Another weekend, another winter storm is in the forecast for Cobb County.
The National Weather Service has extended a winter storm watch area to include Cobb from 7 p.m. Friday to 7 a.m. Sunday.
According to the NWS forecast, up to two inches of snow is possible in some areas, and wind gusts could be as strong as 35 mph.
“Bridges and overpasses could become slick and hazardous,” according to a message from Cobb government Thursday afternoon.
“Residents are urged to delay travel if possible and use extreme caution if travel is necessary.”
Cobb government spokesman Ross Cavitt told East Cobb News Thursday afternoon that Cobb DOT is “working on getting crews on standby” for possible treatment of roads, “and we’ll discuss brining or anything tomorrow [Friday] morning.”
An extreme cold watch also in effect for the same time period, as temperatures in most of north Georgia could drop below zero with the wind chill.
Friday’s high will be much like Thursday’s, in the mid-40s, but there’s a 20-30 percent chance of precipitation in the Cobb and metro Atlanta area from Friday night into Saturday.
Friday’s low will be around 20, and Saturday’s high is expected to reach only into the mid-20s.
The weather will clear out on Saturday afternoon, but temperatures are expected to fall into the low teens, and possibly lower, with high wind gusts (up to 35 mph in some areas) making it feel like it’s 10 below zero.
Sunday will be sunny with a high of 32 and low back into the teens before a warming trend comes through the area early next week.
By Tuesday the highs are forecast into the high 40s, and there’s a chance of rain Wednesday before sunny weather returns for the rest of the week.
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