Texas residents are urged to prepare for possible freezing rain and snow later this week as temperatures plummet. ERCOT has issued a weather watch through Friday, warning of potential strain on the electric grid. Meteorologists predict a cold air mass from Canada combined with a low-pressure system could bring wintry precipitation to the state.
Brenda Bazán / San Antonio Report Bundle up, gang — San Antonio and other areas across the state may experience freezing rain and even snow later this week as temperatures plummet. On Monday, the Electric Reliability Council of Texas ( ERCOT ), the state’s electric grid operator, issued a weather watch through Friday — warning residents that freezing temperatures could lead to higher electricity demand and the potential for lower reserves.
ERCOT says it is “monitoring conditions closely” and that it “will deploy all available tools to manage the grid, continuing a reliability-first approach to operations.” ERCOT’s weather watch is not a call for conservation from consumers. In December, ERCOT officials released a report warning residents that Texas could face a cold event similar to Winter Storm Uri, which caused the power grid to fail in February 2021. The analysis found an 80% chance of blackouts if the state experiences a similar winter storm. The report also indicated that these blackouts are most likely to occur during the morning hours in January. Orlando Bermudez, a meteorologist with the National Weather Service, said a cold air mass from Canada moved into the Texas area Sunday evening and is expected to linger through this weekend. Bermudez added that a low-pressure system moving into the area on Thursday brings with it chances for freezing rain and/or a “wintry mix,” with chances for snow being somewhat higher in the north Texas area around Dallas-Fort Worth. “We’re still working out those details as we watch those two systems,” Bermudez told the San Antonio Report. “Those high-resolution models are just now coming in, but we are definitely seeing a possibility of precipitation Wednesday moving into Thursday, Friday.” Bermudez warned that roads in the area could get slippery and urged locals to check for closures before heading out later in the wee
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