A recent cold snap has kept the severe-weather shelter at Crossroads Community Center open for six days, and the plan is to keep it operating another four.

The shelter initially opened Dec. 3, when nighttime temperatures first dipped below freezing. It is expected to remain open nightly through Dec. 12.

Clients can register at the shelter from 9:30 p.m. to 1:30 a.m. They are required to leave at 6:30 a.m.

The city of Bellevue opens the shelter, located at 16000 NE 10th St., whenever weather conditions are severe enough to threaten lives and health.

Twenty people stayed at the site Dec. 8, according to the city. The shelter can hold up to 50 individuals.

The city regularly provides updated shelter information on its Extreme Weather Response web page.

The shelter is operated in partnership with Catholic Community Services and the Eastside Interfaith Social Concerns Council.