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Clear skies, warm temps overnight in metro Atlanta

Here's Severe Weather Team 2's Brad Nitz with a look at your Thursday evening forecast.
By Lauren Foreman and Ellen Eldridge
March 10, 2017

ATLANTA FORECAST

Today: Mostly sunny. High: 75

Tonight: Partly cloudy. Low: 44

Tomorrow: Partly cloudy. High: 70

» For a detailed forecast, visit The Atlanta Journal-Constitution weather page.

Metro Atlanta can expect clear skies and temperatures in the 50s overnight, Channel 2 Action News meteorologists say.

Temperatures about 9:30 p.m. were 65 degrees in Atlanta, 47 degrees in Blairsville and 55 degrees in Griffin.

A cold front is expected to bring clouds and heavy downpours from about 4 a.m. until 7 a.m. Friday.

“The rain will be heavy, but brief,” Channel 2 meteorologist Brad Nitz said.

RELATED: Metro Atlanta pollen count and allergy index

Pollen levels are up again.

The count increased from 123 to 162 particles per cubic meter of air Thursday, according to Atlanta Allergy and Asthma.

The count was 100 this time last year. Last year’s season high was 4,107.

In other news:

The man shot by police outside the Georgia Dome is speaking out for the first time.

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