Ware Mechanical forecast: Wind chill at 11 degrees but sunny, warmer weekend on the way

Status report: The good news is no reports of any black ice on our roads and highways as of 5:30 a.m. Also, only one school system — Chattooga County — is reporting late today (two hours). Our low so far this morning is 23 degrees with a wind chill of 11 at 5 a.m. Our skies are clearing and we’ll see highs of 45 today, 58 on Saturday and 62 on Sunday.

PATCHY BLACK ICE LIKELY ACROSS NORTH AND MUCH OF CENTRAL
GEORGIA THIS MORNING...
A COLD AIR MASS HAS SPREAD ACROSS THE STATE WITH MANY AREAS BELOW
FREEZING OR EXPECTED TO REACH FREEZING BEFORE SUNRISE. THIS
COUPLED WITH WET GROUNDS FROM WIDESPREAD RAINS WILL RESULT IN
PATCHES OF BLACK ICE...RESULTING IN SLICK SPOTS ON AREA ROADS AND
BRIDGES. THE MAIN BLACK ICE THREAT THIS MORNING WILL GENERALLY BE
ALONG AND NORTH OF A COLUMBUS TO MACON TO WARRENTON LINE.
TEMPERATURES ACROSS CENTRAL GEORGIA SHOULD RISE ABOVE FREEZING BY
10AM AND BY NOON ACROSS NORTH GEORGIA. HOWEVER...IT COULD TAKE
INTO THE AFTERNOON BEFORE ISOLATED AREAS IN THE MOUNTAINS...MAINLY
THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS...REACH ABOVE FREEZING.
PEOPLE TRAVELING ACROSS NORTH AND MUCH OF CENTRAL GEORGIA
THIS MORNING SHOULD USE EXTRA CAUTION AND BE PREPARED FOR SLICK
SPOTS ON ROADS.

Your weekend forecast:

Today: Sunny, with a high near 45. North wind 5 to 10 mph.

Tonight: Clear, with a low around 26. Northwest wind around 5 mph becoming calm.

Saturday: Sunny, with a high near 58. Calm wind becoming west around 5 mph in the afternoon.

Saturday Night: Clear, with a low around 30. West wind around 5 mph becoming calm.

Sunday: Sunny, with a high near 62. Calm wind becoming west around 5 mph.

Sunday Night: A 30 percent chance of rain. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 40.

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