The National Weather Service issued a Winter Weather Advisory for Corpus Christi and the surrounding area. A trace of freezing rain is likely with more to the north.

A large swath of the country is being walloped this week by wintry weather, with two rounds of arctic cold Monday that were forecast to be followed by a potentially disruptive winter storm that could last into the weekend.

The Crescent City is going from a rainy weekend to hard freeze conditions starting on Sunday. Here’s what you need to know.

Bitterly cold temperatures are expected this weekend and local health officials are urging residents to prepare themselves.

When you get cold, your body redirects warm blood toward your vital organs. To reduce heat loss, it narrows the small blood vessels in your hands, feet, ears and nose, making those areas prone to frostbite, a freezing injury that can damage skin and underlying tissue.

An arctic front will bring snow, ice and extreme cold to much of Texas this weekend, with winter storm and extreme cold watches in effect.

We’re about to nosedive well below freezing (-15 wind chill) and not start to thaw until Tuesday. Oh, and then there’s all the ice and sleet.

It’s looking increasingly likely that freezing rains and ice associated with an incoming winter storm will miss New Orleans over the weekend, but bitterly cold temperatures and wind chills are all but certain early next week.

Starting next week, WSFA meteorologists are predicting a significant drop in temperatures across Alabama.

Here’s what hypothermia is, what causes it and how it is typically treated if it affects you or someone you love.