranging from the northern Panhandle to the central interior will see a drastic shift in temperatures this week as a strong cold front barrels into the state. National Weather Service (NWS) forecasters are expecting the mercury to begin dropping on Tueseday and last through Thursday and Friday.

The NWS Fort Worth TX issued an updated extreme cold watch at 5:08 a.m. on Monday valid from Tuesday 9 p.m. until Thursday 9 a.m. The watch is for Montague, Cooke, Grayson, Fannin, Lamar, Young, Jack,

Very cold temperatures have arrived across southeastern Minnesota and northern Iowa, with multiple winter headlines now in place from the National Weather Service.A COLD WEATHER ADVISORY will be in effect for Olmsted,

Ahead of this week's incoming arctic freeze, Houston Mayor John Whitmire announced at a news conference Tuesday that 12 warming centers around the city will open Wednesday at 8 p.m. Mental health caseworkers will be present at some warming centers to help ease anxieties,

Thursday there is a an Extreme Cold Watch that will become an Extreme Cold Warning in Houston Thursday with Wind Chill will be in the teens in Houston. That Extreme Cools Watch will be from 2 a.m. till 10 a.