Residents of Northwest Georgia and Northeast Alabama are waking up with temperatures in the upper 30s this morning, and this will likely be the coldest morning for the next seven days. Mid and high clouds will increase across north Georgia today,  with only a slight chance of an isolated shower for Northwest Georgia.  By this evening, a closed low will start to merge with the main flow, and a cold front will approach the area. Rain chances will rise in northwest Georgia by early Friday morning ahead of this system. A cold front and rain will move through on Friday, exiting by early Saturday morning. Rainfall totals are estimated to be between 0. 5 to 1 inch in Northwest Georgia but severe weather potential will be limited. For the weekend and early next week, mild temperatures will continue to gradually warm with highs in the 60s and 70s through the middle of next week and, after Friday,  no expected rain until next Wednesday. Temperatures in the long-term will stay warm for January and February with highs in the 60s and 70s and lows in the 40s and 50s.