Georgia Weather: Forsyth Schools Announce Early-Release Day

CUMMING, GA — Forsyth County schools will release early on Friday due to forecasts calling for a winter storm.

ES1 schools will release at 11:50 a.m., ES2 schools at 12:30 p.m., high schools at 12:55 p.m. and middle schools at 1:30 p.m.

The school system also has canceled after-school activities and athletics scheduled Friday through Sunday due to winter weather forecasts.

For information on the rescheduling of activities and athletic events that were scheduled for the weekend, students and parents should contact their coach or activity sponsor, the school system said in a Web post.

The National Weather Service has issued a Winter Storm Watch for north and central Georgia, including Forsyth County, as the likelihood of snow and freezing rain continues to increase for Friday evening and Saturday.

Snow accumulations of 1-3 inches are forecast for a region covering mostly everywhere in north Georgia.

On Thursday morning, the NWS forecast for Atlanta called for a 30 percent chance of rain and snow early Friday, morphing into a 60 percent chance of snow by Friday night. That chance increases to 70 percent by early Saturday morning.

Meanwhile, the low temperature Friday night is expected to drop to 28 degrees. The high Saturday should only get up to about 35 degrees, dipping back down to 21 on Saturday night.

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