Atlanta isn’t the only part of the U.S. feeling winter-like temperatures this week.
Heavy snow is forecast for the Pacific Northwest and and northern Rockies, with light to moderate snow expected for the upper Great Lakes, wind chill advisories for the upper Midwest and rain changing into snow for the Northeast.
North Georgia woke up Wednesday about 30 degrees lower than the day before, and numbers are continuing to fall, according to Channel 2 Action News meteorologist Brian Monahan.
A storm weak system over the Great Lakes will move eastward off the northeast coast by Thursday, according to the National Weather Service. The system will produce snow over the Great Lakes that will over New England by Thursday afternoon.
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Meanwhile, a low pressure system over the northern high plains will move eastward into the Great Lakes overnight Thursday, moving into Canada by Friday morning. Snow will develop over the northern High Plains on Wednesday and then move into Upper Mississippi Valley on Thursday.
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In Georgia, the next chance of rain arrives in Georgia on Thursday evening as moisture from the Pacific interacts with cold air to the north. Low pressure down in the Gulf will start spreading rain our way ahead of Friday’s morning commute, Monahan said.
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Friday has a 80% chance of rain, and he said it is “a cold rain in the forecast as we head through your Friday afternoon.” That could prove troublesome for fans taking in the high school football state championships at Georgia State Stadium.
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