At 3 p.m. Sunday the National Weather Service issued a winter storm watch for Monday night going into Tuesday that includes Cobb County, metro Atlanta and most of northwest Georgia.
UPDATED, 12:26 p.m. Monday: Cobb schools and government will be closed on Tuesday.
The watch begins at 4 a.m. Tuesday and continues until 10 p.m. Tuesday along and north of a line from Franklin to Gainesville to Jonesboro.
Snow is in the forecast, and for now the NWS is saying Cobb could get up to an inch. Up to three inches could fall in the mountains, but much of the area could get up to two inches.
The NWS is warning that “travel could be very difficult. The hazardous conditions could impact the morning or evening commute.”
The warning also reminds motorists that black ice could accumulate even with a little snow.
Monday is expected to be partly cloudy with high temperatures in the mid 50s. But colder weather is coming Monday night, with lows around 40 and rain starting to move into north Georgia.
On Tuesday, the high is expected to be only in the low 40s, with the highest chance of rain before 11 a.m. The chance of precipitation in Cobb is expected to be around 80 percent, with lows dipping to around 20 by the evening.
Wednesday’s high is expected to be in the high 30s, and the low on Wednesday could fall into the teens.
Thursday won’t be much warmer, but the sun will return and sunny weather with temperatures in the mid-50s is in the forecast for Saturday.
UPDATE: Around 5:30 p.m. the Cobb County School District issued the following statement:
“We are monitoring possible winter weather arriving as early as Tuesday. Knowing that none of us know when or even if it will snow, you can know that we will tell you what we do know as early as possible. You can expect an update from us by Monday at 5:00 pm. In the meantime, learn more about what our staff is doing to make the very best decision for students, families, and staff here https://apple.co/2QE3udN and here:”
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