ByABC13 Digital Team 
Last updated: Sunday, January 25, 2026 4:40PM GMT
Most of southeast Texas is under Winter Storm Alerts on Saturday as an arctic front moves into the area.
The alerts are in effect from Saturday at 6 a.m. to Sunday at 6 p.m., with widespread freezing rain expected to reach the Gulf Coast.
Additionally, an Extreme Cold Warning is in effect Saturday through Monday as an arctic airmass moves in, leading to a hard freeze and the chance of below-zero wind chills Monday morning.
Our ABC13 Weather Alert starts Saturday and runs through Monday morning for the threat of ice and bitterly cold conditions.
Freezing rain expected overnight, precipitation will cause ice to form on trees and overpasses
Ice Storm Warnings, Winter Storm Warnings and Winter Weather Advisories begin Saturday evening ahead of a cold night that is expected to bring freezing rain and ice accumulations to Southeast Texas.
ABC13 Meteorologist Elyse Smith has your Need to Know Weather update.
Voting centers for the CD-18 special runoff election closed, Harris County Clerk says
According to the office of the Harris County Clerk, all voting centers open for the CD-18 special runoff election will be closed on Sunday and Monday due to the inclement weather.
It added that all Harris County Clerk offices will be closed on Monday as well.
“The safety of voters, election workers, and staff must come first,” Harris County Clerk Teneshia Hudspeth said. “This decision was made in close coordination with state and local emergency management officials.”
Hudspeth said her office will provide updates through their websites cclerk.hctx.net and harrisvotes.com.
All HOV/HOT lanes across Houston area closed, METRO says
In a statement, METRO said all HOV/HOT lanes, including the I-10 Katy-CBD ramp, will be closed starting at 8 p.m. tonight. Closures will remain in effect until Tuesday morning.
METRO urged riders and drivers to follow METRO’s official channels for the latest updates.
Ice expected late Saturday night, early Sunday morning as freeze line moves into southeast Texas
The freeze line directly north of our area has not advanced as far south as much of the guidance suggested, so a hard freeze is not expected to reach anything south of Lufkin at the moment. This will delay the onset of freezing temperatures for our counties near Lake Livingston until sometime between 6 p.m. and 9 p.m.
That said, the freezing air over the Hill Country remains colder than most guidance expected, and it is still on track to enter the western counties of our area on Sunday between 6 p.m. and 9 p.m., and to reach the west side of Harris County by 3 a.m.
ABC13 Meteorologists are projecting the north and west sides of Houston will have icy conditions starting Sunday morning, while it will be a close call for the east and south sides of the city.
Freezing drizzle or mist will increase the risk of icing on elevated roadways and growing evidence by 13 Alert Radar shows most of Houston may not get above freezing tomorrow, so anything frozen Sunday afternoon will likely remain that way until Monday afternoon.
Track conditions live and find the map of your county through the 13 Alert Radar: abc13.com/13alertradar