Families looking to celebrate this Thanksgiving outside may be in luck after all.
The wet weather moving into metro Atlanta on Wednesday afternoon is expected to clear out late Thursday morning, and it should be relatively dry in most neighborhoods by the time families sit down for Thanksgiving meals.
Concerns over the coronavirus pandemic have some planning holiday meals or visits outdoors. The Georgia Department of Public Health issued the guidance last week, urging people to rethink the traditional Thanksgiving.
Channel 2 Action News meteorologist Brian Monahan said rain is expected to begin Wednesday afternoon, which is typically the busiest time to travel ahead of the holiday. Showers and thunderstorms are 40% likely Wednesday evening. Some of that wet weather will carry into the big day, but it isn’t expected to stick around.
“Things will improve pretty quickly (Thursday),” he said. “I know a lot of the gatherings and celebrations will be at least partially open-air this year in an effort to keep everybody safe ... If you are doing that, the weather will be just fine for the afternoon.”
While it should be be wet to start the day, Monahan said it will not be cold. High temperatures in the 70s are in the forecast beginning Thursday, with morning lows in the 60s.
Credit: Channel 2 Action News
Credit: Channel 2 Action News
“At 5 p.m. Thursday, it looks good in the mountains, it looks good in the metro,” he said.
For shoppers planning to take on the crowds and capitalize on this year’s Black Friday deals, it looks like the weather will cooperate. Friday is expected to be partly cloudy with a high of 70 degrees and just a 20% chance of rain, according to the latest forecast.
Rain returns to metro Atlanta just in time for the weekend as temperatures drop into the 60s on Saturday and Sunday.
Credit: Channel 2 Action News
Credit: Channel 2 Action News
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