Residents in Houston should prepare for a roller coaster of temperatures as thunderstorms and an arctic blast are on the horizon. The U.S. National Weather Service Houston-Galveston

Houston officials plan to open all 12 of its multi-service centers as warming centers ahead of this week’s cold blast, Mayor John Whitmire said Tuesday.

Mental health case workers will be stationed at the Fonde and Metropolitan warming centers Wednesday. The Northeast multi-service center will be designated primarily for families, Houston Mayor John Whitmire said.

After a very cold period over the last 12 days, much milder weather is on the way for Houston. And with March just around the corner, I’m confident enough in the forecast to

Houston endured a second morning of brutally cold wind chills Thursday. This prompted the National Weather Service to issue more cold weather advisories for an area that stretched from Huntsville to Galveston.

Wind, which is simply the movement of air past a given point, can make our perception of cold seem much cooler than the actual temperature.

Extremely cold temperatures descended as far south as Texas this week as arctic air made its way into the U.S.

Houston winter is making a comeback. Another freeze is expected to set in over Southeast Texas this weekend after a string of warmer days kicked off the month. February has already seen four consecutive days that set or matched record-high temperatures in the region, according to Space City Weather meteorologist Eric Berger.

On Thursday at 12:45 a.m. the National Weather Service issued an updated cold weather advisory valid for Thursday between 3 a.m. and 9 a.m. for Houston County.