🥶 Icy conditions expected Saturday

🥶 Sleet, Ice Possible With Front on Friday

Sleet and a small amount of ice are expected in the Austin area on Saturday after an arctic air mass moves in Friday night and causes temperatures to drop into the 20s. A 90% chance of precipitation is expected all day on Saturday, and temperatures will fall into the teens at night, forecasters say. Sleet is possible on Saturday, along with a one-tenth of an inch of ice. [National Weather Service]

• Officials at the Electric Reliability Council of Texas, which runs the state’s power grid, say the agency is ready for the expected demand through the weekend. The utility also issued an extreme cold weather advisory. [KUT]
• Austin Pets Alive! is asking for fosters to take in 75 dogs ahead of the freezing weather and keep them through Jan. 28. [CBS Austin]
• Austin Energy says its crews and equipment are prepared for the cold front. [Austin American-Statesman]

🤠 Rodeo Austin’s Music Lineup Is Out

Rodeo Austin runs March 13-28 near Walter E. Long Metropolitan Park and the music lineup includes Eli Young Band, Tanya Tucker, and Midland. Tickets go on sale Friday. [Rodeo Austin]

🧑‍🍳 Austin Restaurants Among James Beard Award Semifinalists

Five Austin chefs are semifinalists for the Best Chef: Texas category of the James Beard Awards. A number of Austin restaurants have been nominated in other categories as well. [James Beard Foundation]