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Valley Forecast: Arctic Air Brings a Freeze Risk by Saturday Night
How cold will it get in Columbus and the Valley this weekend?
Columbus drops from a 71-degree Thursday to a high of 59 and a low near 33 on Saturday, with the first hard freeze of the season most likely Saturday night into Sunday morning along and north of Interstate 85 near LaGrange and Hogansville.
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Thursday afternoon and Saturday morning are going to feel like two different months. Thursday is the warm half: sunny, a high near 71 in Columbus, and a west-northwest wind of 10 to 15 mph gusting to 25 or 30. That wind is the front's calling card. Behind it, forecasters at the National Weather Service office in Peachtree City describe an Arctic surface high dropping south across the middle of the country and settling over the Southeast, with cold, dry air streaming in above it.
Here is what that buys the Valley. Friday in Columbus: a high of 60 and a low of 35, with a breeze still gusting to 20 or 25. Saturday: 59 and 33. Sunday: 62 and 38. The Peachtree City forecasters say the season's first hard freeze becomes increasingly likely Saturday night into Sunday morning, and they put the best odds along and north of Interstate 85 — the LaGrange and Hogansville end of the viewing area. The Birmingham office is flagging widespread frost and freezing conditions into the weekend for east Alabama, from Auburn and Opelika to Lanett and Tuskegee.
The reason it gets so cold so fast is the dryness. Humid air holds the day's heat like a blanket; dry air under a clear sky lets it radiate straight up and away, and with light wind there is nothing to stir warmer air back down to the ground.
Gardeners have a little cushion underfoot. The soil about two inches down in this area is still around 56 degrees, and ground temperature lags the air by days, not hours. Roots are not in trouble this weekend. Leaves are, so cover anything tender Friday evening and again Saturday evening, and move potted plants against a wall or indoors.
Rain is the other story, and it is a short one. Columbus has picked up 0.07 of an inch this month against a normal of 1.28, and 5.77 inches since September 1 against a normal of 7.40. The year as a whole is still running ahead, 43.67 inches to a normal of 41.35. The next real chance of rain is Monday, at about one in four.
Right now in Columbus, Georgia
51°Temperature
48°Dew point
89%Humidity
4 mphWind — south
29.91"Pressure
The next seven days
Day
High
Low
Rain
Conditions
TONIGHT
—
54°
0%
Mostly Clear
TODAY
71°
40°
0%
Sunny
FRI
60°
35°
0%
Sunny
SAT
59°
33°
0%
Sunny
SUN
62°
38°
5%
Sunny
MON
58°
39°
24%
Partly Sunny then Slight Chance Rain Showers
TUE
60°
39°
20%
Slight Chance Rain Showers then Mostly Sunny
Written by the CNAW2 weather desk from CNAW2 weather desk data. Last updated November 12, 2026 at 12:45 AM Eastern. Covering Columbus and Phenix City, Auburn–Opelika, LaGrange, Eufaula and the rest of the 19-county CNAW viewing area.
