Chattooga County and the rest of Northwest Georgia will enjoy dry and mild conditions through Saturday, with afternoon highs generally reaching the 60s. Higher elevations may remain in the 40s and 50s, but overall temperatures will stay above seasonal averages.
Chattooga County Schools have canceled all extracurricular activities scheduled for tonight, Friday, January 30, 2026, as well as events planned for this weekend, due to the forecast for snow beginning tonight and continuing into Saturday. School officials said information on rescheduled dates and times will be shared once details are confirmed.
The announcement was issued by Jeremy Heathcock with Chattooga County Schools, who encouraged families to stay warm and safe as winter weather moves into the area.
Indians Middle School soccer tryouts for grades 5–8 have been impacted by the cold snap moving into Northwest Georgia. Coaches say tryouts that were planned for Monday are cancelled due to cold temperatures and poor field conditions.
The Trion Recreation Department has announced that all games will be cancelled for Saturday. The recreation center will also be closed due to the weather.
A Dense Fog Advisory is in effect early Sunday for Chattooga County and surrounding counties across Northwest Georgia as widespread patchy dense fog reduces visibility in many areas. Patchy dense fog is expected between 4 a.m. and 10 a.m. Sunday, with the thickest fog producing visibility as low as one-quarter mile or less.
Unseasonably warm, spring-like weather is firmly in place across Chattooga County and Northwest Georgia, with temperatures running 15 to 25 degrees above normal through the weekend. Forecasters say today will likely be the warmest day, with highs soaring into the mid to upper 70s, and a few spots across the region flirting with 80 degrees—levels more typical of late spring than late December.
Residents across Chattooga County and Northwest Georgia are waking up to the coolest morning temperatures they’ll feel for at least the next week, with early Saturday lows in the upper 20s to low 30s. After that chilly start, Saturday turns sunny and pleasant, with afternoon highs climbing into the upper 50s to low 60s.
Northwest Georgia, including Chattooga County, is expected to experience calm and mostly dry weather through the rest of the week before a stronger blast of Arctic air arrives late Sunday into Monday.
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.
Residents across Chattooga County and Northwest Georgia are starting Monday with a brief round of light rain as a fast-moving weather disturbance tracks through the region early this morning.
