FIRST ALERT TONIGHT: Freeze Warning Tonight

ATLANTA, Ga. (Atlanta News First) - Mostly clear skies and northwest wind will combine with the cold air that is filtering in place this evening to send temperatures plummeting overnight.

We have a FIRST ALERT in place due to the Freeze Warning that is in effect for all of our areas from 11 p.m. on Monday through 11 a.m. on Tuesday. If you have plants outside it will be a good idea to bring them in for the night. If you have plants in the ground that have already started budding you have two options to safeguard your plants.

Add mulch to the soil around the roots of the plants -- it will help minimize heat loss.

Cover them with blankets, THEN put plastic on top of the blanket.... then anchor this setup down with large rocks/bricks.

Make sure to grab a jacket before you head out the door. Temperatures will try to rebound tomorrow afternoon, but it will be a breezy out. Winds will be gusting 15-25mph out of the northwest -- so wind chills will be a big part of the forecast. It will feel like the 20s when you head out to work tomorrow, with afternoon wind chills maxing out in the low to mid 40s tomorrow afternoon.

Another system will approach the area Friday, prompting another FIRST ALERT for widespread. A few rumbles of thunder are possible, especially south of Atlanta -- but at the moment severe weather doesn’t look likely. The data has been trending with the bulk of the moisture moving in during late afternoon/evening.

We will be dry once the rain moves out EARLY Saturday morning, but temperatures will be cooler.

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