Tonight: Rain possible. Low: 43
Tomorrow: Mostly cloudy. High: 48
» For a detailed forecast, visit The Atlanta Journal-Constitution weather page.
While the mixture of sleet and rain moved out of the Atlanta area, sleet could return Thursday and up to 1 inch of snow is possible Friday, Channel 2 Action News meteorologists said.
Based on model guidance tonight. here is what we could see Friday. Models still in much disagreement as to amounts and placement. We will know much more tomorrow and especially tomorrow night. Please stay tuned. #StormWatchOn2 pic.twitter.com/d5yYdjouBE
— Glenn Burns (@GlennBurnsWSB) December 7, 2017
“It looks like Friday, there is a chance for the metro area to see rain mixed with snow actually change over to snow,” Channel 2 Chief meteorologist Glenn Burns said, adding that between half an inch and 1 inch of snow could accumulate.
But Burns stressed that the forecast could change and shift north or south, meaning Atlanta wouldn’t see snow.
So don’t panic and wipe clean the bread and milk aisles of your neighborhood grocery stores.
“There is still a lot of uncertainty,” Channel 2 meteorologist Brad Nitz said.
As with all winter weather events in north Georgia, we will have a better handle on things the day before and better yet, the night before the actual event. Please stay tuned and avoid all the fake weather predictions. https://t.co/RJLlqHVFUP
— Glenn Burns (@GlennBurnsWSB) December 6, 2017
Temps are expected to be in the mid-30s in Atlanta by 6 a.m. Friday.
“If anything falls and makes it to the ground, it wouldn’t stick around for long,” Nitz said. “It’ll be melting snow. But up above the ground, higher up in the atmosphere where it’s below freezing, falling as snow and then melting as it approaches the ground, so you get that rain/snow mix.”
Currently, It’s 41 degrees in Atlanta.
The expected high Thursday is 48 degrees, the news station reported. The average high for this time of year is 56.