A cool start to the month followed the passage of a previous cold air mass, with brisk morning temperatures across South Texas. Several reporting sites reported wind chills at or below 25 degF for at least 2 hours.
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The episode as NWS CRP wrote it up.
A cool start to the month followed the passage of a previous cold air mass, with brisk morning temperatures across South Texas. Several reporting sites reported wind chills at or below 25 degF for at least 2 hours.
The local office's own words before the first event, as it sent them, from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service text.
NWS Corpus Christi, TX wrote its last area forecast discussion before the first event at Jan 31, 11:51 PM CST, 9 minutes earlier. Its key messages:
Area Forecast Discussion
National Weather Service Corpus Christi TX
1151 PM CST Sat Jan 31 2026
...New DISCUSSION, AVIATION, MARINE, FIRE WEATHER...
.KEY MESSAGES...
Updated at 1146 PM CST Sat Jan 31 2026
- Warming conditions through most of the week
- Low to medium rain chances Tuesday and Wednesday
&&
.DISCUSSION...
Issued at 1146 PM CST Sat Jan 31 2026
A brisk cold start will be in store this morning, though with
onshore flow returning it will be a little bit warmer than
yesterday. Highs are expected to get into the 60s across majority of
the area. We will continue to see a warming trend returning to the
70s and 80s by Tuesday. Our next cold front will swing through
Tuesday night into Wednesday, bringing some rain chances in the
Victoria Crossroads. This should bring temperatures down only
slightly since this front doesn't appear to be as strong, though
temperatures should recover by the end of the work week. Highs
should climb back to the 80s to the west by this weekend. The area
will remain mostly dry through the period.
Will continue to monitor the potential for some fog along the coast
on Monday night into Tuesday as water temperatures have fallen back
into the lower 50s in the bays and dewpoints in the upper 50s are
likely at that time. Inland fog is less likely as surface winds are
forecast to stay a bit elevated overnight. Will also have to monitor
for the possibility for Small Craft Advisory conditions. Winds are
forecasted to be around 20 to 25 knots which would warrant an
advisory.
&&
.AVIATION...
(06Z TAFS)
Issued at 1146 PM CST Sat Jan 31 2026
VFR conditions will prevail across all terminals under mostly clear
skies and light variable winds.
&&
.MARINE...
Issued at 1146 PM CST Sat Jan 31 2026
Gentle to moderate breeze (BF 3-4) by Sunday morning and shift
around to the southeast by Sunday evening. Wind speeds will
increase again Monday night into Tuesday to moderate to strong
levels. There is a low to medium chance for showers Tuesday and
Wednesday.
&&
.FIRE WEATHER...
Issued at 1146 PM CST Sat Jan 31 2026
RH will come up today as onshore flow returns to the region. ERC
values remain generally low, and the potential for critical fire
conditions is low. There is a low to medium chance for showers
toward the middle of next week to the east as a cold front swings
through the area. Relative humidity values will fall behind the
front to low levels (<30%) again around but winds will remain
generally at light levels. ERCs will increase around the 50-89th
percentile in the Brush Country to portions of the Coastal Plains
which would likely warrant at least an Fire Danger Statement. Will
continue to monitor how this unfolds through the week.
&&
.PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS...
Corpus Christi 62 47 71 60 / 0 0 0 0
Victoria 60 38 71 57 / 0 0 0 10
Laredo 63 47 74 56 / 0 0 0 0
Alice 64 43 74 57 / 0 0 0 0
Rockport 59 48 68 58 / 0 0 0 0
Cotulla 60 42 71 53 / 0 0 0 0
Kingsville 65 45 73 58 / 0 0 0 0
Navy Corpus 60 53 68 62 / 0 0 0 10
&&
.CRP WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
TX...Cold Weather Advisory until 9 AM CST Sunday for TXZ229>234-246-
247.
Freeze Warning until 9 AM CST Sunday for TXZ229>234-239>244-246-
247.
GM...None.
&&
DISCUSSION...NP/92
AVIATION...EMF/94The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.
4 cold/wind chill. Local standard time, as filed.
The KVCT ASOS reported wind chills at or below 25 degF for at least 2 hours, which is our local Cold Weather Advisory criteria.
The KPKV AWOS reported wind chills at or below 25 degF for at least 2 hours, which is our local Cold Weather Advisory criteria.
The KCOT ASOS reported wind chills at or below 25 degF for at least 2 hours, which is our local Cold Weather Advisory criteria.
The KBEA AWOS reported wind chills at or below 25 degF for at least 2 hours, which is our local Cold Weather Advisory criteria.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
Every storm in Texas in 2026Every state in 2026This day in weather historyWarnings in Texas, February 2026
NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Storm Events Database, compiled from the National Weather Service’s monthly Storm Data. Complete through 2026-06; NCEI adds each month about 75 days after it ends and revises past years a few times a year. Rebuilt 2026-09-24. Each event’s entry at NCEI: 1314322, 1314323, 1314324, 1314325.