After receiving community feedback, the city lowered the temperature threshold to open the shelters and started giving people experiencing homelessness more of a heads up.

Matrix COC will be offering Cold Weather Emergency Sheltering on Thursday, January 9th at the DeFuniak Springs Community Center. Officials said the shelter, located at 361 N 10th Street, will be open from 5:00 p.

Kristy Jocelyn, Executive Director of BASICS United Inc., knows first-hand the importance of providing cold weather shelters to those in need.

The National Weather Service is predicting temperatures to fall below 40 degrees during the overnight hours these two nights.

The National Weather Service predicts mostly clear nights through Thursday with lows between 41-43 degrees, with a north wind of 6 to 8 mph. That would mean a “feels like” temperature in the low 30s, according to the weather service website.

The city of Dallas announced Sunday it has opened a 900-person shelter inside Fair Park’s Grand Place to offer meals and a safe place to sleep during

A cold weather advisory is in effect until 9 a.m. Temperatures will remain close to or below freezing through 9 a.m., then a sunny day with highs close to 50.

A Cold Weather Advisory will be going into effect overnight into Monday morning as temperatures will be dropping significantly due to a cold front.

A Cold Weather Advisory will be in effect starting at midnight through tomorrow morning (Jan. 6), says the National Weather Service.