Hard Freeze Coming to Atlanta: Get your house ready to avoid frozen pipes!

WSB Weather Forecast Hard Freeze coming to Atlanta:

Sunday …Partly sunny with a slight chance of snow showers in the afternoon. Windy. Highs in the upper 30s. West winds 10 to 20 mph. Chance of snow 20 percent. Sunday night. . . Mostly cloudy with a chance of snow showers in the evening. . . Then partly cloudy after midnight. Windy. . . Colder. Lows around 20. West winds 15 to 20 mph. Chance of snow 40 percent. Wind chill readings around 5 above zero.

Monday …Mostly sunny. Windy. Highs in the lower 30s. Northwest winds 15 to 25 mph. Monday night. . . Mostly clear. Lows around 14. Northwest winds 5 to 15 mph.

Tuesday …Mostly sunny. Highs in the upper 30s. Tuesday night. . . Mostly cloudy. Lows around 19.

Wednesday …Partly sunny with a 20 percent chance of rain. Highs in the mid 40s. Wednesday night. . . Mostly cloudy with a 20 percent chance of rain. Lows in the mid 30s.

1.  Let faucets drip

2.  Cover outside faucets

3.  Stuff insulation in Exterior vent wells and close all foundation vents.

4.  Keep furnace settings at a minimum of 60 degrees at all times to avoid cooling interior of house to lows that can not be recovered when the furnace is restarts.

 There will be frozen pipes and furnace problems in Atlanta when lows hit 14 degrees.  Be prepared by following the above steps.

Hard Freeze Coming to Atlanta: Get your house ready to avoid frozen pipes!