North Georgia faces freezing temps, possible snow flurries

Keeping us in something of suspense, but not tomorrow, not tomorrow. Tomorrow is the day of transition and the winds of transition will be blowing in. You will feel those for sure. They could get quite hype at times, but don't worry. You got one more day that you can squeeze in some outdoor activities rather carefree. But by the time you head to bed this time tomorrow night going into Friday, you should have your cold weather preps in gear. Because things are about to change across North Georgia as we're going to get a fierce run in with winter as we end the work week going into the weekend. Right now things are fairly calm and quiet. We've had clouds dominate the sky throughout the day. There's been some partial clearing, but there's still plenty of cloud cover outside. The current temperature at the airport is 59 degrees. The dew point is eked up almost to 50 degrees, and with that little moisture in the atmosphere, we'll probably squeeze out a shower too. You can see it right here. We are on your hour by hour forecast. It's in the darkness of night. We're now at midnight about an hour from now, and you can see a couple. Showers darting across the northwestern tier of the state and through north central and ultimately northeast Georgia. For those of us in Atlanta and for points farther to the south, we really miss out on any rainfall. And what they're getting up to the north is not anything to write home about. In terms of the winds, these wind gusts could start making a little bit of noise overnight. If you hear the winds howling, no, that's not your dreams. That is actually what is occurring outside. But I don't think the winds will be sustained. Gusts could easily top some 20 miles an hour as the front pulls through the area. That's just front one of two. There's another one that's coming through and it's not going to bring any wet weather at all. It's going to drive the winds and behind it is going to pack a punch of cold air. 6 o'clock tomorrow morning. Kids at the bus stop there. OK, a light jacket is fine for tomorrow. 55 degrees here in town up in the mountains here in the lower 50s. A few passing clouds, but don't worry about those. They shouldn't yield any rain. It's now 12 noon. Recess AOK for the teachers looking good. Lunch outside may not be the best idea for you ladies because your hair may blow in the wind. Wind gusts topping some 25 miles an hour here in the city. Winds cutting up up there in the mountains as well. It's now 6 p.m. We're getting off work and school. Things have come to a relatively calm and quiet end for the day. Once again, keep in mind, Thursday's the day of transition. It's now about 24, 25 hours from this very moment. We're going into Friday morning. Those winds are really hustling up across Northwest Georgia We have a little moisture up there that's flirting with the southern Appalachians and that's when we're going to be on flurry watch, especially for our northeastern most counties. But the thermometer will read 40 degrees in Blairsville. It will be feeling like 33 degrees with winds sustained up to 15 miles an hour. And then as we go through the day on Friday, kids at the bus stop 37 degrees on the Mercury. 31 the feels like temperature Eatonton, 34 degrees for a wind chill, 30 degrees there in Carrollton. And really, with all of that weather, the sunshine that you have, it does not get better at any point of the day. I'm just going to run the numbers. Come to your screen and look at it if you haven't. Six o'clock on Friday. This is what you got. 36 for a wind chill here in the city. The sun will have just set about 20 minutes before that. That's what's going on. And by Saturday. The situation gets even worse, so we're going through Friday night into Saturday and we will keep our eyes peeled, not only for the temperature to make a dramatic drop, but we'll also keep an eye out for some flurries, especially above. 2,500 feet. That's our higher elevation spots, especially across portions of Towns County going out to Rabun and then the northern parts of Habersham, Lumpkin, White counties. You could get some flurries there. Will there be any accumulation? Nope, I'm not thinking that that's going to happen at all. The winds are going to be up and those winds are going to kick you in the tush, especially tomorrow night. 42 degrees when you rise on Friday morning, feeling like it's in the 30s. You're definitely in the 30s and near freezing when you wake up in Atlanta on a Sunday. This morning with 20s abiding in the mountains. Well, that's getting our attention. All right, Jonathan, thanks. Coming up, we're headed.