UPDATED, 5;07 P.M.
The Cobb County School District said that all classes and activities will be cancelled on Tuesday, “due to the Winter Storm Watch, including extreme cold and the potential for unsafe road and walkway conditions for students and staff.”
ORIGINAL REPORT:
Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp on Monday declared a state of emergency as a second winter storm in as many weeks is sweeping through the state.
The National Weather Service in Atlanta has issued a winter storm warning for central Georgia and a winter weather advisory for parts of north Georgia, including Cobb County, from 10 a.m. Tuesday to 7 a.m. Wednesday.
The forecast indicates that up to three inches of snow could accumulate across the state, but the likelihood of snow in Cobb and the metro Atlanta area is unclear for now.
Cobb is at the northern edge of the advisory area, as temperatures are expected to remain below freezing into Wednesday.
The chances of hazardous weather are greatest in central Georgia.
Kemp’s declaration, which authorizes emergency resources to deploy across the state in an anticipation of snow and ice, means that state government offices in Atlanta are closed on Tuesday, and the Georgia General Assembly session will be cancelled.
After temperatures dropped to near zero Monday morning with the wind chill, Cobb saw sun on Monday with a high in the high 20s.
But lows will continue to fall into the teens the next few nights, with highs on Tuesday expected to be around 33, and 37 on Wednesday.
On Tuesday, there’s a 20 percent chance of precipitation during the day, and fading t0 10 percent Tuesday night.
The sun returns on Wednesday, and above-freezing weather is forecast for Thursday, with highs in the low 40s.
Lows through the end of the week are not expected to rise above freezing, although the sun will be out.
Saturday’s high will be around 50, and into the high 50s by Sunday.
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