On Saturday the temperature will climb to 60 degrees in Houston.
February 20, 2021, 1:48 PM
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Share to FacebookShare to TwitterEmail this articleThe major winter blast that has gripped the nation for the last few weeks is finally lifting.
Over 3,000 daily cold temperature records were shattered and 79 all-time cold records were set between Feb. 12 and Feb. 17, according to the National Weather Service.
Connie Mendoza, Alberto Torres and Jazy Mendoza climb up a steep hill next to Lake Waco dam in Waco, Texas on Feb. 18, 2021. A deadly winter weather system that brought record-busting cold to the southern and central United States, knocking out power for millions in oil-rich Texas, blanketed the East Coast in snow.
Jorge Sanhueza-Lyon stands on his kitchen counter to warm his feet over his gas stove on Feb. 16, 2021, in Austin, Texas. Power was out for thousands of central Texas residents after temperatures dropped into the single digits when a snow storm hit the area on Sunday night.
Dallas reported 139 consecutive hours at freezing or below freezing temperatures, which tied for the city's seventh-longest cold streak on record. Waco, Texas, spent 205 consecutive hours at or below freezing temperatures, hitting a new all-time record.
In Monroe, Louisiana, an all-time cold duration was broken with 141 consecutive hours below freezing.
But warmer weather is heading to much of the U.S., including the South, which is suffering a water and power crisis in the wake of this week's storms.
On Saturday the temperature will climb to 48 degrees in Dallas, 60 degrees in Houston and 62 degrees in Del Rio, Texas.
The major winter blast that has gripped the nation for the last few weeks is finally lifting, Feb. 20, 2021.
By Wednesday, the temperature is forecast to climb to 71 degrees in Houston and 69 degrees in Dallas.
Meanwhile, on Sunday, a quick hit of snow will blast the upper Midwest, including Chicago.
The snow will arrive in the Great Lakes and parts of the Appalachians by Monday morning.
The major winter blast that has gripped the nation for the last few weeks is finally lifting, Feb. 20, 2021.
By Monday afternoon, some of that snow will make its way into the Northeast. Major cities may see some wet snow, but nothing too impactful.
A person holding a red umbrella walks down a snowy path during a snowstorm in Central Park on Feb. 19, 2021 in New York City.
Most areas will only see 1 to 3 inches of snow, while parts of Iowa, Minnesota, Pennsylvania and New York may get 3 to 6 inches.
There is some concern that lake effect snow could bring over 6 inches of snow to parts of upstate New York through Tuesday.
The major winter blast that has gripped the nation for the last few weeks is finally lifting, Feb. 20, 2021.
