Texas is still fresh into the new year, school is back in session following the holidays, and just in time for our Martin Luther King Jr. holiday, we are about to get smacked with another dose of Polar Vortex that will plunge a lot of the state into much colder conditions than round one produced about a week ago.

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Yes, during the last blast of cold we did wake up for almost a week straight with below freezing temperatures, but we were never really at risk of widespread damage from the cold. In our house, we did not have to let the faucets drip, and I didn't even take the time to winterize the irrigation system.

Why Will Texas Temperatures Be Worse With The Polar Vortex This Time?

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Yes, we will most certainly be subzero on the Celsius scale, but there will be areas of Texas flirting with below zero on the Fahrenheit scale too. In fact, here in Central Texas some early predictions for next week are showing potential for a two day stretch where temperatures will fail to get above freezing at all.

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Thankfully, all the weather predictors are saying we are expected to remain dry through this next cold snap, but that does not mean moisture couldn't sneak into the picture over the course of several days of subfreezing temperatures.

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So, now that we know it will be very cold again, will this time be the last, or should we expect it to come in threes like everything else?

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