Atlanta residents, if you've been enjoying the mild, autumn breeze, you're in luck. According to the National Weather Service, the city can expect mostly sunny skies with a high near 77 degrees today. West winds will blow at a gentle 5 to 10 mph, although they may hit gusts as high as 15 mph. Come nighttime, the clouds gather but the temperatures remain pleasant, dropping to around 58 degrees with a calm western wind easing as the evening progresses.
Looking ahead, tomorrow will mirror today's warmth, partly sunny with highs nearing 78 degrees, and the calm winds making a reappearance. Nightfall brings mostly cloudy skies again, paralleled by a low around 59, the National Weather Service reports. As for the end of the work week, Friday starts off under a shield of clouds and introduces a 20 percent chance of showers after 1 pm and into a potentially stormy Friday night, with chances of precipitation jumping to 70 percent.
The weekend, too, holds its share of variability. Saturday's forecast predicts a 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms but still provides a break in the clouds with partly sunny skies and a high near 77. By Saturday night, the skies clear somewhat, offering a partly cloudy reprieve and a low around 56. Sunday rewards Atlantans with a mostly sunny day, in which temperatures will climb to a comfortable 72 degrees, followed by a mostly cloudy night with a low of around 52.
Continuing into the next week, Monday is partly sunny with a high around 70, yet by nightfall, there's a 30 percent chance of showers and increasing cloud cover, settling close to a low of 53 degrees. Tuesday's conditions seem to hold steadier, toppled by a 40 percent chance of showers and a high near 69 under mostly cloudy skies.
