Record Cold Likely This Weekend
The New York Times had a little blurb in its weather section this morning that contrasted the “January Thaw” — a time in January where the weather gets milder than normal — with the “April Pause” — when rapidly rising temperatures take a step backward and it gets cold again. The Times says this is a fairly regular phenomenon, and we’re going to see it in spades this weekend.
Here in Atlanta, a Freeze Warning has been issued for much of North Georgia tonight (but not the core metro Atlanta counties), and a freeze watch for as far south as Vidalia for Friday and Saturday nights. Temperatures could drop into the upper 20s through Sunday night. On Sunday night, there’s even the threat of some snow or ice in Middle Georgia, as approaching moisture from the Gulf Coast meets the cold air, although the moisture, at this time, doesn’t look like it will get as far north as Atlanta.
Records are likely to be shattered. The lowest morning temperatures recorded for the next few days are:
Friday: 28 degrees in 1891
Saturday: 29 degrees in 1982
Sunday: 32 degrees in 1886
Monday: 32 degrees in 2000
So, bring in your plants (and turn off your automatic sprinkler, if you have one). Even after it begins to warm up on Monday, we’ll probably continue to see cooler than normal weather through mid-month.
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