Frigid northerly winds dropped afternoon temperatures into the mid-50s across the metro area and the 40s in the mountains, setting up the coldest night of the season so far.
FOX 5 Meteorologist Greg Majewski reported during the 6 p.m. broadcast that freeze warnings cover North Georgia as clear skies and light winds push morning lows down into the 20s and 30s.
The system brought gusts between 15 and 20 mph through Saturday, running roughly 10 degrees below normal for mid-November. Those winds will relax to 5 to 10 mph overnight as temperatures slide toward a widespread low 30s and upper 20s by 6 a.m. Sunday.
Atlanta and Gainesville will see lows hit 30 degrees, while Canton and Athens drop to 29. Blairsville faces the most severe drop, with temperatures expected to bottom out at 23 degrees.
As the subfreezing air settles in, several metro Atlanta counties have activated emergency warming centers to offer overnight relief. The City of Atlanta opened two facilities at 8 p.m. Sunday.
The Central Park Recreation Center at 400 Merritts Ave. NE welcomes all residents seeking shelter from the cold. A second site at Selena S. Butler Park and Recreation Center at 98 William Holmes Borders Drive NE serves women and children only.
DeKalb County opened its warming center at The Golden Door located at 2944 Ember Drive in Decatur. Walk-in access starts at 6:30 p.m., providing shelter, showers, laundry, and support services nightly through Monday, Nov. 16 at 9 a.m.
Gwinnett County opened five warming stations running from 6 p.m. to 7 a.m. through Sunday night. Those locations include the Buford Senior Center at 2755 Sawnee Ave., the Shorty Howell Park Activity Building at 2750 Pleasant Hill Road in Duluth, and the Best Friend Park Gym at 6224 Jimmy Carter Blvd. in Norcross.
Gwinnett also opened the Gwinnett Community Resource Center at Bethany Church Road at 3025 Bethany Church Road in Snellville, alongside the Lawrenceville Senior Center at 225 Benson St.
Clayton County activated two sites Saturday evening from 6 p.m. to 8 a.m. These include the Forest Park Recreation and Leisure Center at 803 Forest Parkway, accessible via MARTA Bus Route 193 with an 11 p.m. arrival cutoff, and the Clayton County Police Department Headquarters Media Room at 7911 North McDonough St. in Jonesboro, accessible via MARTA Bus Route 198.
In Cobb County, the warming shelter at MUST Ministries Hope House at 1297 Bells Ferry Road in Marietta opened Saturday night to provide relief.
Fans heading to Athens for the Georgia-Missouri game can expect temperatures starting in the upper 50s before quickly dropping into the 40s. Following the frigid start Sunday morning, afternoon highs in Atlanta will rebound to around 57 degrees.
High pressure will gradually build across the region next week, bringing a steady warmup. FOX 5 Storm Team forecasts highs climbing to 62 degrees on Tuesday, 66 on Wednesday, and reaching 68 to 69 degrees by Thursday and Friday.
Activation times for local shelters remain subject to change depending on updated forecasts from the National Weather Service.
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