Austin weather: Cold temperatures continue as slow warmup begins

AUSTIN, Texas - An Extreme Cold Warning is over, but temperatures remain cold.

The backstory:

Austin weather: Record breaking temperatures

FOX 7 Austin's Scott Fisher says we saw a record breaking temperature this morning. He talks about that and what we can expect in his full forecast.

Morning temperatures were cold, specifically the wind chills.

Fortunately, we will be sunny today and temperatures are starting to slowly increase. 

Our high for the day will make it to 35 degrees, and all of the viewing area is expected to reach at or above the freezing point, which should increase the melting of all the roads still experiencing patchy ice. 

Icy roads do still linger, so travel is not advised. 

Tomorrow morning will continue to be a cold one, with our low dropping to 20 degrees. 

And all week we continue to have hard freezes overnight. But the highs will go up to the 40s and 50s once we get to Tuesday.

Dig deeper:

In partnership with the Austin Area Urban League, cold-weather shelter operations continue at seven facilities, along with family sheltering, with capacity to expand as needed. 

A total of 879 individuals were welcomed overnight across congregate Cold Weather Shelters and family shelter locations.

Shelters continue to operate 24 hours through Tuesday morning.

Embarkation is available Monday from 2 p.m. to 8 p.m. at One Texas Center (505 Barton Springs Rd.)

Transportation assistance is available by calling Austin 3-1-1.

The Violet KeepSafe (VKS) program continues normal operations from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. (closed daily 11 a.m.–1 p.m.). For more information, call 512-974-1294.

Warming Centers

The following locations are open as Warming Centers from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m.:

• Central Library – 710 W. Cesar Chavez St.
• Terrazas Branch – 1105 E. Cesar Chavez St.
• Little Walnut Creek Branch – 835 W. Rundberg Ln.
• One Texas Center – 505 Barton Springs Rd. (open 8 a.m. to 8 p.m.)

A full map of Warming Centers is available at austintexas.gov/alerts.

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