MONDAY’S WEATHER: ‘Fall preview’ kicks off this week with cooler, dry air

With just 10 days to go until the official start of fall, North Georgia will be treated to an early preview of the season’s best weather conditions this week.

Cooler mornings, crisp air and mild afternoons are in the forecast starting Tuesday, according to Channel 2 Action News meteorologist Brian Monahan. For parts of North Georgia, that fall air will arrive Monday afternoon once a cold front sweeps away the last of the tropical mugginess and puts a lid on rain chances.

We've got a cold front moving through north Georgia right now -- you're going to love the weather this rest of the week!

I'm tracking the changes for you at 4:30am on Channel 2! @wsbtv
— Brian Monahan, WSB (@BMonahanWSB) September 12, 2022

There remains a 20% chance of rain Monday for those south I-20, Monahan said.

“If you will be in Griffin today, or in Thomaston or Eatonton, take an umbrella,” he said. “The mountains should stay pretty dry, and we are all dry by tomorrow.”

Some wet weather rolling through early today but big changes headed our way for the rest of the week!

See you at 430am on Channel 2! @wsbtv pic.twitter.com/GcVB2iY2zO
— Brian Monahan, WSB (@BMonahanWSB) September 12, 2022

With “very dry air” moving into the region behind the front, Monahan said metro Atlanta can expect to wake up to temperatures in the 50s on Tuesday morning. The last time the city was that cool was in May, he said.

Wednesday is likely to see another start in the 50s, and lows in the 60s are in the forecast for the rest of the week. Highs in the low 80s are typical of the first week of fall, and North Georgia will get a jump on the autumnal feel this week, according to Monahan.

Monday’s projected high is 82 degrees, which is actually below average for this date, but Monahan said it will still feel pretty muggy until the cold front arrives. Thursday should be the warmest day this week with a high of just 85 degrees, he said.

Beginning Tuesday, the region can look forward to near total sunshine with clear skies and no rain in the forecast for the rest of the week.

“A real fall preview is moving into North Georgia,” Monahan said. “Really, your outdoor plans Tuesday onward, all the way through the weekend, look really good.”