Plan on a decent chance of a hard freeze Sunday morning

The KHOU 11 Weather Team has issued an hourly Weather Impact Alert as temperatures drop into the 20s overnight this weekend.

More cold weather is headed our way tonight, but things may heat up soon.

National Weather Service predicts freezing temps might be even colder than expected for this weekend's winter storm, placing Houston under extreme cold watch.

Houston residents face severe weather including thunderstorms and an arctic blast, potentially leading to freezing rain and power outages.

Thousands of homes and businesses were without electricity Sunday morning in the Houston region, where residents awoke to cold, wet and in some cases icy conditions as a winter storm moved in.

As an Arctic blast barrels into Southeast Texas this weekend, Houston-area businesses and event organizers are announcing closures and cancellations due to the threat of freezing temperatures and potentially dangerous conditions.

Houston is under winter weather alerts, facing a mix of sleet and freezing rain with potential for icy conditions and extreme cold.

Houston's National Weather Service office is part of a renewed hiring effort aimed at filling critical meteorologist and science roles.