ATLANTA — After 66 hours, temperatures in metro Atlanta are above freezing.
Severe Weather Team 2 Meteorologist Brad Nitz says temperatures in the area have been at or below freezing since Sunday evening.
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Around 2 p.m. on Wednesday, Nitz said temperatures raised slightly above freezing, but he says they won’t last long.
Tonight, temperatures will drop back down to the teens and low-20s.
Many roads around metro Atlanta are still covered in a layer of ice, making it dangerous for many drivers.
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Nitz says that with just a few hours of temperatures above freezing, there isn’t much time for any of that ice to melt.
And with temperatures dropping back down Wednesday night, anything that hasn’t fully dried out will freeze again overnight.
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