Georgia Weather: Snow, Bitter Cold On The Way

ATLANTA, GA — After a relatively mild MLK Day, metro Atlanta is in for snow, and bitter cold, in the next day or so. Light snow over north and west Georgia could start as early as Tuesday afternoon and, by Tuesday night, wind chills could make the temperature feel like zero degrees.

In a special weather statement on Monday, the National Weather Service said the snow could start as soon as noon Tuesday in far northwest Georgia and spread into west-central and northeast Georgia, including metro Atlanta, by the evening.

After 9 p.m., wind chills will be in the single digits, according to the NWS.

The metro area should get less than one inch of snow. But because of the freezing temperatures, any snow that falls likely will stay on the roads and ground all the way through Thursday morning, the weather service said.

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Overnight Tuesday and Wednesday morning, the low is forecast to get down to 12-20 degrees, with wind-chill readings from 10 degrees to zero. The statement said details of the forecast are likely to change and urged people to stay alert for further watches, advisories or warnings.

Wednesday's high temperature is only forecast to be a freezing 31 degrees, with wind gusts of up to 25 m.p.h.

Here's your weather forecast for the rest of the week, from the National Weather Service:

Monday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 30. South wind around 5 m.p.h.

Tuesday: Partly sunny, with a high near 48. Southwest wind 5-10 m.p.h. becoming west in the afternoon. A 40 percent chance of light snow Tuesday night, mainly after 7 p.m. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 18. Northwest wind 10-15 m.p.h., with gusts as high as 20 m.p.h.

Wednesday: Sunny, with a high near 31. Northwest wind 10-15 m.p.h., with gusts as high as 25 m.p.h. Clear Wednesday night, with a low around 19.

Thursday: Sunny, with a high near 41. Thursday night, mostly clear with a low around 26.

Friday: Sunny, with a high near 49. Partly cloudy Friday night, with a low around 33.

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