WEDNESDAY’S WEATHER | Frigid morning ahead of warming trend

Some metro Atlantans are waking up Wednesday to the coldest air we’ve seen this season.

“The coldest part of the week — it is right now as we get started early this morning across North Georgia,” Channel 2 Action News meteorologist Brian Monahan said. “Extra cold out there to start the day ... as cold as it’s been for a lot of us since last winter.”

Temperatures are in the 20s for much of the area this morning. The city is sitting at about 28 degrees. By the afternoon, we’ll see plenty of sunshine that’ll warm us up into the mid 50s, so a bit warmer than yesterday. Still not quite as warm as the average 60-degree high for this time of year.

We will see a return to average tomorrow and into the weekend, as high temperatures are expected to climb into the 60s.

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Extra cold on Wednesday morning

“That warmup is going to come with some rain,” Monahan said. “All the way through the weekend, we’re going to have very good chances for rain across North Georgia.”

The chance of showers has gone up to 80% on Friday, 70% on Saturday and 60% on Sunday, according to the forecast. Some areas could see up to two inches, Monahan said. It’s very much needed, as we are still under moderate to severe drought conditions across the metro, and extreme to exceptional conditions further north.

The wet weather pattern will stick with us “not only for the weekend but likely into the first week of December, as well, as our rain chances really start to go up,” Monahan said. “That’s a big pattern shift from what we’ve had for most of the fall.”