A potent storm system continues to move through the United States, bringing severe weather to Metro Atlanta earlier this morning.
Right on the heels of the severe storms, Arctic air is quickly funneling into North Georgia.
As a result, temperatures will continue to drop through the course of this afternoon, plummeting into the 30s through the 7pm time frame.
The animation below illustrates the Futurecast Hour-by-Hour temperatures for the Metro area.
The cold air will catch up with lingering moisture in the atmosphere. As a result, snow showers will fall throughout Metro Atlanta!
The animation below illustrates the timing of the change-over from light rain showers to snow showers.
No accumulation is expected for the Metro area, and ground temperatures will remain too warm for accumulation on the roadways.
However, snow showers may reduce visibility to around 0.25 to 0.5 miles, which is why the National Weather Service has issued a Winter Weather Advisory for North Georgia, including Bartow, Cherokee, and Pickens counties.
Tuesday Morning and the Week Ahead
The Big Chill continues as morning lows drop into the upper 20s through Tuesday morning. In addition, wind gusts as high as 30 mph will make the “feels like” wind chill values feel more like the low 20s through the Tuesday morning commute!
Warmer temperatures will return, just in time for the first day of spring! Metro Atlanta will rebound back into the upper 70s to low 80s through this weekend.
Fun Facts About March Snowfall
Snow showers in March may seem unusual, but they are not unheard of in Metro Atlanta.
The largest amount of snowfall in the month of March in Atlanta occurred on March 24, 1983, when 7.9 inches fell at the Atlanta Airport.
That is more than the Blizzard of ‘93, which dumped 4.2 inches of snow at the Airport, though northern counties received significantly more snow -- anywhere from 1 to 2 feet of snow from the northern suburbs into the North Georgia Mountains.
It has snowed on St. Patrick’s Day in Atlanta -- a trace of snow was observed on March 17, 1936.
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