Atlanta weather | Beautiful spring week on tap, but storm coming
Roofers are going to enjoy the rest of this work week.
So will joggers, pedestrians and just about anybody who has a chance to get outside during the day.
Sunny but cool spring weather with daytime temperatures in the 70s is in the forecast this week, until nightfall Friday.
That's when the wild ride begins. Forecasters see a cold front moving in from the west.
"We will have thunderstorms that could have winds up to 60 mph," David Chandley, Channel 2 Action News meteorologist, told the AJC Tuesday. Like most spring storms, this one could be dangerous.
Chandley is predicting an 80 percent chance of thunderstorms, with damaging winds, hail and lightning after nightfall Friday.
At this point, Chandley said, it looks like a stronger storm system than the one that hit Atlanta late Monday, but not as powerful as the one that leveled trees and knocked out power across Georgia a week earlier. It's too early to say with any certainty, but he said he doesn't think the coming storm will produce tornadoes.
The National Weather Service said rainfall totals from the Friday night storms could be as high as 1 to 2 inches across north Georgia.
On the bright side, the rain should help with the high pollen count, which on Wednesday stood at 640 particles per cubic meter of air, and Atlantans should get to enjoy sunny and cool spring weather over the weekend, after the storm clears out Saturday morning.
It'll be perfect weather for yard work, like collecting any tree branches felled by the storm.
About the Author
Ty Tagami is a staff writer for The Atlanta Journal-Constitution. Since joining the newspaper in 2002, he has written about everything from hurricanes to homelessness. He has deep experience covering local government and education, and can often be found under the Gold Dome when lawmakers meet or in a school somewhere in the state.
