UPDATE, 1/21/2026, 10:00 a.m.: Texas Gov. Greg Abbott has activated state emergency response resources ahead of expected winter weather this weekend. As of Wednesday morning, the latest forecasts call for up to 65 consecutive hours of below-freezing temperatures, stretching across Friday night, Saturday, and Sunday.

All 254 Texas counties woke up under some form of weather alert as a massive winter storm began its trek across the eastern half of the country.

As an impactful winter storm moves toward North Texas this weekend, state grid operators say they are taking steps to monitor electricity demand and grid reliability. The Electric Reliability Council of Texas (ERCOT) has issued a Weather Watch from Saturday,

8:30 p.m. DFW Weather Update: Pete Delkus gives latest updates in North Texas (9.17.25)

What are conditions like where you are? Here in Gainesville, Texas this is what it’s like right now.