THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PEACHTREE CITY HAS ISSUED A SNOW ADVISORY, WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 8 AM MONDAY TO MIDNIGHT EST MONDAY NIGHT.

A STRONG UPPER LEVEL DISTURBANCE MOVED FROM THE MIDWEST TOWARD GEORGIA LATE SUNDAY NIGHT AND MONDAY, BRINGING PRECIPITATION TO THE REGION. WITH A CANADIAN AIR MASS IN PLACE, THE PRECIPITATION WILL BEGIN AS SNOW SHORTLY AFTER DAYBREAK MONDAY AND CONTINUE THROUGHOUT MUCH OF THE DAY. THE HEAVIEST SNOW WILL LIKELY OCCUR DURING THE AFTERNOON. TEMPS WILL BE NEAR OR JUST BELOW FREEZING IN THE MORNING.SLOWLY RISING TO THE MID OR UPPER 30S BY LATE AFTERNOON. THERE IS A POSSIBILITY THAT THE PRECIPITATION MAY MIX WITH RAIN LATE IN THE DAY.

SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF UP TO TWO INCHES WILL BE POSSIBLE DURING THE DAY MONDAY ACROSS THE NE GEORGIA MOUNTAIN COUNTIES, ESPECIALLY NORTHEAST OF A LINE FROM BLUE RIDGE TO ELLIJAY TO DAHLONEGA TO CLEVELAND. BECAUSE OF RECENT WARM TEMPS, SNOW ACCUMULATIONS WILL BE LARGELY ON GRASSY SURFACES, BRIDGES AND OVERPASSES. HOWEVER, ELEVATIONS ABOVE 2500 FEET MAY SEE SOME ACCUMULATION ON ROADWAYS.

A SNOW ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CAUSE PRIMARILY TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES, AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING.

Source: National Weather Service