Arctic Blast Arrives in Georgia

The arctic blast of cold air has arrived in Georgia. A sampling of temperatures Friday morning at 8am:

Blue Ridge 5 degrees
Ellijay 10 degrees (wind chill -6)
Rome 13 degrees (wind chill 2)
Columbus 19 degrees (wind chill 9)
Macon 21 degrees (wind chill 12)
Augusta 22 degrees (wind chill 13)
Savannah 30 degrees (wind chill 22)

There is a wind chill advisory in effect for portions of north Georgia until noon today.

Forecasters say Friday's daytime forecast should be sunny and cold, with temperatures ranging from the low 30's to mid 40's north to south. Temperature readings for Friday night into Saturday could be lower than those of temperatures being felt this morning.

Cold snap continues across Georgia

Students in north Georgia’s Union County will get a second straight day off from school. Another day of snow and ice in the area has postponed the start of the new semester once more. On the roadways, officials say snow and ice has closed Georgia 348--the Richard B. Russell Parkway.

North Georgia this morning is experiencing temperatures in the teens, while south Georgia has temperatures this morning in the 20's.

Forecasters today say to expect highs today in the 40’s across Georgia--30’s in the mountains.

State gets cold weather to open '08

The New Year will bring much colder weather for the first days of the new calendar. Highs across Georgia today are expected mainly in the 30’s and 40’s for north and central portions of the state. The National Weather Service says a wind advisory is in effect for this afternoon and tonight for much of Georgia. A hard freeze is expected tonight into Wednesday morning, with the mercury settling in the mid and upper teens for much of northern Georgia.

Excessive heat continues across the state

Triple-digit temperatures hit many parts of the state Wednesday, and are in the forecast again today. Yesterday, three-digit readings were posted in Albany, Augusta, Athens, Macon, Rome, and Atlanta for the first time. The top hot spots in Georgia were Albany and Augusta with 103 degree readings.

Once again, an excessive heat warning is in effect for parts of central and south Georgia today—-a heat advisory is for everyone except those in the northeast mountains.