Because of the cold front that came through last night, air temperatures are starting out in the single digits with wind chills as low as -10° to -20° out the door this morning. This afternoon, wind chills will hover between 0° to -5°. Air temps will top out between 10-15° this afternoon. Today will be considerably more sunny than yesterday.

A First Alert Weather Day has been declared for Thursday due to a prolonged hard freeze during the morning hours.

The arctic blast continues into the weekend. TODAY: Mostly cloudy. Isolated sprinkle/light shower. HIGH: 42 (mid to upper 30s inland SE Georgia) TONIGHT: Mostly cloudy. Cold. Widespread frost/freeze. Low: 28 (Upper teens inland SE Georgia)

In most cases, a First Alert Weather Day is declared days in advance of severe weather, whether it’s hazardous wind, hail, or flooding. In this case, winter weather could be bringing dangerous conditions to our area. Make sure to have a way of being alerted in the event a warning is issued for your location.

The extreme cold is firmly in the past. Today remains our best chance for snow for the rest of the week. A couple slick spots cannot be ruled out depending on how much snow your community picks up, but we have had much worse road conditions this Winter.

By Thursday, we’ll see temperatures reaching the 30s, with forecasts indicating a return to the 40s by Saturday, although these still fall short of the average high of the mid-40s for this time of year.

In the wake of an historic snowstorm on Tuesday, we are posting another First Alert Weather Day for Wednesday as the focus shifts to dangerous cold and travel.