Friday morning’s brief light snow has stopped falling across most of metro Atlanta, but not before leaving a very light dusting in some places.
The National Weather Service issued a special statement just before 6 a.m. saying that light snow was possible through mid-morning mainly along and north of I-20, with a combination of light rain and snow possible south of I-20.
The predicted flurries began moving into metro Atlanta from the northeast shortly after 6 a.m., and by 7:30, light snow had been reported in Buckhead, Midtown, Dunwoody, Cumming, and across Gwinnett, Cobb and DeKalb counties.
By 10 a.m., the weather radar showed that any remaining flurries were mostly confined to the far western and northwestern suburbs.
The flurries prompted school officials in Pickens County to cancel classes Friday, while classes in Chattooga, Gordon, Habersham and Lumpkin counties were delayed by two hours. The University of North Georgia in Dahlonega was delayed by one hour.
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Temperatures across metro Atlanta at 7 a.m. ranged from 23 in Dallas and 24 in Cartersville to 26 in Dunwoody and Marietta and 28 in Chamblee, Alpharetta, Peachtree City and at Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport.
By 10 a.m., the mercury had climbed above the freezing part across most of metro Atlanta, although it was still 28 in Dallas and Cartersville and 30 in Kennesaw.
Minton said those temperatures should climb into the upper 40s Friday afternoon before dropping back into the low 30s Friday night.
The weekend should be dry and warmer, with highs in the 60s and lows in the upper 30s.
Minton said there’s a 40 percent chance of rain Monday, increasing to 60 percent Tuesday.
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