Mostly sunny skies and mild temperatures are in store Saturday before the rain settles in.
Temperatures have started decreasing again and the morning is expected to start off cool. The average low for this time of year is 36 degrees and overnight temperatures will get as low as 38 in Atlanta. By the time the sun rises, metro Atlanta will be in the upper 30s.
“Kind of cold start to the day. Mid- to upper 30s Saturday, but we stay up above freezing,” Channel 2 Action News chief meteorologist Brad Nitz said.
By the afternoon, we’ll reach a high of about 62 degrees, nearly 10 degrees above the average for this time of year. It will remain slightly humid for most of the day, but the chance of rain is low.
“Our rain chances really don’t go up until the second half of the weekend,” Nitz said. “Sunday morning, clouds, showers, light to moderate rain.”
A front moving in early Sunday afternoon will bring the rain back and cause temperatures to drop. Scattered showers may begin popping up in North Georgia in the morning, but it won’t be until about 5 p.m. when the rain becomes more intense.
By the time the cold front moves through northern Georgia around 10 p.m. Sunday, drier air will be left behind. Sunday’s high is 57 degrees and temperatures will remain around there for the remainder of the week.
Credit: Channel 2 Action News
Credit: Channel 2 Action News
Earlier this week, some areas of North and central Georgia were hit worse than others during the severe storms that rolled through Tuesday and Wednesday.
At least five tornadoes have been confirmed by the National Weather Service, three of which were reported in metro Atlanta.
Areas near Arabia Mountain in DeKalb County were hit by a EF0 tornado Tuesday. The tornado only traveled about 100 yards and dissipated quickly near Evans Mill Road at about 6:25 p.m., according to a NWS report. Within a minute, the storm downed dozens of trees, damaging several homes while reaching winds of up to 85 mph.
In Coweta County, the NWS confirmed another EF0 tornado touched down Tuesday at about 5:40 p.m. It hit in the area of Sullivan Road just east of Newnan on Tuesday evening, with maximum winds of 80 mph. Several trees snapped due to the winds and multiple homes sustained minor damage, the agency confirmed
Wednesday morning, an EF1 tornado was reported in Heard County along Roosterville Road. The tornado, which touched down at about 5 a.m. and was on the ground for more than two miles, caused hundreds of trees to be blown down, the agency confirmed. Significant damage was reported due to the 105 mph winds, and at least one home was completely destroyed and pushed off its foundation, the NWS reported.
Another EF1 tornado was confirmed in Washington County, just north of Sandersville, the NWS said. That storm touched down at about 8:50 a.m. Wednesday and winds reached up to 100 mph. The tornado was on the ground for nearly four miles.
About 20 minutes later, an EF0 tornado swept through parts of Jefferson County near Clarkes Mill Road, an agency report shows. During the five-mile trek, the storm’s 80 mph winds caused minor damage to warehouse buildings, farm equipment and a school while also downing dozens of trees.
The good news is that no more storms should be bringing such high winds to the metro this upcoming week.
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