A flood watch will remain in effect through Saturday, but the rain in metro Atlanta will mostly come to a halt in the morning.
Showers across central and North Georgia that began Friday evening along with a warm front will stick around overnight as the front continues moving north through the state, Channel 2 Action News chief meteorologist Brad Nitz said. As that front lifts through Atlanta around 3 a.m., heavy showers will linger south of the front across the southern metro-area counties and Middle Georgia.
Heavy downpours will not be an issue in most parts of metro Atlanta and the rest of North Georgia. Nitz said the main impact and threat in those areas will be flooding.
A flood watch will be in effect until late Saturday evening across most of the state due to flash flooding caused by excessive rainfall, the National Weather Service announced. Showers overnight and during the day are expected to bring between 2 and 5 inches of rain, the agency said.
“(The rain) comes and goes quickly as we head toward daybreak on Saturday,” Nitz said regarding North Georgia.
By around 7 a.m., the heaviest rain will have shifted toward the south and east. Metro Atlanta may still have some scattered showers.
Nitz said the day will remain mostly cloudy and highs will reach 68 degrees. Wind gusts will climb up to about 25 mph around the late afternoon.
Winds increase as the evening progresses and stronger gusts will wake us up Sunday morning. Nitz said wind gusts are expected to exceed 30 mph around 9 a.m. in Atlanta.
“Cool, dry and breezy (on) Sunday,” Nitz said, adding that sunshine and dry conditions are expected until about Wednesday.
High and low temperatures will drop slightly on Sunday, but we’ll be back up in the 70s by Tuesday.
Credit: Channel 2 Action News
Credit: Channel 2 Action News
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