Atlanta won’t escape the 40s, and drivers might not escape I-285 Wednesday afternoon.
The latter might be a little hyperbolic, but delays are extensive on the Perimeter's outer loop on the Westside, according to the WSB 24-hour Traffic Center.
Emergency pavement repairs caused all lanes to be blocked earlier in the afternoon, and two right lanes remain closed during the evening commute, the Traffic Center reported.
On the opposite side of the Perimeter, delays linger after a right outer loop lane was blocked past Memorial Drive by a crash in DeKalb County, the Traffic Center reported.
Temperature-wise, very little has changed from the morning, which was the coldest since January, according to Channel 2 Action News.
Atlanta started in the 20s, and other parts of North Georgia started in the teens. Channel 2 meteorologist Brian Monahan said the chilly weather is going to stick around all day Wednesday.
“You need to bundle up all day long,” he said.
Credit: JOHN SPINK/ JSPINK@AJC.COM
Credit: JOHN SPINK/ JSPINK@AJC.COM
The taste of winter weather is due to an “Arctic blast,” according to Monahan. The cold air originated at the North Pole and made its way to Georgia this week, he said.
The good news is there will be only a little wind as the day progresses.
“When you start this cold, a little wind makes it feel even colder,” Monahan said, adding that a high wind chill could make temperatures in the 20s feel like they’re in the teens.
Temperatures have increased slowly to 47, but that should be as warm as Atlanta gets Wednesday.
That’s about 20 degrees below the average for this time of year. There is also no precipitation in the forecast.
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