Slowly but surely, an end to all this wet weather is coming into view.
North Georgia has endured a soggy week, causing rivers and streams to swell and trees to come down all across the region. Atlanta has recorded more than 2 inches of rainfall since Monday, according to the National Weather Service. A flash flood watch remains in effect through 8 p.m. Thursday.
But even relentless rain eventually runs out of steam. After another 60% chance of rain Thursday, Channel 2 Action News meteorologist Brian Monahan said the region will finally be allowed to dry out.
“We managed a little bit of blue sky yesterday across North Georgia,” he said. “We’re trending in the right direction. I promise you by the weekend it’s going to be looking a lot better.”
Inside the Perimeter, it is mainly dry but warm Thursday morning. Temperatures in the 70s are a far cry from typical lows in the 50s for this time of year, although Monahan said Atlanta should get back to crisp fall mornings by the weekend.
“But this morning it’s warm and humid,” he said. “With that humidity, we’ve got a few showers around.”
Showers are isolated for the morning drive and are mainly impacting the mountains and communities near Athens, he said. More rain is in the forecast for the afternoon, when temperatures are expected to reach the upper 70s. Atlanta’s projected high is 77 degrees.
“We get into the heating of the afternoon, and we’ve got moisture for downpours,” Monahan said. “We’re going to see scattered downpours around through this afternoon, through this evening, likely into tomorrow morning as well in some spots.”
Friday morning is looking a little wetter than Thursday, he said, but dry air should arrive in time to kick out all the wet, humid weather by the weekend. Saturday should be mainly dry with only a 10% chance of an isolated shower, and no rain is in the forecast for Sunday, according to Channel 2.
“If you’ve got outdoor plans this weekend, go right ahead,” Monahan said. “It’s going to be a mainly dry weekend all across North Georgia.”
Credit: Channel 2 Action News
Credit: Channel 2 Action News
With the dry pavement in metro Atlanta, the Thursday morning drive is off to a smooth start. The WSB 24-hour Traffic Center was reporting speed limit conditions on all the main arteries into the city at 6:30 a.m.
There could be some areas of fog to impact visibility, according to Channel 2. Fog was reported in the Sandy Springs area but was not causing any issues on Ga. 400.
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