High temps are expected to be in the upper 30s to low 40s this week across Texas, but some communities in Alaska will be slightly warmer.

While Southeast Texas is seeing arctic air, snow isn't necessarily promised. National Weather Service Lake Charles Meteorologist Andy Tingler said that while the area is seeing below freezing temperatures,

The weather watch issued by ERCOT is for Monday to Friday due to anticipated cold temperatures across the state and higher electrical demand.

ERCOT issued a weather watch for Monday through Friday due to forecasted cold weather across the region combined with high levels of demand and the potential for lower reserves. An arctic front is plunging through North Texas,

In his newsletter, Lewin said ERCOT has made some progress with the power grid since Winter Storm Uri in 2021. Lewin also said the chances of power outages from this storm are low

The polar vortex of ultra-cold air usually spins around the North Pole, but it sometimes plunges south into the US, Europe and Asia.

The next round of bitter cold is set to envelop the southern U.S. on Tuesday, after the first significant winter storm of the year blasted a huge swath of the country with ice, snow and wind