The skies over Atlanta are set to open up today, with the National Weather Service forecasting a 90% chance of showers and possibly a thunderstorm mainly before noon, followed by further possible showers and thunderstorms after noon. Residents should expect patchy fog before the noon hours, with a predicted high temperature near 69 degrees and gusts reaching up to 15 mph. Heavier rainfall is in the cards, likely accumulating between a half and three quarters of an inch, as per the forecast.
Tonight, showers continue to be likely, particularly before 8pm;, and the pattern extends into more showers and potentially another thunderstorm after that point. Patchy fog will blanket the city anew after 8pm, settling over a city enveloped in clouds and a low temperature hovering around 62 degrees. Still breezy, a south wind might manage to meander at around 5 mph. There's a 60% chance of precipitation tonight, with new rainfall measuring between a tenth and quarter of an inch—except in areas hit by thunderstorms, where it could be considerably higher.
Turning to Friday, the weather service substantially lowers precipitation chances to 40%, though the threat of showers and thunderstorms remains. Early risers will meet patchy fog before 9am, while the rest of the day promises to remain mostly cloudy with highs again near 69 degrees, carried on a mild southwest wind blowing around 5 mph.
Friday night will bring back a stronger chance of showers and thunderstorms, then showers are likely to take hold after 1am. The clouds aren't going anywhere, and neither are the mild temperatures, with lows expected around 58, calming winds will pick up a southeast direction, close to 5 mph after midnight with a 60% chance that rain will fall once again.
Heavy rainfall might feature in the forecast for Saturday, with showers and possible thunderstorms threatening the area. The weather service warns some storms could be severe, with the likelihood of precipitation at a high 90%. Anticipate a blustery day, with south winds rolling in from 5 to 15 mph and gusts potentially reaching 20 mph.
Looking ahead, Saturday night shows a 70% chance of continued showers and possibly a thunderstorm before giving way to a slight chance of showers before the stroke of 1 am. While the cloud cover persists, the mercury is set to drop to around 50 degrees.
But Atlantans can finally expect some reprieve by Sunday, which will be partly sunny with a high nearing the mid-50s. As the week progresses, skies clear even further—Monday and Tuesday promise full sunshine with highs in the 50s and lows gradually dipping from the mid-30s to upper 30s. Wednesday maintains the sunny streak, with temperatures expected to hover around 60 degrees.
