Several shelters and warming centers are open in the Houston area Tuesday and Wednesday as a winter storm continues to bring freezing temperatures to Texas.

The city only opens warming centers when temperatures dip to 24 degrees for at least two hours. Instead, the Mayor’s Office of Public Safety and Homeland has been coordinating with private facilities.

Houston weather forecast for Tuesday, January 7, including the latest on the winter storm and a look ahead at Dallas snow chances and heavy rain in Houston.

Get ready for a major winter storm to impact parts of Texas over the next few days! It looks like the Houston area will mainly get chilly rain with possibly a little sleet mixed in Thursday through Friday morning.

FOX 26 Houston Chief Meteorologist Mike Iscovitz has a look at the forecast for the next winter storm that will bring snow, rain and ice to Texas.

Look for Tuesday morning to be even colder than Monday morning for the FOX26 area. The National Weather Service has issued a COLD WEATHER ADVISORY from Midnight until 9am. Prepare freezing temperatures by protecting the "four-Ps"- Make sure your people have heat,

A cold weather advisory is in effect until 9 a.m. Temperatures will remain close to or below freezing through 9 a.m., then a sunny day with highs close to 50.