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Arctic Cold Air Outbreak this Weekend - Subfreezing Temperatures and Dangerous Wind Chills

An Arctic airmass arrives tonight brining extremely cold wind chills in the single digits, gale conditions and several nights of freezes next week. Finalize preparations today to shelter people, animals, vegetation, exposed pipes and outdoor plumbing from the cold. Read More >

Hazardous Weather Conditions

Current conditions at

Waycross / Ware County, Ga (KAYS)

Lat: 31.25°NLon: 82.4°WElev: 151ft.

Overcast

44°F

7°C

Humidity 50%
Wind Speed NW 16 G 22 mph
Barometer 29.94 in
Dewpoint 27°F (-3°C)
Visibility 10.00 mi
Wind Chill37°F (3°C)
Last update 31 Jan 12:15 pm EST
Extended Forecast for

3 Miles SSW Blackshear GA

Winter Weather Advisory January 31, 01:00pm until February 1, 01:00am
Freeze Warning January 31, 07:00pm until February 1, 11:00am
Extreme Cold Warning January 31, 09:00pm until February 1, 10:00am
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  • This Afternoon

    This Afternoon: Mostly cloudy, with a temperature falling to around 38 by 5pm. Wind chill values as low as 27. Windy, with a northwest wind 17 to 23 mph, with gusts as high as 34 mph.

    High: 46 °F⇓

    Mostly Cloudy
    and Windy

  • Tonight

    Tonight: A chance of flurries before 7pm. Mostly cloudy during the early evening, then gradual clearing, with a low around 19. Wind chill values as low as 8. Windy, with a northwest wind 14 to 21 mph, with gusts as high as 37 mph.

    Low: 19 °F

    Chance
    Flurries and
    Windy

  • Sunday

    Sunday: Sunny, with a high near 42. Wind chill values as low as 6. Breezy, with a northwest wind 10 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 24 mph.

    High: 42 °F

    Sunny and
    Breezy then
    Sunny

  • Sunday Night

    Sunday Night: Widespread frost after 1am. Otherwise, mostly clear, with a low around 21. Light west wind.

    Low: 21 °F

    Clear then
    Frost

  • Monday

    Monday: Widespread frost before 9am. Otherwise, sunny, with a high near 52. West wind 3 to 7 mph. Winds could gust as high as 15 mph.

    High: 52 °F

    Frost then
    Sunny

  • Monday Night

    Monday Night: Widespread frost after 1am. Otherwise, mostly clear, with a low around 26.

    Low: 26 °F

    Clear then
    Frost

  • Tuesday

    Tuesday: Widespread frost before 8am. Otherwise, mostly sunny, with a high near 62.

    High: 62 °F

    Frost then
    Mostly Sunny

  • Tuesday Night

    Tuesday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 40.

    Low: 40 °F

    Mostly Cloudy

  • Wednesday

    Wednesday: Showers likely, mainly after 1pm. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 63. Chance of precipitation is 60%.

    High: 63 °F

    Chance
    Showers then
    Showers
    Likely

Detailed Forecast

This Afternoon
Mostly cloudy, with a temperature falling to around 38 by 5pm. Wind chill values as low as 27. Windy, with a northwest wind 17 to 23 mph, with gusts as high as 34 mph.
Tonight
A chance of flurries before 7pm. Mostly cloudy during the early evening, then gradual clearing, with a low around 19. Wind chill values as low as 8. Windy, with a northwest wind 14 to 21 mph, with gusts as high as 37 mph.
Sunday
Sunny, with a high near 42. Wind chill values as low as 6. Breezy, with a northwest wind 10 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 24 mph.
Sunday Night
Widespread frost after 1am. Otherwise, mostly clear, with a low around 21. Light west wind.
Monday
Widespread frost before 9am. Otherwise, sunny, with a high near 52. West wind 3 to 7 mph. Winds could gust as high as 15 mph.
Monday Night
Widespread frost after 1am. Otherwise, mostly clear, with a low around 26.
Tuesday
Widespread frost before 8am. Otherwise, mostly sunny, with a high near 62.
Tuesday Night
Mostly cloudy, with a low around 40.
Wednesday
Showers likely, mainly after 1pm. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 63. Chance of precipitation is 60%.
Wednesday Night
A 50 percent chance of showers, mainly before 1am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 36.
Thursday
Partly sunny, with a high near 51.
Thursday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 28.
Friday
Sunny, with a high near 58.
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ABOUT THIS FORECAST

 
Point Forecast:
3 Miles SSW Blackshear GA
 31.26°N 82.26°W
Last Update:
12:26 pm EST Jan 31, 2026
Forecast Valid:
12pm EST Jan 31, 2026-6pm EST Feb 6, 2026
 
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