Metro Atlanta didn’t get the heaping helping of snow and ice that much of far north Georgia received on Wednesday, but there is a chance we’ll see some white stuff this weekend.
Another weather system is on the way that will bring a 100 percent chance of rain and warmer daytime temperatures Thursday and Friday, but also more frigid temperatures by early Saturday, according to Channel 2 Action News meteorologists.
After colder air moves in Friday night, meteorologist Glenn Burns said, the metro area “can’t rule out” the system ending with more freezing precipitation for all of northern Georgia.
“If you missed out on the snow,” Burns said Wednesday, “you’re likely going to see maybe a few flurries overnight or a snow shower early on Saturday morning.”
The winter blast that hit far north Georgia on Wednesday left heavy snowfall in the mountains and freezing rain across many parts of metro Atlanta as temperatures hovered around freezing before warming up later in the day.
Overpasses froze, and multiple accidents were reported, some closing parts of major roadways for hours. Schools and government offices also closed early in the most hard-hit areas to the north to avoid treacherous road conditions.
At midday, Union County Fire Rescue EMA warned on its Facebook page: “Roads are not safe to travel on. If you do have to travel, use extreme caution.”
Georgia Department of Transportation trucks were on standby and salt yards were stocked in the metro area to respond to the winter weather. State troopers, the Georgia Emergency Management Agency and the National Weather Service were using weather monitoring sensors to monitor the temperature of pavement.
Daytime temperatures will continue to warm with highs Thursday and Friday in the upper 40s, but dropping to around 40 on Saturday. On Sunday, temperatures will return to around 49 degrees and the mid 50s on Monday.
The lows will be 37 Thursday night and around 42 on Friday, but much colder Saturday, Sunday and Monday with temperatures at or below freezing. Sunday night’s low will be around 28.
Staff writer Lauren Foreman contributed to this report
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