How to Help the Crossroads Homeless In the Cold Yesterday was brutally cold in the Crossroads, by early evening it was already 37 degrees. We braved and then battled the outdoors for just a few minutes, bundled from head to toe to grab firewood for a living room fire. We cursed the cold as soon as we made it back inside. Grabbing firewood only took a minute but the air was like needles on our hands and feet. Enter your number to get our free mobile app Tonight it will be even colder, inching towards freezing temperatures with a low expected at 30 degrees.