A Winter-like blast heads to Middle Georgia this weekend

MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) An initial cold front has swept through the area, resulting in a drier and cooler airmass alongside gusty northwest winds. A secondary front has pushed towards the Tennessee Valley making rapid progress into our area this morning. The more notable colder air will filter into the area in the wake of this front on Friday, resulting in high temperatures well below normal, ranging from the 40s in the mountains and through the 50s for the bulk of the area. Alongside gusty northwest winds, today will feel like the most Fall-like or Winter-like, if you ask someone who doesn t like cooler weather day we ve had so far this season. The most notable impact of this big cooldown will be the likelihood of the first freezing temperatures of the season for some areas by Saturday morning. The areas most likely to see a light freeze will be across western and parts of North Georgia, mostly west and north of the Atlanta metro. For this reason, a Freeze Watch is currently