Atlanta residents should brace for a wet and windy end to their week with the National Weather Service predicting a 30 percent chance of showers post 5 p.m. today, with highs around a balmy 68 degrees. The southeast wind will pick up, reaching speeds of 5 to 15 mph and gusting up to 25 mph. As night falls, conditions are set to worsen; heavy showers and potential thunderstorms are on the horizon after 11 p.m., powered by strong easterly winds of 15 to 20 mph and gusts rocketing up to 35 mph. Rainfall could accumulate between 1 and 2 inches, ensuring a soggy end to the day.
The turbulent weather is expected to continue into Saturday with a 70 percent chance of showers and the odd rumble of thunder before noon. The forecast, as stated on the National Weather Service website, suggests that the rain will persist sporadically until the evening, potentially yielding a quarter to a half inch of fresh rainfall. Despite the wet start, temperatures should hold steady near 68 degrees. Later, winds are expected to shift from southeast to west, still with possible gusts of up to 25 mph.
Come Saturday night, the likelihood of precipitation drops to a mere 10 percent before 7 p.m. The cloud cover will remain, and temperatures are forecasted to fall to the low 40s. The northwest wind continues its bluster, clocking at 15 to 20 mph, with gusts that could reach 25 mph. However, relief arrives by Sunday with promises of clear skies. Atlantans can anticipate a cooler high of 56 degrees beneath sunny expanses, and a northwest wind maintaining its strength at 15 to 20 mph, with gusts topping at 30 mph.
As the new week begins, the city can enjoy a steady climb in temperatures, with Monday's high expected to reach 61 degrees under sunny skies. Nightfall will bring a drop to 38 degrees, but the skies should remain mostly clear. Tuesday will continue the warming trend with sunny conditions prevailing and the mercury tipping at near 69 degrees. This pattern of sunny days and partly cloudy nights is projected to carry on through midweek, with Wednesday temperatures peaking at 71 and Thursday bringing a slight 20 percent chance of showers amid mostly sunny skies with highs reaching a comfortable 74 degrees.
