Residents across Chattooga County and Northwest Georgia can expect one more day of unusually warm weather today before a cold front pushes temperatures back down early this week.
A dangerous stretch of weather is setting up across Chattooga County and Northwest Georgia, beginning with isolated showers and thunderstorms this afternoon, followed by a more widespread severe weather threat after midnight, and then widespread freezing temperatures Monday night and again Tuesday night.
A cold front that brought showers and thunderstorms across Chattooga County and Northwest Georgia early Thursday morning is expected to move out of the area by early afternoon, leaving gusty winds and cooler air behind.
Unseasonably warm weather will continue across Chattooga County and Northwest Georgia this week as a stalled front lingers across the region, bringing scattered morning showers and the chance for an isolated thunderstorm Tuesday.
Residents in Chattooga County and across Northwest Georgia can expect a stretch of unseasonably warm weather heading into the weekend and early next week, with temperatures running 15 to more than 20 degrees above normal for early March.
Residents across Chattooga County and Northwest Georgia can expect average to slightly above-average temperatures to continue through the weekend, along with several opportunities for rainfall and a few thunderstorms heading into Thursday and Friday.
Northwest Georgia is getting the coldest day of the week today as strong northwesterly winds keep a sharp chill in place even with sunshine overhead. Morning wind chills across Chattooga County and surrounding communities are running in the teens, with the coldest spots in the region dipping into the single digits, especially in higher elevations. High temperatures this afternoon will stay mostly in the 40s locally, while the mountains hold in the 30s, and it will still feel wintry through the day as breezy conditions continue.
Breezy northwest winds and a sharp drop in temperatures are impacting Chattooga County and much of Northwest Georgia today, with colder air expected to linger through Monday.
The National Weather Service has issued a Wind Advisory from 8 a.m. to 7 p.m. EST Sunday as a tight pressure gradient between a developing Nor’easter and high pressure over the Plains drives strong northwest winds across Georgia.
Keep the umbrella handy across Chattooga County and Northwest Georgia today as a weather system brings widespread rain showers with occasional thunderstorms. The steadiest rain is expected through the daytime hours, and while the more significant severe weather threat is aimed farther south in Georgia, brief heavier downpours and isolated lightning are still possible locally at times.
Chattooga County and Northwest Georgia can expect above-average to near-record high temperatures today and Friday before rain and possible strong storms move into the area this weekend.
