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KEY MESSAGES

Issued at 1125 AM CST Mon Jan 26 2026

- Cold wind chills are expected of 9 degrees below zero this evening and overnight.

- Temperatures warming up slightly, but remaining below average, Tuesday through the rest of the week.

SHORT TERM

(This afternoon through Tuesday) Issued at 1125 AM CST Mon Jan 26 2026

Chilly is the main theme of the short term period. As the sun rises this morning and cloud cover dissipates, we are beginning to see a pretty picture of the snow pack across the area. Temperatures are not expected to warm much this afternoon, as northerly flow at the surface and mid-levels prevail, thanks to the shortwave rounding the southern periphery of the low over the Great Lakes. As a result, the arctic airmass will remain in place another day with highs in the 20s to around 32 degrees. As we remain below freezing for much of the day, we will see little to no change in the snow pack, although some snow pack is expected to begin melting slightly thanks to the abundant sunshine. Nonetheless, overnight we will drop back into the single digits which will keep travel conditions hazardous once again. In fact, any snow that does melt this afternoon will likely refreeze overnight, causing for a glazing of ice on roadways and surface. Make sure to take extra precautions on the roadways in the morning and allow extra time for travel. Wind chills will be a problem once again tonight, although not as severe as what we saw this morning, we expect apparent T's to range from 0 degrees to 9 degrees below. Therefore, a cold weather advisory is in effect from 9 PM this evening through 9 AM Tuesday morning. By early Tuesday morning, a secondary wave will round the base of the low across the northeast, swinging a weak front through the region during the afternoon. Despite this, we will warm back into the 30s and 40s during the afternoon as winds back out of the north behind the front. Temperatures are a bit uncertain at the moment and will likely depend on the effects from the remaining snow pack tomorrow afternoon, which could lead to temperatures a few degrees cooler than forecasted.

LONG TERM

(Tuesday night through next Sunday) Issued at 1125 AM CST Mon Jan 26 2026

A cool and much quieter forecast is in store mid week through the weekend. Upper flow will be predominately out of the northwest and will be enhanced by Tuesday's developing upper ridge. An upper shortwave trough will deamplify as it moves onshore across the Pacific Northwest before phasing with the main upper flow. The shortwave is progged to push southeastward through mid week bringing another cold front into the region by Thursday morning. This front will be very weak in comparison to the previous cold front and is only expected to drop Friday morning lows by an average 5 degrees compared to Thursday morning's lows. The effects of the front will be more noticeable in regards to high temperatures Friday and Saturday. Northerly surface winds behind the front will become more east to northeasterly late Friday into Saturday as surface high pressure moves across the Plains into the Midwest. This will help to limit highs to the mid 30s/mid 40s Saturday. The forecast remains dry through the weekend.

AVIATION

(18Z TAFS) Issued at 1125 AM CST Mon Jan 26 2026

VFR conditions will prevail through the period.

LUB WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES

Cold Weather Advisory from 9 PM this evening to 9 AM CST Tuesday for TXZ021>044.