The winds have died down but cold weather across north Georgia that we’ve been told would be here this week settled in overnight Monday, and we can expect unseasonably cold temperatures for the next seven days at least. In addition, rain, snow and freezing rain are in the weekend forecast. Chances of ice, snow later in week ‘increasing’; Winds the problem Monday
The National Weather Service’s (NWS) seven-day forecast as of Tuesday morning shows temperatures in Gainesville running around ten degrees below normal through at least Sunday with daytime highs in the 30s and 40s and nighttime lows in the 20s, bottoming-out at 21 degrees Saturday night.
Today
Sunny, with a high near 42. West wind 5 to 10 mph.
Tonight
Clear, with a low around 24. Northwest wind around 5 mph.
Wednesday
Sunny, with a high near 43. Northwest wind around 10 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.
Wednesday Night
Clear, with a low around 22. Northwest wind 5 to 10 mph, with gusts as high as 15 mph.
Thursday
Sunny, with a high near 43. Northwest wind around 5 mph, with gusts as high as 15 mph.
Thursday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 26.
Friday
A chance of snow before 1pm, then snow, possibly mixed with rain. High near 36. Chance of precipitation is 80%.
Friday Night
Snow and freezing rain. Low around 30. Chance of precipitation is 90%.
Saturday
Partly sunny, with a high near 39.
Saturday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 21.
Sunday
Sunny, with a high near 42.
Sunday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 26.
Monday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 45.