“Mainly a wet snow, maybe some sleet, but mostly frozen. But that’s going to lead to accumulations to 2-3, isolated 4-inch totals or higher in the higher peaks of the North Georgia mountains,” Nitz said. Most of the metro area will see a combination of wintery weather on Friday.

The National Weather Service has issued a winter storm watch for much of the northern Georgia area, including Atlanta. Here's what to expect.

We have issued a Weather Impact Alert for likely snow, sleet, freezing rain and rain for parts of north Georgia Friday through early Saturday morning.