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How cold will it be at the bus stop Tuesday morning in west Georgia and east Alabama?
At 7 AM Tuesday it ranges from 40 degrees in Hogansville to 49 in Auburn, Opelika and Phenix City, with patchy fog possible in Georgetown and Cuthbert.

There is a nine-degree difference between the coldest and warmest corners of the viewing area at 7 AM Tuesday, and the dividing line runs roughly northwest to southeast. Winds will be calm almost everywhere, skies partly to mostly sunny, and the rain chance is 1 percent, which is another way of saying nobody needs an umbrella.
The chilliest stops are up in Troup and Meriwether counties. In Hogansville, where Callaway students wait, it will be 40 degrees — the coldest reading in the area. Greenville is 41, and around LaGrange, Troup County and LaGrange Academy it is 42. Manchester comes in at 44. Calm air and clearing skies overnight let the ground radiate its heat away, and the chilled air then drains downhill into the low spots, which is why these northern towns start the morning several degrees below the river corridor.
Two stops will want a slower drive rather than a warmer coat. Georgetown, home of Quitman County, is forecast at 43 degrees with areas of fog, and Cuthbert, where Randolph Clay is, is 46 with fog as well. Fog in the river valleys at daybreak thins quickly once the sun is up, but low beams and extra following distance are worth it on those two-lane roads before 8 AM.
Along the Chattahoochee, it is milder. Columbus — Shaw, Hardaway, Columbus, Spencer, Kendrick, Jordan, Carver, Northside, Calvary Christian, Pacelli and Brookstone — starts at 47 degrees under mostly sunny skies. Across the river, Central-Phenix City sits at 49, one of the warmest stops anywhere in the area. Smiths Station and Glenwood are at 48, Russell County in Seale is 47, Harris County in Hamilton is 47 with the only measurable breeze in the area at 5 mph, and Chattahoochee County in Cusseta is 44.
The Auburn-Opelika side wakes up warmest of all. Auburn and Lee-Scott, Opelika and Beauregard, plus Loachapoka and Notasulga, are all at 49 degrees. Booker T. Washington in Tuskegee is 47, LaFayette and Chambers Academy are 46, Valley and Beulah are 46, and Lanett and Springwood are 44.
Farther south and east, Barbour County in Clayton is the warm outlier at 48, with Eufaula at 46. Across the south Georgia counties, Marion County in Buena Vista is 46, Schley County in Ellaville and Taylor County in Butler are 45, Stewart County in Lumpkin is 45, Central-Talbotton is 45 and Webster County in Preston is 43.
What to send kids out in: a light jacket or a hoodie, and nothing heavier. Columbus climbs toward 77 degrees Tuesday afternoon, so whatever goes on at the stop needs to fit in a backpack by lunchtime. Save the heavy coat — Friday morning is forecast to start in the mid 30s in Columbus, and that one will not be optional.
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Forecast: National Weather Service, 7 AM on each town’s own clock — Central in Alabama, Eastern in Georgia.
| Day | High | Low | Rain | Conditions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| TONIGHT | — | 45° | 0% | Partly Cloudy |
| TUE | 77° | 48° | 1% | Mostly Sunny |
| WED | 75° | 53° | 5% | Sunny |
| THU | 72° | 41° | 5% | Mostly Sunny |
| FRI | 60° | 35° | 0% | Sunny |
| SAT | 60° | 34° | 0% | Sunny |
| SUN | 64° | 38° | 3% | Sunny |
Written by the CNAW2 weather desk from CNAW2 weather desk data. Last updated November 9, 2026 at 7:43 PM Eastern. Covering Columbus and Phenix City, Auburn–Opelika, LaGrange, Eufaula and the rest of the 19-county CNAW viewing area.
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