Some areas of Texas could ring in the new year with below-freezing temperatures -- and even some snow -- as meteorologists track an arctic air mass expected to move in next week.
The situation remains fluid, but the polar vortex being monitored has the potential to bring snow as far south as San Antonio.
"By later in the week actually is what it's looking like right now," National Weather Service meteorologist Matthew Brady said. "It might bring certainly one of the colder air masses we've had so far this season."
According to KRLD's meteorologist Dan Brounoff that cold air is heading down into North Texas late Sunday into the first half of next week. He says, to get a significant winter storm in North Texas, it all depends on how deep the cold air gets into North Texas, and if the subtropical jet stream interacts or phases for the polar jet.
"If the upper low digs into southwest Texas and tracks south of I-20, then we will see a significant storm around here. If it comes in from the northwest, light wintry precipitation will fall," he says.
He adds, that at this time or this far out, it's virtually impossible to tell you if DFW will see a winter storm after the cold air moves in next week.
ERCOT is also keeping a close eye on the weather system. ERCOT’s chief meteorologist recently warned that the developing weather pattern could resemble conditions seen during Winter Storm Uri in 2021.
Despite the concerns, ERCOT said that it is prepared to handle the potential impacts of the cold weather.
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