Freezing Rain, Sleet Likely Thursday
While it may not get as bad as the winter storm in North Georgia two years ago, it looks like Thursday morning is going to be pretty nasty.
The Weather Service has issued a winter storm warning for the northern part of the state, including Gwinnett County. They have also issued a winter weather advisory north of a line from LaGrange to Macon to Augusta. The warned area could expect up to half an inch of sleet and a quarter of an inch of ice before Noon Thursday.
Cold temperatures today — the high was only 42 degrees — and dropping temperatures due to the still-clear skies will push the morning low below 30 degrees. Meanwhile the precipitation will arrive starting in the northwest corner of the state, and will most likely arrive in Atlanta after 1 AM, with the worst arriving shortly before sunrise.
The good news is that the precipitation will bring warmer air, with temperatures rising above 32 degrees by noon, and probably staying there through the overnight hours early Friday morning, so the worst should be over Thursday afternoon. Overall, we could get more than an inch of liquid precipitation before things start to dry up late Thursday night.
The longer range outlook keeps things cold in the Atlanta metro area through the middle of February. The Weather Service issued an updated forecast for the month, and while the predictions for the Southeast US didn’t change much, they are calling for colder weather than originally thought in the Northeastern states.
Sphere: Related Content