MOULTRIE, Ga. — Today’s high is expected to reach into the low 60s in Moultrie, but watch out: Sub-freezing temperatures tonight will lead into a frigid day on Wednesday.

Wednesday’s high is expected to be only 38, according to www.weather.com, and the low is forecast to be 24.

That’s almost a copy of the coldest day so far this year, Jan. 2, when the weather station at Spence Field recorded a high of 37.6 and a low of 23.2.

Weather.com also forecasts a wintry mix of precipitation — rain, sleet and snow — on Wednesday.

Greater Newton Grove Cathedral will open its facility at 905 W. Central Ave. — the former Billy Jack’s Hardware — to provide shelter for the homeless or others with inadequate heat, according to local officials.

The church typically opens the shelter whenever temperatures dip below 30 degrees, according to its pastor, the Rev. Cornelius Ponder III. Most times it opens at 7 p.m. and closes about 9 the next morning, but when it turns really cold it stays open all day.

Ponder said Greater Newton Grove has been opening the shelter as needed for almost eight years. It’s had up to 15 people staying there at a time.

Food is provided by church members, he said, and others in the community have donated toiletries.

“We’ve been blessed over the years,” Ponder said. “Black and white come together. We do what we have to do.”

Ponder said the church has bought a house on West Central Avenue that it plans to convert to a 90-day program for the homeless. It’s looking for a grant now to cover the cost of the renovation. If all goes as planned it will house a dozen people in single-occupant rooms as they get their feet on the ground again.

This is the only shelter the newspaper has been made aware of. If you know of others, please call Newsroom Manager Kevin Hall at (229) 985-4545 or email him at kevin.hall@gaflnews.com.