As of Sunday morning, the National Weather Service in Peachtree City has issued a Winter Storm Watch for Metro Atlanta, which will go into effect beginning 10 am Tuesday and end at 7am Wednesday.

The National Weather Service issues a Winter Storm Watch when there is potential for significant and hazardous winter weather to affect the area within 48 hours.

For Metro Atlanta, snow showers will fall early Tuesday afternoon and continue through Tuesday evening. Due to the prolonged freezing conditions, any snow that falls is expected to stick and accumulate through the afternoon.

Snow Accumulations Increase Further South

There are two things to note regarding this winter storm compared to the event on January 10, 2025:

• A frozen air mass will be in place for all of Metro Atlanta, with very cold and very dry air supporting all snow showers for the Metro Region
• The Gulf Low will track further south compared to the previous event, so higher snowfall totals will occur in South and Central Georgia; lower snow totals will taper further north, with potentially little to no snow for the North Georgia Mountains

How Much Snow?

Due to the more southerly track of the low, higher snowfall will occur in Columbus and Macon, but the snowfall will taper further north into the Georgia Mountains.

As a result, the snowfall totals will have a sharp gradient over Metro Atlanta.

The Northern Suburbs can expect 0.5″ to 1″ of snowfall Tuesday.

Expect 1″ to 2″ of snow in the Southern Suburbs, with the potential for some areas to experience up to 3″ of snow closer to Macon.

This is a fluid situation, which means the timing and amounts will change as we get closer to Tuesday morning. Continue to monitor the forecast heading into the week!

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