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From Tropical Storm to Frozen Temps: Polk County has potential for frost overnight

Anyone who hasn’t brought in their outdoor plants or at least covered them up better do so when they get home this evening, because the temperatures are set to drop.

This time last week Polk County was watching and waiting for the resulting Tropical Storm Zeta to pass through Northwest Georgia, which left thousands of customers without power. There are still outages in the community with more than 100 customers impacted and spread across Polk County, according to the latest estimates from Georgia Power’s outage map.

In the meantime, the weather has completely changed and now temperatures are dipping as November began with a chilly start on Sunday, and persisted today. With only a high of 57 expected for today, the thermometer is set to drop down to 33 overnight around the area and bring the possibility of localized frost for Polk County.



The advisory runs from 10 p.m. tonight until 9 a.m. Tuesday morning.

For those who are heading to the polls early on Tuesday, expect to need to bundle up in case of lines forming and wait times requiring standing outside, along with youth who are waiting for a ride to school at the bus stop in the morning.

Outdoor plants that need to remain at a certain temperature should be brought indoors, and with a frost advisory also comes the potential for freezing temperatures to cause plumbing issues for those with older homes. Consider switching on the heat tonight to avoid problems with pipes, especially as the forecast is calling for only a slight warmup as the week goes along.

Tuesday’s high is expected to be 65, with a low of 39 overnight. Midweek temps should be closer to 70 during the day and down to the low 40’s overnight, and remain in that range through Friday as temperatures warm back up through the weekend.

Some good news: NOAA’s winter forecast for the U.S. favors warmer, drier conditions across the southern tier of the U.S., and cooler, wetter conditions in the North, thanks in part to an ongoing La Nina.

Read more about it here.




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