Houston weather: Very cold Wednesday morning, chilly afternoon

It's very cold around Southeast Texas on Wednesday morning.

Clear skies mean plenty of sunshine in the afternoon but still only a high temperature of around 60 degrees.

Upper-30s should return for most of the area for Thursday morning.

Below normal temperatures remain in place until Friday, when warmer air returns for the weekend.

Unfortunately, it looks like the rain chances also returning for the weekend.

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Freeze warning until 8 a.m. Wednesday

A freeze warning was issued for several Southeast Texas counties north of Houston from 3 a.m. to 8 a.m.

Included in the warning were Walker, San Jacinto, Polk, Brazos, Washington, Grimes, Montgomery, Colorado, Austin and Waller counties.

Temperatures below freezing were possible, and those in the warning area were encouraged to take steps to protect sensitive plants from the cold.