Buford Weather: Best Chance for Wintry Mix Tonight, Early Saturday

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The National Weather Service has updated its Winter Weather Advisory for metro Atlanta.

• Get the forecast for Buford here

The advisory is in effect from 8 p.m. Friday to 1 p.m. Saturday along and north of a line from Carrollton to Atlanta to Washington. Up to 1 inch of snow/sleet and a tenth of an inch of freezing rain is possible.

The area includes Gwinnett County.

The timing in the Buford area, according to the weather service forecast:

Tonight: A slight chance of rain, snow, and sleet before 11pm, then a chance of snow and sleet. Cloudy, with a low around 28. Southeast wind around 5 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%. New snow and sleet accumulation of less than a half inch possible.

Saturday: A chance of rain, snow, freezing rain, and sleet before 2pm, then a chance of rain. Cloudy, with a high near 46. Southeast wind around 10 mph, with gusts as high as 15 mph. Chance of precipitation is 40%. New snow and sleet accumulation of less than a half inch possible.

A Winter Storm Warning is in effect for much of the area north of the advisory area, with up to 3 inches of snow and a quarter-inch of ice possible.

Check back for updates.