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

An outbreak of Arctic air will arrive across southeast GA, northeast and north central FL on Saturday. Record cold temperatures, gale conditions on the coastal waters, and life-threatening wind chill values are expected Saturday night and Sunday morning. Take proper precautions to protect yourself, your pets, and vulnerable people from this dangerously cold weather. Read More >

Hazardous Weather Conditions

Current conditions at

Waycross / Ware County, Ga (KAYS)

Lat: 31.25°NLon: 82.4°WElev: 151ft.

Fair

31°F

-1°C

Humidity 94%
Wind Speed Calm
Barometer 30.13 in
Dewpoint 30°F (-1°C)
Visibility 10.00 mi
Last update 30 Jan 5:35 am EST
Extended Forecast for

Blackshear GA

Extreme Cold Watch January 31, 07:00pm until February 1, 01:00pm
Freeze Watch January 31, 07:00pm until February 1, 01:00pm
Freeze Warning until January 30, 08:00am
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Extreme Cold Watch
Freeze Watch
Freeze Warning
  •  
    Freeze Warning until January 30, 08:00am

    NOW until 8:00am Fri

    Freeze Warning

  • Overnight

    Low: 31 °F

    Frost

  • Friday

    Friday: Widespread frost before 9am. Otherwise, increasing clouds, with a high near 62. Calm wind becoming west around 5 mph in the afternoon.

    High: 62 °F

    Frost then
    Increasing
    Clouds

  • Friday Night

    Friday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 35. Calm wind.

    Low: 35 °F

    Mostly Cloudy

  • Saturday

    Saturday: Partly sunny, with a high near 47. Wind chill values as low as 27. Breezy, with a northwest wind 6 to 11 mph increasing to 13 to 18 mph in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 29 mph.

    High: 47 °F

    Partly Sunny
    then Mostly
    Cloudy and
    Breezy

  • Saturday Night

    Saturday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 18. Blustery, with a northwest wind 14 to 18 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph.

    Low: 18 °F

    Partly Cloudy
    and Blustery

  • Sunday

    Sunday: Sunny, with a high near 42.

    High: 42 °F

    Sunny

  • Sunday Night

    Sunday Night: Patchy frost after 1am. Otherwise, clear, with a low around 21.

    Low: 21 °F

    Clear then
    Patchy Frost

  • Monday

    Monday: Patchy frost before 8am. Otherwise, sunny, with a high near 51.

    High: 51 °F

    Patchy Frost
    then Sunny

Detailed Forecast

Overnight
Widespread frost. Otherwise, partly cloudy, with a low around 31. Calm wind.
Friday
Widespread frost before 9am. Otherwise, increasing clouds, with a high near 62. Calm wind becoming west around 5 mph in the afternoon.
Friday Night
Mostly cloudy, with a low around 35. Calm wind.
Saturday
Partly sunny, with a high near 47. Wind chill values as low as 27. Breezy, with a northwest wind 6 to 11 mph increasing to 13 to 18 mph in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 29 mph.
Saturday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 18. Blustery, with a northwest wind 14 to 18 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph.
Sunday
Sunny, with a high near 42.
Sunday Night
Patchy frost after 1am. Otherwise, clear, with a low around 21.
Monday
Patchy frost before 8am. Otherwise, sunny, with a high near 51.
Monday Night
Widespread frost after 1am. Otherwise, mostly clear, with a low around 25.
Tuesday
Widespread frost before 8am. Otherwise, mostly sunny, with a high near 59.
Tuesday Night
Patchy frost. Otherwise, partly cloudy, with a low around 35.
Wednesday
A 20 percent chance of showers. Patchy frost. Otherwise, mostly sunny, with a high near 66.
Wednesday Night
A 50 percent chance of showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 42.
Thursday
A 30 percent chance of showers. Partly sunny, with a high near 58.
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ABOUT THIS FORECAST

 
Point Forecast:
Blackshear GA
 31.3°N 82.26°W
Last Update:
12:26 am EST Jan 30, 2026
Forecast Valid:
5am EST Jan 30, 2026-6pm EST Feb 5, 2026
 
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