Temperatures rising, rain could be on way
For the first time in three weeks, metro Atlanta residents awoke this morning to sub-freezing temperatures.
The dusting of frost quickly vanished, however, with temperatures steadily rising. The high today could reach 60 degrees.
A weakening front is expected to move through the metro area Sunday night and bring scattered showers, possibly making Monday morning’s commute a bit soggy. The forecast is a 60 percent chance of rain in the morning, Brian Monahan of Channel 2 Action News said.
Metro Atlanta typically gets its final freeze during the last 10 days of March, so Sunday’s cold weather is nothing out of the ordinary, Monahan said.
The thermometer in Blairsville fell to 21 degrees. It dropped to 25 degrees in Peachtree City and 27 degrees in Canton.
After the clouds leave the metro area after lunchtime on Monday, temperatures are expected to rise to the upper 60s in the afternoon, Monahan said. The rest of the week looks even better, with temperatures in the mid- to upper 70s.
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Bill Rankin has been an AJC reporter for more than 30 years. His father, Jim Rankin, worked as an editor for the newspaper for 26 years, retiring in 1986. Bill has primarily covered the state’s court system, doing all he can do to keep the scales of justice on an even keel. Since 2015, he has been the host of the newspaper’s Breakdown podcast.
