Parts of metro Atlanta were under a dense fog advisory early Tuesday, while visibility was down to 1/8-mile in the Athens area before daybreak.
The dense fog advisory was posted for areas of the state south of a line from LaGrange to Griffin to Gainesville, effective until 10 a.m.
Metro counties under the advisory included Gwinnett, Hall, Henry, Rockdale and Newton counties.
The Federal Aviation Administration was not reporting any widespread delays at Hartsfield-Jackson International Airport at 6 a.m., although flights bound for Charlotte were being held until 9 a.m. due to dense fog in the Carolinas.
Visibility at the airport dropped from 1.5 miles at 5 a.m. to a quarter-mile an hour later.
Channel 2 Action News meteorologist Karen Minton said skies will be mostly sunny Tuesday once the fog burns off, with afternoon temperatures topping out near 80 degrees.
Wednesday will be mostly sunny for much of the day, with clouds increasing late and a slight chance of evening showers. Highs Wednesday will be in the mid-70s after a morning low around 60 degrees.
Thursday through Saturday will be cloudy, with a 20 percent chance of rain Thursday, increasing to 30 percent Friday and 40 percent Saturday.
High temperatures will cool into the upper 60s by Friday and Saturday, with lows in the 50s.
Atlanta’s pollen count Tuesday was 34 particles per cubic meter of air.
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