A cold front has made its way into North Georgia, bringing gusty winds and chilly weather ahead of Saturday night’s Halloween festivities.
Those heading out in search of candy tonight may want to bring along a light jacket, but there is no rain in the forecast, Channel 2 Action News meteorologist Eboni Deon said.
“I think weather conditions are actually going to be great for trick-or-treaters later this evening,” she said. “It will be cool, but at least we are staying quiet and dry.”
There will be plenty of sunshine on Saturday afternoon, but temperatures will remain in the 60s Deon said.
It will start to cool off after sunset, however, and Halloween night is expected to be breezy with temperatures dipping into the 50s, according to the latest forecast.
Another cold front moves through metro Atlanta on Sunday, dropping temperatures for the second half of the weekend, Channel 2′s chief meteorologist Glenn Burns said.
“On Sunday, we have another cold front. This is a big one, folks,” Burns said. “It’s going to generate a few showers.”
There’s about a 20 percent chance of rain by 6 a.m. Sunday. Most of those showers will be between Atlanta to the eastern part of Georgia, he said.
“Then the cold front flies in during the afternoon, scours out the clouds right about 1 o’clock in the afternoon and then the big drop in the temperature of very cold air for much of the country coming in for Sunday night and Monday morning,” Burns said.
The predicted highs are 62 for Saturday and 67 for Sunday, according to Channel 2.
Credit: Channel 2 Action News
Credit: Channel 2 Action News
The Georgia Department of Transportation has several projects planned this weekend that could cause delays on metro Atlanta’s interstates.
Construction southbound on the shoulder of the Downtown Connector near University Avenue will moderately impact traffic starting at 9 a.m. Saturday, GDOT said. The roadwork will continue until 7 a.m. Sunday.
Construction on I-85 South is happening in Hapeville near Sylvan Road and Central Avenue starting at 8 a.m. Saturday, GDOT said. All lanes will be closed until 5 p.m.
Maintenance activity on the I-75 ramp southbound near I-285 West will impact traffic between 9 a.m. Saturday and 7 a.m. Sunday, according to GDOT.
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