Atlanta residents can expect a wet start to the week, with a high chance of showers and thunderstorms rolling through the area. According to the National Weather Service, today's forecast includes showers and possibly a thunderstorm before 5 pm, with a likelihood of such weather persisting after 5 p.m., as the chance of precipitation hovers around 80%. Tempestuous gusts reaching up to 15 mph complement the generous predictions of rainfall estimated between a quarter and half of an inch.
Moving into tonight, Atlanta will experience a decreased possibility of precipitation, with a 40 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms before the stroke of 1 a.m. Under a mostly cloudy sky, temperatures are slated to dip to a comfortable low near 60 degrees, while the southeast wind calms to around 5 mph. Tuesday's weather narrative doesn't stray far from today's, with varying probabilities of showers throughout the day, peaking at a 70 percent chance after 2 p.m. and slightly decreasing during the evening, waving goodbye to stormy conditions before 2 am.
As Wednesday arrives, the city gets a brief respite from the rain, with a slender 20 percent chance of morning showers and thunderstorms preceding a mostly sunny sky and a high near 82. The winds will stay consistent, with southwest gusts as high as 15 mph. Transitioning into the latter part of the week, the forecast signals more sunshine with Thursday's temperature reaching heights near 88 degrees under a mostly sunny sky, sailing into a partly cloudy evening with a low near 70.
Rounding out the week, Friday sees the mercury climbing to near 90 degrees, flirting with the chance of afternoon showers, while the prediction for showers and thunderstorms cools down later in the night to a 40 percent likelihood. The weekend forecast gestures at a similar pattern, with Saturday likely to witness showers and thunderstorms basking in partially sunny skies and a high near 87, skeetering off in the evening to a lower, yet still present, chance of rains, and tempering conditions for a mostly sunny Sunday.
