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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

39°F

4°C

Humidity 59%
Wind Speed Calm
Barometer 30.23 in
Dewpoint 26°F (-3°C)
Visibility 10.00 mi
Last update 28 Jan 7:55 pm EST
Extended Forecast for

Blackshear GA

Freeze Warning January 28, 11:00pm until January 29, 09:00am
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Freeze Warning

  • Tonight

    Tonight: Widespread frost, mainly after 11pm. Otherwise, clear, with a low around 27. Light west wind.

    Low: 27 °F

    Frost

  • Thursday

    Thursday: Widespread frost, mainly before 9am. Otherwise, mostly sunny, with a high near 57. Wind chill values as low as 27 early. Calm wind.

    High: 57 °F

    Frost then
    Mostly Sunny

  • Thursday Night

    Thursday Night: Widespread frost, mainly after 4am. Otherwise, mostly cloudy, with a low around 31. Calm wind.

    Low: 31 °F

    Mostly Cloudy
    then Frost

  • Friday

    Friday: Widespread frost before 7am. Otherwise, increasing clouds, with a high near 61. Light and variable wind.

    High: 61 °F

    Frost then
    Partly Sunny

  • Friday Night

    Friday Night: A 30 percent chance of showers, mainly before 1am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 37. Calm wind becoming northwest around 6 mph after midnight.

    Low: 37 °F

    Chance
    Showers

  • Saturday

    Saturday: Mostly cloudy, with a high near 44. Windy.

    High: 44 °F

    Mostly Cloudy
    then Partly
    Sunny and
    Windy

  • Saturday Night

    Saturday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 18. Blustery.

    Low: 18 °F

    Partly Cloudy
    and Blustery

  • Sunday

    Sunday: Sunny, with a high near 41. Breezy.

    High: 41 °F

    Sunny and
    Breezy

  • Sunday Night

    Sunday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 20.

    Low: 20 °F

    Mostly Clear

Detailed Forecast

Tonight
Widespread frost, mainly after 11pm. Otherwise, clear, with a low around 27. Light west wind.
Thursday
Widespread frost, mainly before 9am. Otherwise, mostly sunny, with a high near 57. Wind chill values as low as 27 early. Calm wind.
Thursday Night
Widespread frost, mainly after 4am. Otherwise, mostly cloudy, with a low around 31. Calm wind.
Friday
Widespread frost before 7am. Otherwise, increasing clouds, with a high near 61. Light and variable wind.
Friday Night
A 30 percent chance of showers, mainly before 1am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 37. Calm wind becoming northwest around 6 mph after midnight.
Saturday
Mostly cloudy, with a high near 44. Windy.
Saturday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 18. Blustery.
Sunday
Sunny, with a high near 41. Breezy.
Sunday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 20.
Monday
Sunny, with a high near 49.
Monday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 24.
Tuesday
Sunny, with a high near 56.
Tuesday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 29.
Wednesday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 62.
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ABOUT THIS FORECAST

 
Point Forecast:
Blackshear GA
 31.3°N 82.26°W
Last Update:
6:12 pm EST Jan 28, 2026
Forecast Valid:
8pm EST Jan 28, 2026-6pm EST Feb 4, 2026
 
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