MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) – After a nice warmup Wednesday afternoon cooler conditions will return Thursday.

This Evening

While there has been plenty of sunshine throughout the day today a handful of clouds will pass overhead as a cold front moves through this evening and overnight. No rain will come with these clouds, however. The strong winds of the afternoon from the southwest will become northwesterly with gusts that still reach to around 17  mph. Sustained speeds will range from 10-15 mph. Low temperatures will mainly be in the mid 30s. Conditions should stay above freezing (Lows for Gordon and Gray are off by a day, the ones shown are Friday AM numbers).

Tomorrow

Thursday will be a partly to mostly sunny day with temperatures that will be close to 10 degrees cooler than Wednesday (highs in the low to mid 50s). The wind will be breezy at times from the northwest as gusts could push as high as 20 mph.

Overnight will be clear and cold with temperatures expected to dip below freezing leading into Friday morning. (The Lows shown for Gray and Gordon are off by a day; those are numbers from Sat AM) Wind will be light from the west-southwest at around 5 mph.

Friday and Beyond

Friday will be the warmest day of the week as temperatures push into the low to mid 60s around the region, accompanied by southwest winds of 5-15 mph. Gusts could push as high as 25 mph. Warming will continue into the weekend with a cold front expected Saturday night. A few showers or perhaps a storm could be possible with the passage of that front. That front will lead to a windy Sunday and a cold start to next week.

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