With sunshine and highs in the 70s in the forecast, Monday should be a nice day for everyone but allergy sufferers.
Pollen levels are expected to remain in the extreme range Monday on the heels of a mostly dry weekend. Some rain would help to wash the yellow stuff out of the air, but Channel 2 Action News meteorologist Brian Monahan said there will be no relief Monday from drippy noses and itchy eyes.
Relief is not too far off, however. Storm chances increase Tuesday, and more rain is in the forecast Wednesday.
“When it all adds up between Tuesday and Wednesday, (we’ll have) 1-to-2-inch widespread rainfall totals,” Monahan said. “That will really help wash the pollen out of the air. The not-so-good part of this is that it will come with the risk of severe storms.”
There should be no weather problems Monday, he said. Temperatures are starting in the 50s Monday morning in Atlanta and are headed for a projected high of 74 degrees.
Credit: Channel 2 Action News
Credit: Channel 2 Action News
Even into Tuesday morning, Monahan said conditions should remain quiet. The storm chances start to increase by midmorning Tuesday as areas of heavy rain move into west Georgia, he said.
Atlanta is considered to be at a slight Level 2 risk for severe weather, but the risk increases further south.
“Heavy rain and storms are coming through metro Atlanta — let’s say between 1 and 4 p.m. in the afternoon — with heavy rain, gusty wind a hail risk,” Monahan said. “Could also be a brief spin-up tornado risk as well. We’ll be watching that tornado risk very closely as we go into Tuesday.”
The tornado risk is highest along and south of I-20 between late morning and late afternoon, he said.
Things should quiet down by Tuesday evening, Monahan said, but Wednesday also looks to be stormy at times. Rain and storms are just 30% likely Wednesday, but the threat of severe weather is greater than the day before, according to the latest forecast.
The National Weather Service considers all of North Georgia to be under an enhanced Level 3 risk of severe weather. The risk goes up Wednesday afternoon and remains elevated through Thursday morning.
Things should turn drier by Thursday, just in time for the Braves home opener against the Cincinnati Reds at Truist Park. Monahan is expecting temperatures to drop into the 50s by the late innings.
“It’s going to be a chilly night for baseball, but it will be a dry night,” he said.
Even chillier weather is in store Friday, according to Channel 2. After lows in the 40s Friday morning, temperatures are not expected to leave the 50s that afternoon.
Credit: Channel 2 Action News
Credit: Channel 2 Action News
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