Metro Atlanta is projected to still be cloudy but may start warming back up Tuesday, although northern mountain counties could still have some cold and snow.
The high Tuesday is expected to be near 52 degrees from a low of around 28, with a light northwest wind 10 to 15 mph in the morning, according to the National Weather Service.
The skies are expected to turn sunny Wednesday with a high near 51, a low around 34 and northwest wind around 5 mph.
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That is a change from Monday’s weather and a forecast in which Channel 2 Action News chief meteorologist Glenn Burns warned of a winter weather advisory until 9 a.m. Tuesday for several mountain counties with the possibility of black ice and light snow, especially at higher elevations.
The counties under the advisory include: Fannin, Gilmer, Union, Towns, Pickens, Dawson, Lumpkin and White. Snow was reported in some areas.
On Monday, drizzle and light rain persisted across metro Atlanta during the morning commute, but the temperatures in the 40s ensured that no snags occurred because of ice.
Still, after being caught flat-footed by a black ice situation on Interstate 20 earlier this month, the Georgia Department of Transportation early Monday had two-man scout teams checking road conditions in Habersham, Lumpkin, Towns, Union and White counties, according to GDOT spokeswoman Teri Pope.
On Monday morning, snow was beginning to accumulate at the higher elevations along Ga. 348, the Richard Russell Scenic Parkway and U.S. 129 over Blood Mountain, Pope said.
“A maintenance crew is responding to each location to plow snow and spread material on the roadway to provide additional traction,” Pope said Monday.
But airline travelers flying to the northeast United States faced weather-induced flight cancellations at Hartsfield-Jackson International Airport, including to New Jersey, New York, Rhode Island, Philadelphia, as well as to Chicago, according to the airport's website.
Delta, Atlanta’s largest carrier, allowed passengers booked on flights to or from 26 airports in the Northeast on Monday and Tuesday to change their flights without penalty.
Meanwhile, Georgia Power on Monday sent teams to the Long Island area of New York to assist with restorations from severe winter weather — 247 workers in all. The crews typically stay one to two weeks, depending on needs of both the host and home utility.
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