ATLANTA — Pull the house plants inside this weekend. The National Weather Service has issued a freeze warning for North Georgia.
The Freeze Warning is in effect for Sunday morning and stretches to include Atlanta and the surrounding metro area.
People with tender vegetation or potted plants that are vulnerable in the cold air should cover them with a blanket or bring them inside Saturday night.
Atlanta's low-temperature forecast Sunday morning is 34 degrees and outlying suburbs will be around the freezing mark.
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Here are the forecast low temperatures for Sunday morning:
Frost can form when temperatures are at or just above freezing, up to 36 degrees. A freeze occurs when temperatures drop to or below 32 degrees. A hard freeze happens when the temperature drops to 28 degrees.
Atlanta averages its first frost of the season on Nov. 3 and its first freeze of the season on Nov. 13. This weekend's forecasted lows for Sunday are very average for our normal fall cold progression.
The growing season ends when minimum temperatures reach 28 degrees, or on Nov. 20. After that point, the NWS no longer issues frost and freeze alerts
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