Much of Central Texas will be under a Winter Storm Warning starting Monday at 6 p.m. AUSTIN, Texas - Much of Central Texas is bracing for bitter cold Monday and Tuesday after arctic air arrived Saturday. The Hill Country will be under a Winter Weather Advisory beginning at 6 p.m. Monday, Jan. 20 and lasting until 6 p.m. Tuesday, Jan. 21.

The Austin area is expected to get 1-2 inches of a wintry mix of snow and sleet on Monday and Tuesday. Austin ISD and other local school districts have announced closures for Tuesday.

After closures because of winter weather Tuesday, many school districts are reopening Wednesday, despite frigid temperatures in the forecast.

Precipitation is expected to end at about 8 a.m. on Tuesday along the Interstate 35 corridor. Before that, driving conditions could be hazardous. Temperatures will rise to a high of around 40 degrees Tuesday "with partial or full melting of snow,

Central Texas school districts are closed Monday for Martin Luther King Jr. Day, but Austin school officials sent out communication to families Sunday night school would be closed Tuesday in anticipation of bad weather. Multiple other school districts in Central Texas also canceled classes ahead of expected icy conditions.

Central Texans in San Antonio, Austin and the Hill Country are expected to see freezing temperatures that could even trigger chances of snow.

Austin's forecast: mostly sunny with highs of 40°F, warming to near 60°F by Friday, and a chance of showers over the weekend.

All Austin ISD schools and offices will be closed Jan. 21 due to expected winter weather. A winter storm warning from the National Weather Service is in effect from 6 p.m. Jan. 20 into Jan. 21. Daily news about your community is free,

The National Weather Service has issued a winter storm watch for Central and South Texas, from Monday evening through Tuesday afternoon.

It’s important to understand the types of severe weather that affect our area and start preparing for the active weather season.

Storm Warning goes into effect Monday night for much of south and southeast Texas. Here are projected snowfall totals for nearly 30 cities.

Although the highest snow totals occurred across Southeast Texas, especially around Beaumont. But a few other Texas cities also saw accumulating snow.