After days of balmy, relatively warm weather, metro-Atlantans will see a 25-degree drop in temperature on Tuesday, according to the latest forecast.
The day will be chilly with a high of 49 degrees in the forecast, Channel 2 Action News meteorologist Brian Monahan said.
“We’re in that time of year when we get that big swing in temperature from almost 80 on Sunday to 40 today,” Monahan said.
Right now, it’s 43 degrees in Atlanta. When you factor in the wind, it feels more like 38 degrees, according to Monahan.
The good news is that conditions are mostly dry throughout the metro Atlanta area, giving neighbors a break after a band of heavy rain moved through on Monday.
Credit: Channel 2 Action News
Credit: Channel 2 Action News
That’ll be the case into the afternoon. However, things will change heading into the evening, according to the latest forecast.
“The big storms are gone. The rain is not,” Monahan said.
A 60% chance of rain is in the forecast on Tuesday, and we’ll see it as we enter the evening commute, according to Monahan. Most of the wet weather will be concentrated in the Southside, Monahan said.
Better conditions are on the way Wednesday, according to meteorologists. By the middle of the workweek, metro Atlanta will begin to dry out and high temperatures will climb back into the low 60s.
Credit: Channel 2 Action News
Credit: Channel 2 Action News
Drivers in Gwinnett County should expect delays heading into Duluth, according to the WSB 24-hour Traffic Center.
All southbound lanes of I-85 are shut down near Sugarloaf Parkway due to a crash. The details of the incident are not clear, but the Traffic Center reported it involved a prison inmate transport vehicle.
Drivers are urged to avoid the area. Commuters can use Buford Highway or Satellite Boulevard as alternate routes.
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