Atlanta residents can expect sunny days with moderate temperatures before wet conditions arrive later in the week. Starting today, clear skies will bring a high near 45 degrees, with a northwest wind around 10 mph, gusting up to 15 mph. Tonight, temperatures will drop to around 29 degrees, and the wind will calm to 5 mph.
According to the National Weather Service, on Wednesday, the city will experience another sunny day with temperatures reaching about 47 degrees. The northwest wind will continue at 5 to 10 mph, with gusts up to 15 mph. Clear skies and sunny weather are expected to continue through Thursday and Friday, with highs approaching 57 degrees by the end of the work week. Late Friday night, however, rain is expected to start after 1 a.m., with an 80 percent chance of precipitation.
The National Weather Service predicts rain will likely continue into Saturday, with cloudy skies and a high of 56 degrees. The chance of precipitation will remain at 70 percent. Showers are expected to persist into Saturday night, with a 40 percent chance of rain.
Rain will ease slightly by Sunday, although skies will remain mostly cloudy, with highs near 52 degrees. There is a 30 percent chance of rain on Sunday night, with temperatures expected to drop to around 27 degrees. On Martin Luther King Day, the forecast predicts mostly sunny weather with a 30 percent chance of showers and daytime highs around 39 degrees.
