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Atlanta Braces for Cold Snap: Frosty Mornings Followed by Sunny Skies and Chilly Winds

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Published on December 03, 2024
Atlanta Braces for Cold Snap: Frosty Mornings Followed by Sunny Skies and Chilly WindsSource: Unsplash/ Jonathan Gong

As Atlanta residents wake to another frosty morning, the National Weather Service forecasts a day of clear skies and a high of just 42 degrees, locals can expect a brisk northwest wind reaching up to 15 mph. "Widespread frost before 9am. Otherwise, sunny, with a high near 42," reports the NWS on the condition that precedes another cold front set to sweep through the region later in the week.

The frost isn't letting up tonight either, with predictions indicating it will become widespread mainly after 4 am amidst clear skies, and while the northwest wind will calm towards the evening, Atlantans should prepare for a chilly night as the mercury dips to around 25 degrees. The weather pattern seems steady into Wednesday with more frost before 8 am followed by sunshine and a warmer high near 52; a light southwest wind may gain strength in the morning, fluctuating between 5 to 10 mph, as detailed by the NWS forecast.

However, a change looms on Wednesday night as the chances of rain increment to 40 percent after 1 am against a backdrop of mostly cloudy skies, "A 40 percent chance of rain after 1am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 41" thus states the NWS forecast. The following days, specifics hold a mostly sunny Thursday despite persistent and robust northwest winds that could gust up to 25 mph, thereon leading to a drop in temperature to around 23 degrees come nightfall.

Clear skies will grace Friday, providing a mild reprieve with a high around the mid-40s, meanwhile, the weekend kicks off with frost until the early hours and continues with mainly sunny conditions that could rise to 51 degrees by afternoon, as the week progresses, the temperature is to ascend subtly, culminating in a high near 60 on Monday, accompanied by a 60 percent possibility of rain.