Residents in Atlanta can expect a bit of a mixed bag when it comes to weather in the coming days. According to the National Weather Service, New Year's Day will kick off with sunny skies and a comfortable high near 59 degrees. The evening will see a slight dip in temperature to a low around 41 under partly cloudy skies.
Friday introduces a 30 percent chance of showers after 1pm with mostly cloudy conditions and highs hovering near 61. However, being with wind around 5 mph, showers and possible thunderstorms are set for Friday night, where chances of precipitation will soar to 100 percent, bringing a warmer low around 51 degrees.
The weekend continues the wet theme; Atlanta is looking at a 90 percent chance of showers on Saturday, which could include a thunderstorm between 10am and 1pm before returning to showers in the afternoon. The high should peak near 60 degrees, and as the South wind shifts northwest, gusts might reach up to 15 mph, as detailed by the NWS.
By Saturday night, chance of rain drops to a 20 percent chance of showers before 1am. Post-storm, the upcoming week presents a sunny Sunday with highs in the mid-50s, which is a welcomed reprieve for residents after the rain. The nightly ritual, showing a cool down to lows in the upper 30s, brings in mostly cloudy conditions.
The workweek appears to follow a calmer pattern, starting with a sunny Monday and a high near 58, followed by a partly cloudy night with temperatures at a low around 41. Tuesday's skies will be partly sunny with a slightly warmer high of around 63 degrees, giving way to a mostly cloudy night and a warmer low near 49 degrees. The weather service wraps up with a hint of warmer times to come, forecasting a mostly cloudy Wednesday with highs leaning toward the upper 60s.
