A "Special Weather Statement" was issued in several counties, with the potential for winds reaching 50 mph or higher.

National Weather Service locations across Texas have forecast totals from a half-inch to five inches of snow between Monday and Tuesday.

AUSTIN, Texas — Austin opened its cold weather shelters on Saturday night as an Arctic cold front is set to bring the coldest weather of the season to Central Texas.

Austin's forecast: mostly sunny with highs of 40°F, warming to near 60°F by Friday, and a chance of showers over the weekend.

All Austin ISD schools and offices will be closed Jan. 21 due to expected winter weather. A winter storm warning from the National Weather Service is in effect from 6 p.m. Jan. 20 into Jan. 21. Daily news about your community is free,

Much of Central Texas will be under a Winter Storm Warning starting Monday at 6 p.m. AUSTIN, Texas - Much of Central Texas is bracing for bitter cold Monday and Tuesday after arctic air arrived Saturday. The Hill Country will be under a Winter Weather Advisory beginning at 6 p.m. Monday, Jan. 20 and lasting until 6 p.m. Tuesday, Jan. 21.

The Austin area is expected to get 1-2 inches of a wintry mix of snow and sleet on Monday and Tuesday. Austin ISD and other local school districts have announced closures for Tuesday.

Central Texas school districts are closed Monday for Martin Luther King Jr. Day, but Austin school officials sent out communication to families Sunday night school would be closed Tuesday in anticipation of bad weather. Multiple other school districts in Central Texas also canceled classes ahead of expected icy conditions.

The National Weather Service has issued a winter storm watch for Central and South Texas, from Monday evening through Tuesday afternoon.

Storm Warning goes into effect Monday night for much of south and southeast Texas. Here are projected snowfall totals for nearly 30 cities.

Below-freezing temperatures will return to Texas as soon as Jan. 18, according to the National Weather Service. Grid conditions are expected to be normal and officials do not anticipate an emergency,

If it warms up enough during the day Tuesday, it’s possible for some of that accumulated snow and ice to melt, but snow or ice that sticks around Tuesday will refreeze Wednesday night, when temperatures are expected to plunge into the 20s or teens, Platt said.