With the constant clouds and rain finally gone from Atlanta’s skies, the city hit a sweltering 90 degrees Thursday for the second time this month and just the eighth time this year.
Humidity in North Georgia, which had been stifling for the past few days, finally weakened, putting an end to the daily showers and storms and bringing drier air and average summer temperatures.
“Climbing up to 90, that’s our high in Atlanta, our average around this time of year,” Channel 2 Action News meteorologist Brad Nitz said. “We’ve been nowhere near that most of this month. We’ve been way below average with all the clouds and the rain.”
We just hit 90°. That's our average high this time of year but it's only the second time we've made it to 90° this month and only the 8th time all year. pic.twitter.com/kK504LW9Rg
— Brad Nitz (@BradNitzWSB) July 22, 2021
A high of 90 degrees is expected again Friday and Saturday, with Sunday and Monday expected to reach 91. The heat may be met with some scattered showers as Atlanta faces a 20% chance of rain through the weekend.
“The heat is here. ... we’re going to stay up in the low 90s ... really about where we should be this time of year,” Nitz said.
Credit: Channel 2 Action News
Credit: Channel 2 Action News
In past years, Metro Atlanta and most of Georgia have been hit with parching heat around this time of year. Channel 2 meteorologist Brian Monahan concluded that the low temperatures this summer have been caused by the jet stream over the eastern part of the United States.
The jet stream has kept storms tracking further south than normally seen in past years, the news station reported. The pattern of overcast days and above average rain since the beginning of June also explains the lower temperatures.
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