First Cold Game of the Year

Good afternoon Athens and North Georgia!

I hope you all have been able to stay warm as we have started to feel some cooler air pushing into our area.

Earlier today a cold front made it's way through North Georgia, which is not only brought these colder winds but also will be dropping our temperatures overnight. We are expecting to be getting down to 39° here in Athens and Canton a little cooler at 37°.

Our highs tomorrow will be a little peculiar compared to the normal dynamic we have with Athens and Canton. On a normal day, we typically expect Canton's high to be a couple degrees lower than Athens, since Canton is at both a higher elevation and higher latitude. Obviously, a lot more goes into making our temperature forecasts, but its a general trend I've noticed. All that lead up to say, we will be looking at a much starker contrast in high temperatures tomorrow.

Tomorrow, a second cold front will sweep through our area, reinforcing the cold temperatures for the weekend. Athens will be reaching a high of 56°, certainly colder than our highs today. Canton, however, will only manage to reach 50°, as this second cold front will come through during the peak heating hours of the day (around 12-5pm). So this is one of the few days we will see such a drastic different in the highs between us and Canton.

Looking to the weekend, our UGA Bulldogs will be taking on the Missouri Tigers between the hedges at 3:30pm. Especially with these cold fronts, this will be our first cold game of the year! If you are going to the game, do keep in mind that it will be much colder at the game compared to when you leave your house. The sun sets much earlier now and temperatures will drop once it goes down. So when heading to the game on Saturday, ask yourself, "Would I be comfortable if it was 15° colder right now?" And if that answer is no, it never hurts to bring an extra jacket.

One last thing of note. This weekend, especially between Saturday night and Sunday morning, will be our first chance for a freezing temperatures. Now is the time to get prepared; covering pipes, bringing potted plants inside. Overnight make sure to bring pets inside and switch over the thermostat from AC to heat.

As always, I hope you all have a wonderful and cool weekend!

Stay warm and Go Dawgs,

Paul Lagerbloom