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Flurries MAY occur, but don’t expect them across Polk County as Emergency Management officials tracking the forecast through the weekend despite some models that indicate the potential for snow they aren’t finding it likely.

NWS Peachtree City already said there were very low probabilities for snow in Northwest Georgia, but did note some weather models didn’t entirely rule it out for the deep south amid another cold front pushing through with rain.

EMA officials in an alert about the weekend forecast expect only light rain moving through the area along with a noticeable drop in temperatures. However expect the thermometer to rise again on Saturday into the 50s before dropping with an additional front pushing through Saturday night into Sunday.

If any snow falls overnight, it’ll be in the higher elevations of North Georgia and shouldn’t cause any issues in the local area.

Where the impact might be felt is during another overnight push of rain through the area, bringing wet weather and falling temperatures to create a situation where moving into the Sunday morning there is potential for black ice.

Right now, NWS Peachtree City is not predicting rainfall for Saturday night (as of ~5:45 p.m. on 1/16/26), but it is worth noting that in some models they have predicted precipitation.

“EMA will continue to monitor conditions closely and coordinate with the National Weather Service to ensure timely awareness if the forecast changes,” officials noted in their statement to local media this afternoon.

Right now the real threat of snow and ice is in central and east Georgia heading toward the coast, where snow chances are more likely during the morning hours on Sunday in spots as far south as Americus and as far east as Louisville could see the potential for at least a dusting.

Where does that leave Polk County? At the moment with just temperatures rising, dropping, and remaining cold heading into the MLK Holiday on Monday.