GA Weather: Next Snow Chance Plus Wind Advisory

GEORGIA — Black ice caused numerous accidents across the Atlanta metro and north Georgia Monday morning before temperatures climbed above freezing. But winter isn't done with the Peach State.

There is a chance of some wintry precipitation across the area late Thursday through Friday night, the National Weather Service said. It's too early to tell if that will be freezing rain, snow or a mix, forecasters said.

The site PowerOutage.US, which track power outages across the country, reported over 19,000 Georgia utility customers without electricity at 11:30 a.m. Monday. Counties in north and far northeast portions of the state had the bulk of the outages.

A wind advisory will continue until 7 p.m. Monday in metro Atlanta and north Georgia, according to the National Weather Service. Wind gusts of 30 to 35 miles per hour from the west/northwest are expected, with higher speeds possible in the mountains in north central, northeast, northwest and west central Georgia.

Friday looks to be the next serious chance for snow in the Atlanta region, with forecasters calling for snow in the morning and again late in the day as cold air moves in at the end of the week dropping highs into the 30s.

Areas under a hazardous weather outlook Friday include: Bartow, Cherokee, Cobb, DeKalb, Douglas, Forsyth, Fulton, Gwinnett, and Paulding counties.

Here's the week-ahead forecast from the National Weather Service:

M.L. King Day: Mostly cloudy, with a high near 38. West wind around 15 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph.

Monday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 26. Northwest wind 5 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph.

Tuesday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 49. Northwest wind around 5 mph.

Tuesday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 32. South wind around 5 mph.

Wednesday: A 20 percent chance of showers after 1pm. Partly sunny, with a high near 56. South wind 5 to 10 mph.

Wednesday Night: Showers. Low around 37. Chance of precipitation is 90%.

Thursday: A 30 percent chance of showers. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 47.

Thursday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 27.

Friday: A chance of snow showers before 10am, then a chance of rain and snow showers between 10am and 1pm, then a chance of rain showers after 1pm. Partly sunny, with a high near 39. Chance of precipitation is 30%.

Friday Night: A slight chance of rain and snow showers before 1am, then a slight chance of snow showers. Partly cloudy, with a low around 24. Chance of precipitation is 20%.

Saturday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 37.

Saturday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 24.

Sunday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 41.