A strong cold front will sweep through the region today, bringing gusty winds and ushering in a much colder air mass that will make it feel like the dead of winter. Temperatures will drop sharply throughout the day,

Southeast Texas will feel the effects of the cold front early Monday morning, as high temperatures begin to fall into the 40s and 50s. The NWS in Houston-Galveston even anticipated some showers and thunderstorms possible Sunday night as the front comes in. High winds above 25 mph are likely across parts of the region as the temperature drops.

North Texas stays breezy Monday, which makes temperatures feel colder than they are, but it will be less windy than Sunday.

Houston's daytime temperatures on Monday peak at only 54 degrees - almost 30 degrees colder than Sunday's. Expect near-freezing temps early Tuesday.

A cold front swept through the area overnight, bringing a sharp change in conditions that will dominate the next 24 hours.

Following an anomalously warm Christmas, temperatures in Little Rock are expected to plummet with the arrival of a cold front before the new year.

We could expect a gusty northerly wind going into tonight and cold temperatures tomorrow morning with feels like in the upper teens.

More record warmth is possible through the weekend as highs climb into the 80s, but a cold front arriving late Sunday will send temperatures tumbling to start next week. How warm could it get, and how big will the drop be?