Wind chills dip to 28 tonight in Georgia mountains

Live at 1216 at downtown Atlanta. You can see the cloud cover there. There is a bit of a chill in the air. Jonathan, I'll just tell you, I broke out a cozy coat today. It was time. I see it. It's hidden behind the desk. I forgot I brought it in here. So you can make your exit outside. I sure did bring it. You're right. We're going to all need something fuzzy and furry before the weekend is over, unless you are thick and tough-skinned. Winter is here. Not officially, but the winter air has invaded the area, and it's brought with it some clouds today. And so I'm showing you a picture of our high-res visible satellite picture now to show you that those clouds are flowing in from the north. But what I'm trying to drive on by showing you this is that these are not rain clouds. And there will be no precipitation on the frozen side or just the wet weather side. The clouds are going to continue to advance to the south and to the east. And so even if you're abiding under sunshine right now, especially out along I-20 and four points to the south, get ready for some clouds to dot the sky. But once again, these clouds should not carry with them any big-time moisture. A thick bed of clouds rests over the Ohio and Tennessee River valleys. And then it's connected to some moisture and an area of low pressure that's hanging off the Gulf. or off the coast here and that's the Atlantic and it's also creating some winter weather and this is the first round of winter weather for the east coast but it's not really the coast that is getting the wet weather the eastern seaboard is getting some showers but the inland communities the interior northeast is the area that's actually getting some snowfall and I think that's the line that we'll have to watch from the northern Appalachians all the way down to the Southern Appalachians is an area that you can get some snowfall, but I think for us, the farther you go south, the chances are not looking so great. We'll call it some flurries tomorrow. Nonetheless, that cold air is taking a grip over pretty much every part of the nation. There's no city that's left out or no town or state that's left out with these numbers into the 20s and 30s. This would be okay if we were at 10 o'clock at night, but this is noon, and we're at 47 degrees here in Atlanta. And look, there are no temperatures that are warmer the farther north you go. And even down along the Panhandle, those 60s are not going to stand a chance as we get into the weekend. Everybody, especially from the Mississippi eastward, is about to get sucker punched with some pretty chilly temperatures. Added to that with that front moving through and out, the winds. Winds right now sustained at 16 miles an hour here in Atlanta, making that 47-degree temperature feel more like 40 degrees. So let's talk about the wind chill. Could we push the number into the 50s? Well, if we do, it's only for a quick moment. By 6 o'clock, the sun has gone down, and it feels like 42 degrees here in Atlanta, feeling like 37 in northwest Georgia, northeast, 31 degrees. The winds will start to moderate a bit in and through the overnight, but they are not completely asleep. If you're out and about thinking about going out tonight, good luck. You got to bundle up 34 degrees for a wind chill, 28 up there in the mountains. The mountains are going to get the worst of it all, but is that anything new? No, that's where you typically have to deal with the most punishing of any of the conditions, especially when it gets to this time of the year. So 28 degrees is your starting wind chill there tomorrow morning up there in areas like Blairsville. Rabun County, Stephens County, Towns of Rabun Union. 32 here in Atlanta. That's the feels like number, not the actual air temperature. It would be around 38 degrees, 37 up there in Northwest. Okay, with some sunshine and without the disruption of clouds tomorrow, I think there will be some progress made in the temperature department, but it's still going to be meager at best. The temperatures are trying their very best to climb into the 50s, but it's really the overnight hours, especially going into Sunday morning, that will set you up for the okey-doke. We're dropping down to about 24 degrees in some parts, and that's what I'm most concerned about frost. We could have some frost out tomorrow morning, but with the winds still whispering a bit, I think frost widespread is going to be hard to come by. But by Sunday, you may need your ice scraper, Alex. Oof, I do not miss that. Jonathan, I hope you're wrong. I do too. Me too.