Convenience Big Store: Sunshine is back in Houston before another subfreezing night

January 16, 2024

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🔍 Need to Know

Southeast Texas remains obscured by clouds in this weather satelllite image taken at 12:30 p.m. Monday. But Tuesday's forecast calls for clearing skies as high atmospheric pressure moves into the region.

Sunshine returns to Houston. Here's when the real thawing starts.

The bad news is that Houston still has to spend one more night below freezing before we enjoy the good news, which is that we'll be solidly above freezing starting Wednesday.

A note to print subscribers: Home delivery of the Houston Chronicle newspaper may be delayed during freezing weather. Visit our website to keep up with the latest weather and other Houston-area news.

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💼 Business

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🚗 Outside the Loop

M.J. Smith stands on the sidewalk outside the George R. Brown Convention Center hoping to board a bus to take him to a warming shelter Tuesday, Feb. 16, 2021 in Houston. Temperatures stayed below freezing Tuesday, with many still without power.

Warming centers for area residents to shelter from the hard freeze

If you lose power or are exposed to the cold during the hard freeze, these warming centers will be open to help.

📝 Opinion

Frumencio Reyes, standing on N. Main St. in Houston, is a lawyer involved in a local Latino movement that has made it possible to have single district representation in the City Council. Due to this movement, the Hispanic districts H and I were created. Dec. 4, 2008 in Houston. ( Eric Kayne / Chronicle )

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🏀 Sports

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A 20-2 first-half run paved the way for Philadelphia, which got 41 points from Joel Embiid.

🖼️ Get Out

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