Sunshine and comfortable temperatures may make it feel like a picture-perfect spring week in Chattooga County, but the dry air and gusty winds are creating serious concerns for fire danger across Northwest Georgia.
Drought conditions are continuing across Chattooga County and much of Northwest Georgia, but forecasters say some relief could be on the way as rain chances increase heading into the Easter weekend.
Rain chances will stay fairly limited today across Chattooga County and the rest of Northwest Georgia, but a wetter pattern is expected to move in as the weekend continues.
Residents across Chattooga County and Northwest Georgia are waking up to patchy dense fog this morning, with visibility in some areas dropping to as low as half a mile. The fog is expected to linger through about 10 AM, especially in spots that saw rainfall yesterday, before gradually clearing.
A stretch of unseasonably warm and dry weather is expected to continue across Chattooga County and the rest of northwest Georgia through the weekend and into early next week.
A noticeable warm-up is settling into Chattooga County and the rest of Northwest Georgia, with temperatures expected to climb a little higher each day through the weekend. After the recent stretch of chilly mornings and frosty conditions, temperatures are now turning sharply warmer, bringing a much more springlike pattern to the region.








