Atlanta residents can expect a bout of wet weather starting today as showers and thunderstorms are likely to roll in by late afternoon; the National Weather Service forecasts a 60% chance of precipitation, with potential new rainfall amounts ranging from a tenth to a quarter of an inch, though these could be higher during thunderstorms. With a high near 74 degrees and south winds reaching 10 to 15 mph, gusts might gust as high as 25 mph.
According to the National Weather Service, as the evening approaches, the probability of showers and thunderstorms spikes to 80%, mainly before 3 am, following the warm front. The winds are expected to shift west post-midnight and could hit gusts up to 20 mph while the low temperature is set to hover around 58 degrees. There might be new rainfall between a quarter and half an inch.
However, clear skies are on the horizon come Wednesday with mostly sunny conditions and a high near 66. The westward winds will persist, blowing at 5 to 15 mph and potentially gusting to as high as 20 mph. The clear trend is expected to stretch into Wednesday night with the mercury dipping to around 36 degrees under mostly clear skies and northwest winds around 10 mph, gusting to 20 mph.
Thanksgiving Day will offer a reprieve from the rains with sunny skies, and a significantly cooler high near 50, continuing the pattern of steady northwest wind at about 10 mph, gusts may reach up to 20 mph, temperatures will fall on Thursday night to a chillier low around 31 degrees; the fair weather is predicted to hold through Friday with a return to sunny skies and a high near 48, though Friday night will become mostly cloudy with a low around 32.
This weekend in Atlanta, Saturday will be partly sunny with a high near 51°F, but there’s a 20% chance of rain after 1 a.m. into a mostly cloudy night with a low around 40°F. The unsettled weather will continue through the weekend into Monday, with a 30–40% chance of showers and highs in the mid to upper 50s.
