Overview
- Brief, spotty showers accompany the front Monday before rapid clearing and a sharp drop from near 70 degrees to the 40s by afternoon.
- Gusty northwest winds, with forecast gusts up to the mid-20s mph, will drive wind chills into the 20s and low 30s by Tuesday morning.
- Overnight lows fall into the 20s and 30s this week, and forecasters flag Wednesday morning as a likely hard freeze and an Impact Day.
- DeKalb County is operating warming centers from Dec. 29–31 with evening openings and published pickup routes across multiple communities.
- Temperatures gradually moderate around New Year’s Day, with another chance of rain projected late in the week from Friday into Saturday.