Weather Alert: Wind Chill Advisory Issued

So much for the early spring Georgia groundhog Beau predicted a couple of a weeks back.

After old man winter brought ice and closed schools Tuesday across metro Atlanta, a blast of bone-chilling winds will make it feel like it’s below zero in many places tonight.

• Get the weather forecast for Cumming

The National Weather Service in Peachtree City has issued a Wind Chill Advisory for much of north and central Georgia, in effect from 7 p.m. Wednesday to noon Thursday. Lows are expected in the single digits and teens, and northwest winds 10 to 20 mph will push wind chill factors to as low as 5 below.

All of metro Atlanta is under the advisory, including Cumming. The low in Forsyth County is forecast to be 12 tonight.

WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM THIS EVENING TO NOON EST THURSDAY.

* LOCATIONS: PARTS OF NORTH AND CENTRAL GEORGIA GENERALLY NORTH OF A LINE FROM HAMILTON TO MACON TO WARRENTON

* HAZARD TYPES: DANGEROUS WIND CHILL VALUES

* WIND CHILL READINGS: 5 ABOVE TO 5 BELOW ZERO

* TIMING: 7 PM THIS EVENING UNTIL NOON THURSDAY

* IMPACTS: VERY COLD AIR AND STRONG WINDS CAN RESULT IN FROST BITE OR HYPOTHERMIA IN A SHORT PERIOD OF TIME IF PROPER PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN

* WINDS: NORTHWEST 10 TO 20 MPH WITH HIGHER GUSTS * TEMPERATURES: DROPPING INTO THE SINGLE DIGITS ACROSS NORTHWEST GEORGIA TO THE TEENS ELSEWHERE PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS

A WIND CHILL ADVISORY MEANS THAT VERY COLD AIR AND STRONG WINDS WILL COMBINE TO GENERATE LOW WIND CHILLS. THIS CAN RESULT IN FROST BITE AND COULD LEAD TO HYPOTHERMIA IF PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN. IF YOU MUST VENTURE OUTDOORS. MAKE SURE YOU WEAR A HAT AND GLOVES.

Forsyth County might also receive some snow:

...LIGHT SNOW SHOWERS POSSIBLE ACROSS PARTS OF NORTH GEORGIA

TODAY...

...UP TO ONE HALF INCH SNOW ACCUMULATION POSSIBLE IN HIGHER

ELEVATIONS...

A QUICK MOVING STORM SYSTEM WILL BRING SOME SNOW FLURRIES OR LIGHT

SNOW SHOWERS TO AREAS NORTH OF A ROME TO CANTON TO GAINESVILLE

LINE TODAY. A FEW SLICK SPOTS MAY BE POSSIBLE...ESPECIALLY IN THE

HIGHER ELEVATIONS WHERE UP TO ONE HALF INCH OF SNOW WILL BE

POSSIBLE. TEMPERATURES TODAY WILL RISE FROM THE UPPER TEENS AND

LOWER 20S TO THE UPPER 20S TO AROUND 30 TODAY...SO THERE WILL BE

LIMITED POTENTIAL FOR ANY MELTING. THE LIGHT SNOW SHOULD END BY

6 PM.