Frigid cold moves into metro Atlanta, North Georgia; relief in sight

ATLANTA - Thursday is starting off cold across metro Atlanta and North Georgia—and it's not going to warm up much.

Morning temperatures plunged into the low 20s, and today's high will only reach the 30s—about 25 degrees below the seasonal average. Factor in the wind, and it feels like single digits outside.

Weather Advisories in Effect

The National Weather Service has issued several advisories due to the extreme cold:

Winter Weather Advisory until 12 p.m. Thursday for Rabun County.
Cold Weather Advisory until 10 a.m. Thursday for multiple counties, including **Towns, White, Putnam, Walker, Jasper, Polk, Coweta, Spalding, Bartow, Murray, DeKalb, Haralson, Lamar, North Fulton, Dade, Oglethorpe, Butts, Paulding, Gwinnett, Greene, Hall, Rockdale, Oconee, Henry, Dawson, Fannin, Union, Cherokee, Pike, Banks, Morgan, Clayton, Catoosa, Troup, Fayette, Lumpkin, Gilmer, Douglas, Floyd, Upson, Gordon, Walton, Carroll, Clarke, Barrow, South Fulton, Madison, Meriwether, Chattooga, Forsyth, Pickens, Heard, Newton, Cobb, Whitfield, and Jackson counties.
Cold Weather Advisory from 10 p.m. Thursday to 10 a.m. Friday for the same counties listed above.

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