While amounts are expected to be light, the potential for hazardous road conditions exists, and a Winter Weather Advisory may be necessary from Sunday afternoon into Monday morning.
The Weather Watch, now spanning from January 14 to 17, has been issued due to the anticipation of extreme cold weather across the ERCOT region, resulting in heightened electrical demand and the potential for lower reserves.
For the latest travel conditions across the state, please visit drivetexas.org. You can also inquire about road conditions by calling the TxDOT Road Conditions Hotline at 1-800-452-2929.
San Angelo faces the potential of breaking its record low of 15 degrees for Tuesday morning, with the current forecast projecting temperatures around 10 degrees.
By Monday and Tuesday mornings, lows are forecasted to plummet into the lower to mid-teens, with wind chills several degrees below zero north of the San Angelo to Brownwood line. Afternoon highs on Monday may barely breach the 30s to lower 40s.
Eastern counties in the Concho Valley could see precipitation chances between 70 and 100 percent, while far western and southwestern parts may encounter only slight chances of rainfall.
A slightly expedited arrival of the trough coupled with earlier precipitation might yield a brief period of freezing could form with the rain across localized areas.
