A storm bringing snow, sleet and bitter cold to southeast Texas could drop as much as 8 inches of snow on metropolitan Houston.

Storm Warning is in effect for much of southeast Texas. FOX 26 meteorologist John Dawson takes a look at how much snow we expect to see and how much ice and freezing rain later this week.

While forecast models still have plenty of time to change significantly, here’s a timeline of the freeze, based on the latest information.

Southeast Texas' outlook for next week's winter storm continues to worsen, with a growing likelihood of a deep freeze and substantial wintry precipitation, snow and sleet in the Houston area. Space City Weather's Eric Berger published an atypical afternoon report on Friday warning of an "increasingly likely" and drastic mix of hard freeze and snowy conditions expected in Southeast Texas early next week.

A chance of snow showers and sleet has emerged in the forecast. Here are five things we know so far about next week's freezing temperatures.

National Weather Service locations across Texas have forecast totals from a half-inch to five inches of snow between Monday and Tuesday.