Bainbridge and Southwest Georgia in for a chilly Wednesday and Thursday

Bainbridge, which was one of the warmest temperatures in Georgia on Wednesday (North Georgia was mostly frozen over), will see close to a record low temperature on Wednesday night. The record low for Feb. 18 is 26 degrees.

It will be close to that cold around daybreak on Thursday; at 7 a.m. the temperature is supposed to be 23 degrees and the wind chill will make the air feel like it’s 16 degrees. The temperature will “get warmer” to 32 degrees by 10 a.m. on Thursday.

Wednesday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 26. West northwest wind 10 to 15 mph.
Thursday: Sunny, with a high near 43. Wind chill values as low as 18. Northwest wind 10 to 15 mph.
Thursday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 21. Northwest wind around 5 mph becoming calm in the evening.
Friday: Sunny, with a high near 55. Calm wind becoming east northeast around 5 mph in the morning.
Friday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 37.

Today’s Extremes

State Highs	State Lows
57 °F Waycross 55 °F Brunswick 55 °F Bainbridge 55 °F Jesup 54 °F Savannah Hunter	17 °F Dalton 19 °F Marietta McCollum Field 19 °F Rome 19 °F Canton 19 °F Marietta

... Wind Chill Advisory in effect from 4 am EST /3 am CST/ to 9 am
EST /8 am CST/ Thursday... 

The National Weather Service in Tallahassee has issued a Wind
Chill Advisory... which is in effect from 4 am EST /3 am CST/ to
9 am EST /8 am CST/ Thursday. 

* Wind chill values... mid to upper teens.

* Other impacts... add extra layer of clothing and bring in
  animals... limiting outdoor exposure.


Precautionary/preparedness actions... 

A Wind Chill Advisory means that very cold air and strong winds
will combine to generate low wind chills. This could result in frost
bite and lead to hypothermia if precautions are not taken. If you
must venture outdoors... make sure you wear a hat and gloves.

Hard Freeze Warning

... Hard freeze warning remains in effect from 3 am EST /2 am CST/
to 10 am EST /9 am CST/ Thursday... 
... Hard freeze watch now in effect from Thursday evening through
Friday morning... 

* temperature... lows tongiht will be in the low to mid 20s for
  most locations. Thursday night lows will be in the upper teens
  to lower 20s.

* Duration of hard freeze... up to 6 hours tonight and 10 hours
  Thursday night.

Precautionary/preparedness actions... 

A hard freeze warning means temperatures in the mid 20s or lower
are imminent or highly likely for a significant duration. These
conditions will kill crops and other sensitive vegetation.

A hard freeze watch means sub-freezing temperatures are possible.
These conditions could kill crops and other sensitive vegetation.