ATLANTA FORECAST
Today: Mostly cloudy. High: 74
Tonight: Patchy fog. Partly cloudy. Low: 55
Tomorrow: Mostly cloudy. High: 78
» For a detailed forecast, visit The Atlanta Journal-Constitution weather page.
It’s official, Atlanta.
This is the warmest February on record since 1879, according to the National Weather Service.
Feb. warmest average highs on record since 1879. 3 in top 10 were in 1800s; 4 years before 1958; only 2 occurred after 1990. pic.twitter.com/kWXQPrdWwx
— Karen Minton (@KarenMintonWSB) February 23, 2017
Atlanta’s top 5 warmest Februaries by average temp:
— Brad Nitz (@BradNitzWSB) February 23, 2017
1. 55.5° 2017 (so far)
2. 54.9° 1937
3. 54.8° 1890
4. 54.6° 1957
5. 54.3° 1990
Current temperatures are 68 degrees in Atlanta, 55 in Blairsville and 60 in Griffin.
The average high for this time of year is 59 degrees.
And while Channel 2 Action News reported Thursday’s expected high of 74 degrees will fall short of a record set in 1980, Friday could be a different story.
Much above normal temps today. Should fall short of record 79 set in 1980. I show how much warmer Friday at 5:19 pic.twitter.com/YTmekzRHMT
— Karen Minton (@KarenMintonWSB) February 23, 2017
Atlanta could break the record of 77 degrees set in 1982, Channel 2 meteorologist Brad Nitz said.
According to the latest forecast, the expected high is 78.
Record heat is back tomorrow but I'm tracking much colder temps for the weekend on @wsbtv at Noon. pic.twitter.com/a5EsgsKcqY
— Brad Nitz (@BradNitzWSB) February 23, 2017
Even though temps are up, the pollen count is down — for now.
After hitting a record-breaking 1,289 particles of pollen per cubic meter of air Monday, the pollen count dropped to 387 Tuesday, 140 Wednesday and 67 Thursday, according to Atlanta Allergy and Asthma.
Pollen Count has dropped to moderate range in past 24hrs. This could change as we get near record highs. pic.twitter.com/zYmZxtNv3X
— Karen Minton (@KarenMintonWSB) February 23, 2017
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