NWS Issues Freeze Watch for Forsyth, Cumming

Get prepared to bundle up, again, Cumming and Forsyth County.

The cold weather is set to continue with a freeze watch issued this morning by the National Weather Service in Peachtree City.

"A much colder and drier airmass continues to settle over Georgia this morning," NWS' hazardous weather outlook says. "Areas of frost are possible over portions of north and central Georgia this morning and once again Friday morning as near calm winds, clear skies and minimum temperatures at or below 36 degrees (are) anticipated."

A freeze watch is set for late Friday night through Saturday morning, with temperatures expected to be in the mid 20s to near freezing, mainly between 2 and 9 a.m. A freeze watch means conditions are favorable for a freeze event in and close to the watch area. 

"As surface high pressure builds over the area during the evening on Friday, a cold, dry airmass will allow temperatures to drop into the mid 20s to mid 30s north of a LaGrange-to-Thomson line, according to the NWS.

In Cumming, expect a high of 61 today and a low of 37 Thursday night, followed by a morning frost Friday. The mercury is expected to reach 55 Friday, but likely will dip to about freezing, 33 degrees, Friday night and early Saturday morning, according to the NWS' forecast.

How do you prepare for colder weather, a frost or a freeze?

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• First Frost Expected Tonight, Early in the Morning