With summer approaching, Atlantans can expect an onset of clear skies and rising temperatures in the coming days. According to the National Weather Service, today's weather will be sunny with a breeze, the high reaching 81 degrees amidst northwest winds moving at 5 to 15 mph. The humidity is pegged at 80%, making the warmth feel a bit more intense, while dewpoint and visibility remain stable at 54°F and 10 miles respectively.
Tonight's forecast for Atlanta maintains the trend of agreeable weather, with mostly clear skies and a low around 62. Winds are expected to subside slightly, coming from the west at 5 to 10 mph. Come tomorrow, residents can anticipate more sun, and a marginal temperature increase, the temperature is expected to peak at 82 degrees with similar wind conditions. Tomorrow night will see the mercury drop slightly to 63, in a continuance of the mostly clear trend.
Heading into the workweek, the city's weather pattern holds steady. Monday promises sunny skies again, the temperature hitting a high near 85 degrees; gentle north breezes will accompany the afternoon. As Monday night falls, the forecast doesn't veer off course, with expected temperatures bottoming out at around 64 under mostly clear night skies.
The remainder of the week observes a progressive climb in heat. "Sunny, with a high near 87," is how Tuesday's temperature reads while Tuesday night will cool to around 65. This upward trajectory doesn't pause until Wednesday, when things heat up to a high near 88, and the pattern of clear evening skies continues, the nighttime low rounding off to about 68. Thursday introduces a slight shift, with a 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms and a partly sunny day yielding a high near 89. The probability of precipitation climbs Thursday night to 30 percent and carries into Friday with a 60 percent likelihood of showers and thunderstorms to round out the week.
