The National Weather Service forecasts sunny skies here in Cobb County on Tuesday, February 13, 2024, with a high near 53 degrees.

The National Weather Service has issued a hazardous weather outlook for Cobb County and other parts of the region due to a Wind Advisory that is in effect across north Georgia until early afternoon.

What does the extended forecast have in store?

Tuesday

Sunny, with a high near 53. Northwest wind 15 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph. 

Tuesday Night

Clear, with a low around 34. Northwest wind 5 to 10 mph. 

Wednesday

Sunny, with a high near 61. Northwest wind around 5 mph. 

Wednesday Night

Mostly clear, with a low around 37. South wind around 5 mph. 

Thursday

Sunny, with a high near 63.

Thursday Night

Partly cloudy, with a low around 42.

Friday

Mostly cloudy, with a high near 62.

Friday Night

A 50 percent chance of showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 40.

Saturday

A 30 percent chance of showers before 1 p.m. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 52.

Saturday Night

Mostly cloudy, with a low around 29.

Sunday

Sunny, with a high near 51.

Sunday Night

Mostly clear, with a low around 30.

Washington’s Birthday

Sunny, with a high near 58.

What was the climate like in the latest reporting period?

The NWS climate summary for metro Atlanta has now been updated with January 2024 figures.

In an article entitled What is the Difference between Climate and Weather?, the National Ocean Service describes the difference as follows:

“Weather is what you see outside on any particular day. So, for example, it may be 75° degrees and sunny or it could be 20° degrees with heavy snow. That’s the weather.

“Climate is the average of that weather. For example, you can expect snow in the Northeast in January or for it to be hot and humid in the Southeast in July. This is climate. The climate record also includes extreme values such as record high temperatures or record amounts of rainfall. If you’ve ever heard your local weather person say “today we hit a record high for this day,” she is talking about climate records.

“So when we are talking about climate change, we are talking about changes in long-term averages of daily weather. In most places, weather can change from minute-to-minute, hour-to-hour, day-to-day, and season-to-season. Climate, however, is the average of weather over time and space.”

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The climate report for the Atlanta area for the previous month shows how much departure from the average temperatures that month represents. The average temperature for a date is the average over a 30-year period.

Date	High	Low	Average	Departure from norm	Precipitation
2024-01-01	50	34	42	-3.1	0
2024-01-02	54	30	42	-3	0
2024-01-03	47	31	39	-5.9	0.03
2024-01-04	53	34	43.5	-1.3	0
2024-01-05	53	32	42.5	-2.2	0.17
2024-01-06	51	39	45	0.3	0.7
2024-01-07	51	36	43.5	-1.1	T
2024-01-08	52	33	42.5	-2.1	0.44
2024-01-09	54	40	47	2.5	2.75
2024-01-10	51	37	44	-0.5	0
2024-01-11	62	35	48.5	4	0
2024-01-12	56	42	49	4.5	0.22
2024-01-13	50	31	40.5	-4	0
2024-01-14	58	30	44	-0.5	0
2024-01-15	61	42	51.5	7	0
2024-01-16	46	18	32	-12.5	0.4
2024-01-17	39	13	26	-18.5	0
2024-01-18	51	24	37.5	-7	0
2024-01-19	48	27	37.5	-7.1	0.02
2024-01-20	32	17	24.5	-20.1	0
2024-01-21	41	14	27.5	-17.2	0
2024-01-22	50	27	38.5	-6.2	0
2024-01-23	52	41	46.5	1.7	0.05
2024-01-24	63	48	55.5	10.6	0.09
2024-01-25	72	61	66.5	21.5	1.1
2024-01-26	69	60	64.5	19.4	0
2024-01-27	66	57	61.5	16.3	0.46
2024-01-28	56	44	50	4.7	T
2024-01-29	54	39	46.5	1.1	0
2024-01-30	61	33	47	1.4	T
2024-01-31	56	40	48	2.3	T

Climate Almanac for metro Atlanta

This almanac provides information on past climate conditions for today’s date, February 13, allowing a comparison to current weather. 

Simply put, it helps you see what the weather would typically be like on this day, according to historical data.

Daily Data	Observed	Normal	Record Highest	Record Lowest
Max Temperature	M	58	75 in 1949	7 in 1899
Min Temperature	M	39	57 in 1884	-9 in 1899
Avg Temperature	M	48.1	62.0 in 1918	-1.0 in 1899
Precipitation	M	0.16	2.70 in 1923	0.00 in 2023
Snowfall	M	0.0	1.0 in 1971	0.0 in 2023
Snow Depth	M	–	3 in 2010	0 in 2023
HDD (base 65)	M	17	66 in 1899	3 in 1918
CDD (base 65)	M	0	0 in 2023	0 in 2023
Month-to-Date Summary	Observed	Normal	Record Highest	Record Lowest
Avg Max Temperature	61.8	56.5	68.1 in 1957	33.3 in 1895
Avg Min Temperature	44.3	37.3	53.7 in 1884	18.8 in 1917
Avg Temperature	53.1	46.9	60.3 in 1884	27.0 in 1895
Total Precipitation	3.48	2.04	8.73 in 1881	0.03 in 1938
Total Snowfall	0.0	0.2	4.0 in 1934	0.0 in 2024
Max Snow Depth	0	–	4 in 1934	0 in 2024
Total HDD (base 65)	141	236	491 in 1895	62 in 1884
Total CDD (base 65)	0	0	8 in 1957	0 in 2024
Year-to-Date Summary	Observed	Normal	Record Highest	Record Lowest
Avg Max Temperature	55.8	54.7	63.8 in 1950	42.3 in 1977
Avg Min Temperature	37.7	36.1	46.5 in 1950	21.4 in 1977
Avg Temperature	46.8	45.4	55.1 in 1950	31.9 in 1977
Total Precipitation	9.91	6.63	17.47 in 1936	1.89 in 1938
Total Snowfall (since July 1)	T	1.6	8.9 in 1936	0.0 in 2019
Max Snow Depth (since July 1)	0	–	8 in 1940	0 in 2024
Total HDD (since July 1)	1572	1852	3127 in 1977	1225 in 1932
Total CDD (since Jan 1)	2	0	12 in 1932	0 in 2021

Period of Record:

• Max Temperature : 1878-10-04 to 2024-02-12
• Min Temperature : 1878-10-04 to 2024-02-12
• Precipitation : 1878-10-01 to 2024-02-12
• Snowfall : 1928-12-25 to 2024-02-11
• Snow Depth : 1928-12-25 to 2024-02-11

For much more information on the climate in our area, visit the NWS Climate FAQ for the Atlanta area.

What does the National Weather Service do?

The National Weather Service (NWS) is a part of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA).

The NWS describes its role as follows:

“The National Weather Service (NWS) provides weather, water, and climate forecasts and warnings for the United States, its territories, adjacent waters and ocean areas, for the protection of life and property and the enhancement of the national economy. 

“These services include Forecasts and Observations, Warnings, Impact-based Decision Support Services, and Education in an effort to build a Weather-Ready Nation. The ultimate goal is to have a society that is prepared for and responds to weather, water and climate events.”