As Atlanta residents pull their coats tighter against the brisk winter air, weather forecasts indicate that the chill will linger, with a brief interlude of snow showers early today. The National Weather Service predicts that any remaining flurries before 9 a.m. will soon give way to clearer skies, as the city approaches a high near 41 degrees. "A 20 percent chance of snow showers before 9am. Cloudy through mid morning, then gradual clearing, with a high near 41," states the forecast, punctuated by a northwest wind of 10 to 15 mph, soaring up to 25 mph bursts.
Tonight's forecast offers a crystal clear sky, but temperatures will dip to a low of around 27 degrees. West wind will continue to roam, ranging from 5 to 10 mph, and gusts could once again peak at up to 15 mph. The weather for observing Martin Luther King Jr. Day promises to be sunny and slightly milder, with a high near 46 and the ever-present northwest wind of 10 to 15 mph—gusts reaching, possibly, 20 mph. According to the weather forecast, Monday night will mirror the previous evening's clarity, but with the mercury plunging slightly lower to around 23 degrees.
As the week progresses, the city can look forward to an uninterrupted stretch of clear skies, with Tuesday maintaining the sunny disposition and a high reaching 42 degrees. Residents can expect similar wind conditions, from a northwest direction with mild gusts, that have accompanied the past days. Subsequent nights will see temperatures hover at the mid-20s threshold. Tuesday Night: "Mostly clear, with a low around 25," signals a consistency in the nighttime chill, as mentioned by the NWS website.
The forecast by midweek promises a slight increase in temperature, with Wednesday's mercury aiming toward the 50-degree mark under partly sunny conditions. The pattern of modest warmth continues into Thursday, with a high of 51 degrees under mostly sunny skies. Thursday night will be mostly clear, descending to a low near 29 degrees. By the week's end, Friday greets Atlantans with a sunny high around 57, but the night brings a 20 percent chance of showers and less certainty, with the clouds resuming their coverage and a low around 40.
Rain chances increase slightly heading into the weekend, with Saturday forecast to bring a 30 percent chance of showers and a high near 60 degrees. Skies are expected to remain mostly cloudy, with intermittent periods of rain and clearing. The forecast reflects typical winter variability for the Atlanta area, with changing conditions but no prolonged weather pattern expected.
