Dozens of Georgia counties are under an extreme cold warning, among a number of other issued winter weather-related alerts, over Martin Luther King, Jr. Day weekend, with temperatures expected to dip into the teens some nights.
Unlike last week’s event, we expect predominantly snow in North Georgia with the freezing line well to our south. That means the snow will stick almost immediately after beginning Tuesday afternoon.
The biggest question mark that remains is how far north the precipitation comes. As we see it now, metro Atlanta will be close to the edge with the possibility of northwest Georgia being left out. It’s important to note that not everyone will see snow.
Accumulation amounts will range from zero to a couple of inches with the higher totals south of I-20 and into middle Georgia. Snow will finish falling early Wednesday morning. Read more...