The winter weather continued to linger in Dallas-Fort Worth on Tuesday, but the forecast includes a chance for warmer weather soon.

Two cold fronts that rolled through North Texas late last week left the region feeling the effects into Tuesday as sub-freezing temperatures and icy roads caused schools to close, ERCOT to call for energy use conservation, and garbage pickup to be delayed.

The maximum temperature Monday set another daily record for the second day in a row, according to the weather service.

The maximum temperature was 26 degrees at DFW Airport, making it the lowest maximum temperature ever recorded for Jan. 15. The old record was 31 degrees set in 1917, historical data shows.

Although the light snow from Sunday night and Monday morning appeared to be gone by Tuesday, the bone-chilling temperatures remained and there were still conditions for black ice, the weather service warned.

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Temperatures were in the teens and single digits throughout North Texas with wind chill values as low as minus 10 degrees in some areas around daybreak.

All of the region was under a hard freeze warning until 10 a.m. and a wind chill advisory until noon.

ERCOT, the state’s grid operator, also issued a conservation appeal calling on Texas residents and businesses to reduce their electricity use from 6 to 9 a.m. Tuesday “if safe to do so.”

The agency’s weather watch is in place through Wednesday.

Temperatures were expected to stay below freezing in Dallas-Fort Worth through Wednesday morning then rapid melting will occur, according to the weather service.

The “brief warm up” on Wednesday into Thursday won’t last long as another cold front is predicted to arrive Thursday night. Temperatures aren’t expected to stay below freezing for a prolonged period of time like they did these last few days, though.

In Dallas, the low Wednesday will be 18 with a high of 42, according to the KXAS (NBC5) forecast. Thursday’s low will be 33 with a high of 53, and temperatures dip again Friday with a low of 26 and high of 37. Wednesday through Friday should be sunny, the forecast shows.

Forecast for Dallas via KXAS (NBC5):

WEDNESDAY: Sunny, breezy and chilly. Low: 18. High: 42. Wind: S 10-15 mph.

THURSDAY: Partly sunny and milder. Low: 33. High: 53. Wind: W 10-15 mph.

FRIDAY: Partly cloudy, windy and colder. Low: 26. High: 37. Wind: N 15-25 mph.

SATURDAY: Partly cloudy and chilly. Low: 21. High: 39. Wind: E 10-15 mph.

SUNDAY: Mostly cloudy and chilly with a 20% chance of showers by late in the day. Low: 27. High: 41. Wind: SE 10-15 mph.