Central & East Georgia expecting flurries on Sunday morning
A swath of snow impact is expected in Georgia, but not for the folks up in this neck of the woods.
The National Weather Service office in Peachtree City is defining a line south of I-85 and across I-16 as far southwest as Americus and Columbus and a far north as Toccoa that are expecting snowfall and potentially upward of an inch of accumulation on Sunday, but not much else is going to come of the winter weather event for Northwest Georgia.
Any rainfall that could impact the area is more likely to threaten to become black ice, if any falls at all with the current forecast expecting to remain dry through the weekend and into the MLK Holiday.
Temperatures are expected to be cold in the coming days, with highs in the 40s and 50s around the region and down into the 20s overnight through Sunday, which will get into the upper 30s and low 40s through the region and down into the upper teens and lower 20s overnight.
Expect the MLK holiday forecast to come with sunshine and a high up into the 40s for the day, and down into the teens overnight. The thermometer is going to remain on a swing from the 40s down into the teens through the start of next week heading into chances for rain by Wednesday night and the latter half of the coming week.
Long and short: NWS Peachtree City doesn’t expect any real winter weather for Northwest Georgia, but bitter cold nights are ahead for the region. So stay bundled and indoors whenever possible.
And any winter weather impacts of snow on Central and East Georgia are more likely to wash away with snow predicted to turn to rain on Sunday, but is more likely to freeze overnight unless high winds can dry out roadways beforehand.
Winter weather impacts remain to be felt across a wide swath of the upper Midwest, Great Lakes region and the Northeast as a cold air mass impacts the eastern half of the United States over the coming days. Freezing temperatures are also impacting the Pacific Northwest in much of Washington state and Oregon.
Check back for any updates needed on potential for winter weather over the weekend as they become available.
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