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Before the highly anticipated cold settles in, Thursday temperatures in Houston were forecast to reach a daytime high of 57 degrees.
As the Arctic front headed for Houston passed through the Texas Panhandle earlier, temperatures dropped 20 to 30 degrees in a matter of minutes, according to the weather service.Houstonians can expect rapidly dropping temperatures and 30 to 40 mph wind speeds. Wind gusts were expected to be stronger near the coast.
Friday night was expected to have a low temp around 20 degrees with the wind chill factor contributing to making it feel more like 10 to 15 degrees, according to the National Weather Service. Saturday, the high temperature will bring Houston out of freezing and is expected to reach 40 degrees. Saturday night, temperatures are expected to drop to a low of 24 degrees.
Christmas Day will be cold, but the hard freeze is expected to be finished by then. Things will begin to warm gradually and on Christmas Day the temp was expected to warm to 45 degrees, according to the weather service. Sunday night lows are expected to be around 29 degrees.This story will be updated throughout the day with the latest coverage on the Houston hard freeze, as information becomes available.
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