Most of the Atlanta metro saw highs today above freezing with lots of sunshine. This helped to melt off more snow/ice from the roads, but it wasn’t enough to keep many metro school systems from closing. Overnight many areas will flirt with the coldest temps so far this season with clear skies, little to no wind, and the snow/ice still very much in place. The expected lows tonight are somewhere around 15 for the northern burbs to around 19 on the south side. With today’s melting and roads starting to look “clear” of ice/snow, the dangers of black ice are at its highest for this event. Don’t be fooled in the morning. While many roads have improved and now have long dry and ice free stretches, it only takes a little spot that hasn’t seen direct sun or where water has pooled to cause an accident.

The good news is that tomorrow will see highs near 40 with lots of sun. This should put another large dent in melting the ice/snow from the roads, but it isn’t yet the “all clear”. Lows tomorrow night will be in the lower 20’s, so there will again be areas that will refreeze. Saturday will be sunny with highs in the upper 40’s and overnight lows again below freezing. Sunday will again see sun and highs in the upper 40’s, but clouds will increase late in the day with showers moving in for Monday. Lows Sunday night of around 31-34, but not expecting any frozen issues with warmer air quickly moving in with the precip. I suppose there could be an onset of freezing rain and/or sleet, but it would be very brief. Highs are expected to be in the low 50’s for Monday.

Meanwhile, file this away somewhere... Not a good idea to tackle snow on your roof by starting at the bottom (and/or not knowing what you are doing).

Tags: winterwx, cold, ice