Freeze Watch Issued As Cold Snap Looms In GA

Multiple towns will undergo a freeze watch as temperatures are expected to plunge below freezing in Georgia during a Southeast cold snap.

The National Weather Service on Thursday issued the freeze watch for Bartow, Cherokee, Forsyth, Paulding, Cobb, Douglas and other counties due to expected sub-freezing temperatures. The watch will go into effect from 2-8 a.m. Saturday.

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Temperatures can reach as low as 29 degrees, according to the NWS' Peachtree City office.

"Now is a good time to prepare! Remember to protect people, pets, plants and pipes from the cold," the NWS said.

Earlier this week, AccuWeather reported there is freeze or frost potential for portions of Georgia, Tennessee, Florida, Alabama and other states in the region this weekend.

In Georgia, the frigid air could expand by early Saturday morning before spreading through north and central Georgia by early Sunday morning, according to AccuWeather. Cities in or near south Georgia, like Albany, are included in the latter forecast.

The bitter weather could possibly bring the coldest air mass of the fall season to Georgia, the Carolinas and few other states, AccuWeather reported. Low temperatures in Atlanta's urban areas are forecast to sit in the mid-30s this weekend.

Here is the National Weather Service's Thursday afternoon forecast for metro Atlanta:

This Afternoon: Sunny, with a high near 64. Northwest wind 10-15 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.

Tonight: Patchy frost after 4 a.m. Otherwise, mostly clear, with a low around 36. Northwest wind around 5 mph, with gusts as high as 15 mph.

Friday: Areas of frost before 9 a.m. Otherwise, sunny, with a high near 54. Northwest wind 5-15 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.

Friday Night: Widespread frost, mainly after 5 a.m. Otherwise, mostly clear, with a low around 32. Northwest wind 5-10 mph becoming light in the evening. Winds could gust as high as 20 mph.

Saturday: Widespread frost before 9 a.m. Otherwise, sunny, with a high near 54. Light northwest wind becoming north 5-10 mph in the morning. Winds could gust as high as 15 mph.

Saturday Night: Widespread frost after midnight. Otherwise, clear, with a low around 29.

Sunday: Widespread frost before 8 a.m. Otherwise, sunny, with a high near 57.

Sunday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 31.

Monday: Partly sunny, with a high near 58.

Monday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 32.

Tuesday: Sunny, with a high near 63.

Tuesday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 32.

Wednesday: Sunny, with a high near 66.