Colder, normal and wet weather on the way

Local rivers on rise from rainfall in North Ga.

Adam Carpenter, right, and Jason Poole of the U.S. Geological Survey measure how much water is currently flowing through the Ogeechee River from a bridge on Rocky Ford Road Wednesday. Recent rainfall in North Georgia has filtered down and caused local flooding in some areas.

W 123015 OGEECHEE FLOODING 01 — Adam Carpenter, right, and Jason Poole of the U.S. Geological Survey measure how much water is currently flowing through the Ogeechee River from a bridge on Rocky Ford Road Wednesday. Recent rainfall in North Georgia has filtered down and caused local flooding in some areas.

Although Christmas was balmy, the weather will return to its normal seasonal temperatures this weekend, and it promises to be cooler and wet. “Right now the National Weather Service in Charleston is not projecting freezing temperatures New Year’s Day or into the weekend,” said Bulloch County Public Safety Director Ted Wynn. “We could see up to a half inch of rain New Year’s Eve so that could make driving hazardous.”