Cobb Schools Make Decision On Afternoon Activities

MARIETTA, GA — Cobb County Schools have canceled afternoon and evening activities for Tuesday as cold weather is expected to bring snow and dangerous wind chills to the area.

The school system's After School Program will be held on a normal schedule, but parents are encouraged to pick up their children as early as possible, the school system said in a post on social media.

The National Weather Service has issued a winter weather advisorystarting at 5 p.m. in most of metro Atlanta and earlier in some areas further north. And, at 9 p.m., a wind chill advisory goes into effect, when the temperature could drop to 15 degrees and gusty wind could make it feel like zero.

Georgia Weather: Snow, Dangerous Cold After 5 P.M. Tuesday

"Light snow and very cold wind chills" are expected in much of north and central Georgia, according to the advisory. The winter weather advisory lasts until 7 a.m. Wednesday and the wind-chill advisory is in effect until 1 p.m. Wednesday.

Less than an inch of snow is expected. But the weather service warns that will be enough to limit visibility for drivers and that freezing temperatures will mean that any precipitation that ends up on roadways is likely to freeze and stick there.