Winter’s grip lasts another day

MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) – A strong front has passed the region and in its wake, we have freezing temperatures. A Freeze Warning is in effect until 10 AM this morning. Most 

reporting stations will start with lows in the upper 20s this morning. Daytime highs will only reach into the low to mid 50s which is about 18 degrees below normal for this time of the year. Tonight’s low will be in the upper 20s to low 30s. Winds will quiet down causing another Freeze Warning to possibly be issued for tonight into Wednesday morning.  Another cold start to our long term forecast with lows Wednesday morning in the 20s across the region. Temperatures slowly climb through the weekend with highs returning to the 70s by  Friday afternoon. The main cause for the rising temperatures at the end of the week will be an expansion of the high amplitude ridge over the Central U.S. will put us in a northwest flow high up in the atmosphere (aloft). The good thing is flow will be weak and that will keep the storm track to the north for now.