Sunshine rules the day across Chattooga County and Northwest Georgia, as temperatures stay below freezing through the early morning with lows in the low 20s and even upper teens in the higher elevations. While the biggest black ice concern is tied to places that still have leftover moisture from yesterday’s precipitation, drivers around northwest Georgia should still be cautious on bridges, shaded roads, and spots that don’t see early sunlight. The good news is that ample sunshine will help temperatures rebound quickly, pushing readings above freezing by mid-morning and fading any lingering slick-spot risk before late morning.

As the day goes on, dry high pressure builds toward the Southeast, keeping skies clear and weather quiet. Afternoon highs will be chilly but manageable, topping out around the low to mid 40s in much of north Georgia, with higher elevations of far north Georgia struggling to break out of the 30s. A dry cold front will slide into north Georgia this afternoon and move southward with no precipitation expected, but breezy northwesterly winds behind it will bring a reinforcing shot of cold, dry air.

Tuesday morning turns colder again, with lows dropping into the teens across the far northern tier and into the low to mid 20s elsewhere, and wind chills running 10 to 20 degrees for much of the area with single digits possible in the mountains. Tuesday afternoon looks similar temperature-wise, but the bigger change will be the very dry air, with dewpoints expected to fall into the single digits in north Georgia and teens farther south, driving relative humidity down enough to raise fire danger concerns for several hours even with recent rainfall still helping fuel conditions.

Looking farther out, dry conditions dominate much of the extended forecast, but a late-week system could begin spreading precipitation toward northwest Georgia, and while most places should remain above freezing initially, a brief rain-snow mix or a changeover near daybreak could be possible in the north Georgia mountains if colder air lines up with the moisture, with details still uncertain this far out.