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.

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.

Texas' latest winter storm created the rare sight of snow on a Galveston beach. Here's how many inches fell throughout the state.

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.

This winter's harshest arctic blast so far is coursing through Texas as the state is the worst in the world for flight cancellations.

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

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.

Parts of Central and Southeast Texas woke up to snow Tuesday morning. See photos of videos shared on social media.

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

Although the highest snow totals occurred across Southeast Texas, especially around Beaumont. But a few other Texas cities also saw accumulating snow.

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