Both the temperature and the chance of rain are increasing in metro Atlanta over the weekend.
With temperatures in the mid-70s, Atlanta started off slightly warmer than usual on Saturday morning. Aside from a few wisps of fog, it should stay dry through the morning hours.
“As we go on toward the noontime hour, we’ll start to see more showers,” Channel 2 Action News chief meteorologist Glenn Burns said. “The air mass will begin to get a little more moist, so that will be more conducive to the afternoon showers.”
The rain chance is 30%, and pop-up storms could produce heavy downpours, Burns said. In addition, the temperature should peak at 94 degrees in Atlanta, which is five degrees warmer than average.
Many construction crews will brave the heat Saturday. The Georgia Department of Transportation has several roadwork projects planned for surface streets, meaning there will be a few slow spots that drivers will want to avoid.
In Fulton County, two right lanes of Peachtree Industrial Boulevard will be blocked from Miller Road to Peachtree Corners East from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m., GDOT said. From 9 a.m. to 4 p.m., a left lane and shoulder of Skyhaven Road will be blocked at Memorial Drive to Lynnhaven Driver.
A detour will also be set up all weekend due to the I-285/Ga. 400 interchange project, GDOT said. The detour will circumvent a closure on Abernathy Road.
The rain chance is expected to be 30% again on Sunday, but that trend won’t hold. According to the latest forecast, rain chances shoot back up by the middle of next week.
“The rain chances really start to ramp up — 60% on Tuesday and Wednesday is a 60% chance,” Burns said. “You’re going to see a lot of lightning with these storms and locally heavy downpours as the tropical air is really going to be in play.”
Credit: Channel 2 Action News
Credit: Channel 2 Action News
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