Sunshine and mostly clear skies are returning to metro Atlanta accompanied by a cold front.
Saturday will start off slightly chilly in the high 50s, but it will quickly warm up to the high 60s by late morning. A cold front moved into northwest Georgia on Friday evening, bringing some isolated showers along with it, Channel 2 Action News chief meteorologist Brad Nitz said.
That front moves across metro Atlanta early Saturday morning and will bring some clouds. Coverage is expected to clear before noon, giving way to sunshine. Gusty winds of about 20 mph will stick around, but it won’t make it feel much cooler outside.
“The temperature difference from ahead of the front and behind the cold front (is) not that much. The increase in sunshine kind of balances it out,” Nitz explained.
Saturday is projected to reach a high of 69 degrees, marking it as the warmest day in the upcoming period.
“Great weather this weekend. Lots of sunshine,” Nitz stated.
There will be more sun than clouds Sunday, but Nitz said it will still be slightly cloudy throughout most of the day. The morning will be ever so slightly cooler and we’re expecting a high of 67 degrees.
Rain returns Tuesday morning in northwest Georgia and widespread showers pick up in the evening across the state. The unstable atmosphere that could bring heavy rain and thunderstorms is due to a warm front moving across the state Tuesday afternoon ahead of another cold front that begins to enter northwest Georgia in the evening, according to Nitz.
Some parts of metro Atlanta are forecasted to get up to an inch of rain by Wednesday.
“We need heavy rain to help knock down these drought conditions,” Nitz said.
Credit: Channel 2 Action News
Credit: Channel 2 Action News
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