This Independence Day will be one for the books, y’all. Metro Atlanta should get picture-perfect summer weather Friday, according to forecasters.
We’ll get to enjoy Fourth of July festivities under mostly sunny skies across North Georgia — optimal conditions for backyard cookouts and games. And the holiday weekend is expected to bring more of the same.
“Looks nice for those fireworks displays tonight and the next few days,” Channel 2 Action News meteorologist Ashley Kramlich said. “It’s not going to rain out any of your outdoor plans.”
So, crank up the grill and get the fireworks ready (just make sure you’re following all the laws).
Friday will be hot, obviously. There is no way around that. But it should be a drier heat than what we sweltered through late last month during the season’s first heat wave, according to the National Weather Service. There will still be humidity, just not enough to push us into dangerous heat advisory levels.
Highs will be in the low to mid-90s under mostly sunny skies across North Georgia, though temperatures in the mountains’ higher elevations should be a few degrees lower, the Weather Service forecasts. The heat index — a measure of how hot it feels — should stay just a few degrees above actual temperatures.
More good news: Barely any rain is in the forecast. There is just a 10% chance of a pop-up shower, mostly in areas south of Atlanta.
If you’re running in the 56th Atlanta Journal-Constitution Peachtree Road Race, you can expect temps in the low to mid-70s when the first wave takes off at 6:50 a.m. By midmorning, temps are expected to reach the mid-80s.
By the time fireworks start popping off, temps should have dropped back into the low 80s.
The lower humidity on Friday could help keep runners cooler. Last year, a black flag was issued around 10:40 a.m. because of extreme heat, which meant the last 1,000 or so runners did not have their official results recorded.
Expect highs to again climb into the low to mid-90s on Saturday and Sunday. Rain is mostly staying out of the forecast. There is just a 10% chance to catch a passing shower on Saturday and a 20% chance on Sunday.
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