Finally, A Real Cold Front

Over the past several weeks, any cold front that passed though the Brazos Valley was fairly weak and tended to fizzle out. However, there is a true "Blue Norther" (or a cold front that will largely swing temperatures) to our northwest. This front will barrel down the Rockies and eventually slice though the Lone Star State.
Here is the current set up with this front:

The actual front is located from the Dakotas, down though California. Additionally, what makes this front different than the previous ones is that the air behind it is much colder. Plus, the front will make a full passage though the state, rather than grazing us with a minor blast of cooler air. At the moment, temperatures in northern British Columbia and Alaska are well below zero, which is an indication that it will get much colder here. It will not get that cold in Texas, as the air will moderate during its travel south. Nonetheless, we will feel some big changes.

By late Wednesday and into Thursday, the front will pierce though and the wind will begin to howl out of the northwest.

Gusts will reach 20-25mph at times early Thursday as the colder air rushes in. Highs will be slashed from the upper 60s to near 70 on Wednesday, to the low 50s for highs. During the overnight on Thursday, you will notice a huge difference with a widespread freeze as temperatures plummet into the 20s.

Furthermore, since this is a deep layer of cold air, it will take a few days to bounce back up into the 60s again.

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