
Why It Can Still Snow When It’s Above Freezing
Ever seen snow fall on a day that feels mild? As we begin to enter the winter season, Meteorologist Cate Kerrigan explains how snow is possible above 32°F.
# HEADLINE -------------------- FREEZE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 1 AM TO 9 AM EST SUNDAY FROST ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 1 AM TO 9 AM EST SATURDAY # DETAILS -------------------- WHAT For the Frost Advisory, temperatures as low as 34 will result in frost formation. For the Freeze Warning, sub-freezing temperatures as low as 29 expected. WHERE Portions of central, east central, north central, northeast, southeast, and west central Georgia. WHEN For the Frost Advisory, from 1 AM to 9 AM EST Saturday. For the Freeze Warning, from 1 AM to 9 AM EST Sunday. IMPACTS Frost and freeze conditions could kill crops, other sensitive vegetation and possibly damage unprotected outdoor plumbing. Frost could harm sensitive outdoor vegetation. Sensitive outdoor plants may be killed if left uncovered. ISSUED AT Friday, November 13, 2026 at 11:24 AM EST ISSUED BY National Weather Service Peachtree City GA HEADER URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE # PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS -------------------- Take steps now to protect tender plants from the cold. # AREAS AFFECTED -------------------- Crisp, Jasper, Newton, Oconee, Peach, Washington, Wilkinson, Baldwin, Banks, Barrow, Bibb, Bleckley, Butts, Chattahoochee, Clarke, Clayton, Crawford, DeKalb, Dodge, Dooly, Emanuel, Fayette, Glascock, Greene, Gwinnett, Hall, Hancock, Henry, Houston, Jackson, Jefferson, Johnson, Jones, Lamar, Laurens, Macon, Madison, Marion, Monroe, Montgomery, Morgan, Muscogee, North Fulton, Oglethorpe, Pike, Pulaski, Putnam, Rockdale, Schley, South Fulton, Spalding, Stewart, Sumter, Talbot, Taliaferro, Taylor, Telfair, Toombs, Treutlen, Twiggs, Upson, Walton, Warren, Webster, Wheeler, Wilcox, Wilkes Including the cities of Conyers, Buena Vista, Eastman, Louisville, Atlanta, Monticello, Greensboro, Milledgeville, Roberts, Sandersville, Wrightsville, Gainesville, Griffin, Cochran, Preston, Dublin, Cordele, Lumpkin, Fort Benning, Sparta, Monroe, Thomaston, Warner Robins, Comer, Washington, Mcrae, Riverdale, Fort Valley, Watkinsville, Madison, Swainsboro, Soperton, Decatur, Americus, East Point, Crawfordville, Stockbridge, Zebulon, Hawkinsville, Eatonton, Ellaville, Peachtree City, Athens, Forsyth, Vienna, Alamo, Crawford, Macon, Jeffersonville, Gray, Jackson, Toomsboro, Covington, Mount Vernon, Barnesville, Abbeville, Homer, Warrenton, Montezuma, Vidalia, Butler, Winder, Commerce, Talbotton, Columbus, Gibson, and Lawrenceville
# HEADLINE -------------------- FREEZE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 1 AM TO 9 AM EST SUNDAY FROST ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 1 AM TO 9 AM EST SATURDAY # DETAILS -------------------- WHAT For the Frost Advisory, temperatures as low as 34 will result in frost formation. For the Freeze Warning, sub-freezing temperatures as low as 29 expected. WHERE Portions of central, east central, north central, northeast, southeast, and west central Georgia. WHEN For the Frost Advisory, from 1 AM to 9 AM EST Saturday. For the Freeze Warning, from 1 AM to 9 AM EST Sunday. IMPACTS Frost and freeze conditions could kill crops, other sensitive vegetation and possibly damage unprotected outdoor plumbing. Frost could harm sensitive outdoor vegetation. Sensitive outdoor plants may be killed if left uncovered. ISSUED AT Friday, November 13, 2026 at 11:24 AM EST ISSUED BY National Weather Service Peachtree City GA HEADER URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE # PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS -------------------- Take steps now to protect tender plants from the cold. # AREAS AFFECTED -------------------- Crisp, Jasper, Newton, Oconee, Peach, Washington, Wilkinson, Baldwin, Banks, Barrow, Bibb, Bleckley, Butts, Chattahoochee, Clarke, Clayton, Crawford, DeKalb, Dodge, Dooly, Emanuel, Fayette, Glascock, Greene, Gwinnett, Hall, Hancock, Henry, Houston, Jackson, Jefferson, Johnson, Jones, Lamar, Laurens, Macon, Madison, Marion, Monroe, Montgomery, Morgan, Muscogee, North Fulton, Oglethorpe, Pike, Pulaski, Putnam, Rockdale, Schley, South Fulton, Spalding, Stewart, Sumter, Talbot, Taliaferro, Taylor, Telfair, Toombs, Treutlen, Twiggs, Upson, Walton, Warren, Webster, Wheeler, Wilcox, Wilkes Including the cities of Conyers, Buena Vista, Eastman, Louisville, Atlanta, Monticello, Greensboro, Milledgeville, Roberts, Sandersville, Wrightsville, Gainesville, Griffin, Cochran, Preston, Dublin, Cordele, Lumpkin, Fort Benning, Sparta, Monroe, Thomaston, Warner Robins, Comer, Washington, Mcrae, Riverdale, Fort Valley, Watkinsville, Madison, Swainsboro, Soperton, Decatur, Americus, East Point, Crawfordville, Stockbridge, Zebulon, Hawkinsville, Eatonton, Ellaville, Peachtree City, Athens, Forsyth, Vienna, Alamo, Crawford, Macon, Jeffersonville, Gray, Jackson, Toomsboro, Covington, Mount Vernon, Barnesville, Abbeville, Homer, Warrenton, Montezuma, Vidalia, Butler, Winder, Commerce, Talbotton, Columbus, Gibson, and Lawrenceville

Ever seen snow fall on a day that feels mild? As we begin to enter the winter season, Meteorologist Cate Kerrigan explains how snow is possible above 32°F.










