The Brief
- Fall weather officially arrived across North Georgia Saturday morning, dropping temperatures roughly 20 degrees cooler than Friday.
- Gusty north-northwest winds up to 25 mph will remain elevated through the afternoon, causing sporadic power outages in the mountains.
- The season’s first Frost Advisory is in effect for nine Northeast Georgia mountain counties Saturday night into Sunday morning.
ATLANTA – Fall weather has officially taken hold across North Georgia, bringing gusty winds, afternoon highs capped in the 60s, and the season’s first Frost Advisory for the Northeast Georgia mountains.
Weekend highs stay in the 60s after week in the 80s
What we know:
A cold front pushed through the region, sweeping away a week of temperatures well into the 80s and replacing them with brisk conditions in the 40s and 50s.
In Atlanta, morning temperatures sat at 49 degrees with north-northwest winds sustained at 16 mph and gusts reaching 25 mph. Across the surrounding areas, morning temperatures started at 46 degrees in Blairsville and Carrollton, 49 degrees in Newnan, and 50 degrees in Athens.…