100 Houston Highway Stretches Still Covered With Ice: TranStar

HOUSTON, TX — Temperatures finally crept above the freezing mark this afternoon, but it doesn't mean the roads are completely safe yet. The mercury rose to 33 degrees at 1 p.m. in Houston today and it's expected to hit 37 in a few hours. However, it'll dip back into freezing again by nightfall.

That said, there are still more than 100 incidents of ice still on parts of major highways. These include all interstates and toll roads, all loops and all other major arteries entering and leaving the Bayou City.

Here are the updated highways with ice still on them as of 1:30 p.m. here are other road closures, according to Houston TranStar, that are either construction or ice-related.

The good news is that temperatures will rise above freezing before noon on Thursday are forecast to be in the 70s again by the weekend.

Image: Icicles hang off the front of a vehicle as the temperature continues to fall below freezing Tuesday, Jan. 16, 2018, in Houston. Hundreds of flights have been canceled in Texas, where frigid temperatures have left runways and roads dangerously icy. The National Weather Service issued a winter storm warning for the Houston area on Tuesday. Sleet and freezing rain are forecast for parts of the state. (AP Photo/David J. Phillip)