Bundle up: the outlook for this midtown Atlanta skyline, as for much of the state is for clear - and very cold - temperatures overnight. (Dave Bender)
Freezing temperatures are expected over most of Georgia as a blast of cold air from Canada makes its way into the state.
The National Weather Service says temperatures Tuesday night and early Wednesday are expected to range from the upper teens in far north Georgia to the upper 20s and mid 30s near the coast.
Freezing temperatures also were forecast for tonight in much of north and central Georgia. The NWS forecasts a hard freeze for the southwest part of the state:
The NWS predicts a gradual warming trend through the week. By Saturday, the forecast calls for lows in the 20s and 30s in north Georgia to the 40s in the south, followed by daytime highs from the upper 40s to about 70 in parts of south Georgia."A HARD FREEZE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM
MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 9 AM EST WEDNESDAY. A FREEZE
WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM LATE WEDNESDAY
NIGHT THROUGH THURSDAY MORNING.
STRONG HIGH PRESSURE WILL CONTINUE TO BUILD INTO
THE AREA TONIGHT. TEMPERATURES WILL FALL RAPIDLY
AFTER SUNSET. TEMPERATURES ARE FORECAST TO REACH
THE FREEZING MARK AFTER MIDNIGHT...WITH
DURATIONS OF 5 TO 7 HOURS OF SUB-FREEZING
TEMPERATURES EXPECTED. ADDITIONALLY... A HARD
FREEZE IS FORECAST FOR SEVERAL HOURS TOWARDS
DAYBREAK WITH TEMPERATURES BOTTOMING
OUT BETWEEN 25 AND 27 DEGREES.
ANOTHER FREEZE EVENT IS FORECAST WEDNESDAY NIGHT
WITH TEMPERATURES BOTTOMING OUT BETWEEN
28 AND 32 DEGREES... COLDEST ACROSS THE SUWANNEE
VALLEY IN NORTHEAST FLORIDA."
Maps and details of the areas expected to be affected are here: http://www.srh.noaa.gov/ffc/
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(AP)
