Well, General Beauregard Lee was a bit off with his prediction this year calling for an early spring because the coldest air of the year BY FAR is on the way towards all of N Georgia! This is the coldest air mass we have seen since early January where we dipped into the mid 20's in the metro one morning... This one will take us into the upper teens by Sunday morning..

Short Term

Tonight we will see a lot of clouds around the state with the approaching upper level system, and there could be some light drizzle in far NE Georgia, but no accumulations are expected. Temps will remain in the lower 50's through around 10pm and there will be a very slim chance for a light sprinkle. Temps overnight will stay in the mid to upper 40's with light winds from the south at around 10-15mph. Chance of rain overnight is slim, but right ahead of the front which should move into the state by around 6am there could be a light sprinkle or two.

We haven’t seen many cold days this winter, but cold air will be moving into North Georgia this weekend. A cold front is forecast to push south bringing arctic air to much of the eastern half of the nation.

Look for the clouds to increase this afternoon, and a slight chance of showers later. Any lingering showers will taper off as snow, especially for the North GA Mountains. Skies will clear by Saturday afternoon, but the sunshine will not heat us up! Temps will be falling from the 40s into the 30s during the day Saturday.
 

Long Term

The cold air will hang around for Sunday. We will have mostly sunny skies, but high will only be in the mid 40s. Another front will approach the area late Monday and increase our chance of showers Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday.

My gut has been telling me all along that winter was nowhere near over..... It turns out it was right, winter makes itself known this weekend with a major blast of cold air coming down straight from Canada. We are talking about a major freeze across the state that will affect all of the trees that have already bloomed out, including some of the peach trees.. 

Short term

Tonight will continue to see a lot of clouds around the state with chilly temps. Temps won't be as cold tonight as they were this morning thanks to an increase in the cloud cover. Winds will be light from the north at around 3-6 mph. Tomorrow will be a bit milder than tomorrow with highs making it into the upper 50's with light winds from the SW at around 10-15mph.

This Weekend