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Temperatures will fall quickly throughout Saturday, eventually leading to a chance of freezing rain by early Sunday.
The extreme cold watch, which will be in effect from Saturday night to Monday morning, was issued Wednesday because of “dangerously cold wind chills"
Brown joined Austin Mayor Kirk Watson and other local officials to urge Austinites to avoid venturing out onto roads during the front that will bring freezing temperatures to Central Texas over the weekend.
Thursday and Friday will be relatively warm, but temperatures will plummet over the weekend, and some freezing rain is possible.
Confidence is increasing that an arctic cold front could bring Texas its coldest temperatures of the winter, as well as possible ice and snow.
While the shelter has working heaters in every kennel building, officials said the Town Lake facility features open-air kennels that can become drafty.