Arctic blast: Houston warming centers open due to cold weather, Jan. 19-24

HOUSTON - The Greater Houston area is expected to experience near freezing temperatures next week due to the incoming Arctic Blast.

On Monday for Martin Luther King Day, the weather is looking very cold with morning lows in the upper 20s and low 30s along with wind chills in the teens!

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For Tuesday, the FOX 26 weather team forecast light snow and hazardous ice early in the morning, and it could stay slushy all day with high temps in the mid 30s along with a blanket of rain, sleet and probably some snow.

There is a threat of icy roads.

Where can I find warming centers?

There are various warming centers that will be open across the Greater Houston area listed below.

Harris County Precinct 1:

According to Commissioner Rodney Ellis, these warming centers will be open on Monday, Jan. 20 and Tuesday, Jan. 21. These centers will have water, Meals Ready-to-Eat (MREs), and transportation to overnight warming shelters via zTrip. The Houston Food Bank will also provide hot meals.

Tom Bass Community Center

Location: 15108 Cullen Blvd, Houston, TX 77047

Hours: 7 AM – 7 PM

Finnigan Community Center

Location: 4900 Providence St, Houston, TX 77020

Hours: 7 AM – 7 PM

Lincoln Park Community Center

Location: 979 Grenshaw St, Houston, TX 77088d

Hours: 7 AM – 7 PM

Harris County Precinct 2:

Warming centers will be open from Monday, Jan. 20 to Thursday, Jan. 23, from 8 a.m. to 6 p.m. at these locations:

Bay Area Community Center: 5002 E NASA Parkway, Seabrook, TX 77586
Deputy Darren Almendarez Community Center: 10918 1/2 Bentley St, Houston, TX 77093
East Harris County Activity Center: 7340 Spencer Hwy, Pasadena, TX, 77505
Hardy Community Center: 11901 West Hardy Rd, Houston, TX 77076
J.D. Walker Community Center: 7613 Wade Rd, Baytown, TX 77521
Leon Grayson / Baldree Community Center: 13828 Corpus Christi St, Houston, TX 77015
Leonel J. Castillo Community Center: 2101 South St, Houston, TX 77009
Magnum-Howell Community Center: 2500 Frick Rd, Houston, TX 77038
Martin L. Flukinger Community Center: 16003 Lorenzo St, Channelview, TX 77530
Pep Mueller Activity Center: 14750 Henry Rd, Houston, TX 77060

Harris County Precinct 3:

Warming centers will be open from Tuesday, Jan. 21 to Friday, Jan. 24, from 8 a.m. to 8 p.m., and Saturday, Jan. 25, from 8 a.m. - 4 p.m. These locations will be closed on Monday for MLK Day.

Barrett Station/Riley Chambers Community Center: 909 1/2 Magnolia Ave, Houston, TX 77002
Crosby Community Center: 409 Hare Rd, Crosby, TX 77532
George H.W. Bush Community Center: 6827 Cypresswood Dr, Cypress, TX 77379
Juergen's Hall Community Center: 26026 Hempstead Rd, Cypress, TX 77429
San Jacinto Community Center: 604 Highland Woods Dr, Highlands, TX 77562
Trini Mendenhall Community Center: 1414 Wirt Rd, Houston, TX 77055

Harris County Precinct 4:

These centers are open Monday, Jan. 20 to Tuesday, Jan. 21, 8 a.m. to 8 p.m.:

Bayland Community Center

6400 Bissonnet Street, Houston

Burnett Bayland Community Center

6026 Chimney Rock Road, Houston

Radack Community Center

18650 Clay Road, Houston

YMCA of Greater Houston:

On Monday, all YMCA locations will be open to the community during operating hours.

Visitors can use the lobby, charge devices, take classes, visit Child Watch, take a shower, and more. You are asked to present a valid ID upon entering.

To see which centers are open, click here.

City of Houston:

These centers will be open beginning on Sunday, Jan. 19. They will remain open 24/7 until midday Thursday, Jan. 23.