Residents across Chattooga County and Northwest Georgia are preparing for a surge of unseasonably hot weather Friday, with temperatures expected to climb near record highs before a cool-down this weekend.
Above-average temperatures will continue across Chattooga County and Northwest Georgia this week, with the warmest weather expected on Thursday and Friday. Afternoon highs are forecast to reach the upper 60s and low 70s through midweek, then climb into the 70s by the end of the week, making it feel more like early spring than mid-February.
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.








