We are a little over half way through Fall, and right on time, long-range forecast models indicate that Metro Atlanta may experience its first freeze of the season the weekend after Veterans Day.
The holiday itself will feature morning lows in the upper 40s but mild conditions through the afternoon as highs climb to the upper 60s to low 70s.
Veterans Day will remain mainly dry, though a few isolated light rain showers are possible from the afternoon into early Thursday morning.
However, by Thursday, a blast of cold air will arrive, signaled by wind gusts as high as 30 mph on Thursday afternoon. Daytime highs will only reach the low to mid 60s on Thursday, and they will be even colder Friday with highs in the low 50s.
But the coldest air will settle in place Saturday and Sunday mornings at overnight lows plummet into the low 30s, marking the first freeze of the season.
This is right on schedule as the average First Fall Freeze for Atlanta is November 13, which is the average date when morning lows drop to around 32 degrees.
As the calendar moves further into late Fall and early Winter, keep an ear out for forecasts that call for lows in the upper 20s.
This is known as a hard freeze, and hard freezes can be hazardous to crops and household plants. A hard freeze occurs when temperatures drop below 28 degrees for several hours.