More bitterly cold weather is headed our way but only after a day or two moderating temperatures and a round of rain.
The National Weather Service (NWS) says lows tonight in the Gainesville area will dip into the teens again but winds will be less brisk making wind chills a little more tolerable. Showers will move through Thursday night and then with Friday and comes a return to those low readings in the teens and 20s which will be with us through the weekend.
The low in Gainesville this morning was 13 which occurred around 7:00, according to NWS data collected at Lee Gilmer Memorial Airport. By 1:00 p.m. the temperature had reached the freezing mark, but the wind chill was 24. Wind chills in the single digits were common overnight, starting at 8:00. However, no below zero readings were recorded.
Here’s what the NWS 7-day outlook looks like:
This Afternoon
Sunny, with a high near 39. West wind around 10 mph, with gusts as high as 15 mph.
Tonight
Mostly clear, with a low around 21. West wind around 5 mph becoming calm after midnight.
Thursday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 46. Calm wind becoming southwest around 5 mph in the morning.
Thursday Night
Showers likely, mainly before 1am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 35. South wind around 5 mph becoming west after midnight. Chance of precipitation is 70%.
Friday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 42. Windy, with a west wind 15 to 20 mph increasing to 20 to 25 mph in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 40 mph.
Friday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 16.
Saturday
Sunny, with a high near 32.
Saturday Night
Clear, with a low around 16.
Sunday
Sunny, with a high near 40.
Sunday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 25.
Monday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 46.
Monday Night
Mostly cloudy, with a low around 33.
Tuesday
A 20 percent chance of showers. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 50.
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