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.
Temperatures across the region will remain cooler than normal through today and tonight, but a noticeable warming trend is expected to build steadily through the rest of the week and into the upcoming weekend.
Residents across Chattooga County and Northwest Georgia should prepare for another hard freeze tonight into Wednesday morning, as temperatures remain well below normal for mid-March.
Chattooga County and the rest of Northwest Georgia are waking up to low clouds and patchy dense fog this Saturday morning, but brighter skies and unseasonably warm temperatures are on the way.
Unseasonably warm weather will continue across the region this week, with temperatures running 15 to 20 degrees above normal by the end of the workweek. Dry and mostly clear conditions are expected through at least the first half of the week as high pressure builds over the Southeast.
A weakening line of gusty showers pushed through Northwest Georgia overnight, dropping roughly a quarter to a half inch of rain before a cold front swept the moisture out of the region. In Chattooga County and across Northwest Georgia, Friday turns noticeably drier and cooler with clear skies returning by sunrise and brisk northwest winds keeping afternoon highs in the upper 40s to low 50s.
Drivers across Chattooga County and Northwest Georgia should be prepared for a tricky start to the day, as patchy dense fog is expected through about 10 a.m. Wednesday, especially in low-lying areas and valleys. Visibility may drop quickly from one stretch of road to the next, so slow down, use low beams, and leave extra following distance during the morning commute.
Clouds drifted into Chattooga County and Northwest Georgia early Tuesday as a weak wedge boundary slid into the region, keeping the morning gray and the afternoon temperatures a bit muted. Even so, the story for the next several days is pretty simple: quiet weather, mild afternoons, and very little rain.










