After a frosty start Tuesday, temperatures in metro Atlanta should rise to about average for late November.
The city typically sees afternoon highs in the low 60s this time of year, and Tuesday will hit that target, according to Channel 2 Action News meteorologist Brian Monahan. North Georgia will likely warm up a bit headed into the Thanksgiving holiday as rain chances increase, he said.
Monahan said some high clouds in the sky Tuesday will not be rainmakers.
“We are going to stay dry all the way through your Tuesday,” he said. “It should be a pretty nice afternoon as we climb up into the 50s and low 60s, just about where we should be this time of year.”
Atlanta’s projected high is 62 degrees.
In the coming week, temperatures will make some pretty wild swings, Monahan said. Low 70s are in the forecast for Thanksgiving Day, but things will turn much colder after that, according to the latest forecast.
“Winter is right around the corner,” Monahan said. “We’re going to get a big reminder of it next week as much colder air dives into North Georgia. Next Monday and Tuesday, temperatures might not get out of the 40s for highs.”
But North Georgia has to get through the holiday first. The immediate concern is wet weather moving in Wednesday and Thursday, Monahan said.
Rain is expected to arrive with a cold front late Wednesday, he said, and there could be a few strong storms through Thursday morning. Monahan is calling for a 40% chance of scattered showers and locally heavy downpours both days.
“There’s going to be some rain around Thursday morning, and then that will move to the south,” he said. “We are going to end Thanksgiving with some sunshine.”
Monahan expects North Georgia to dry out under a partly cloudy sky Friday, then turn wet again Saturday and Sunday. Rain is 40% likely Saturday, and Sunday’s rain chance increases to 60%, according to Channel 2.
By Sunday night, some areas of North Georgia could get an inch to 2 inches of accumulation.
There are no traffic delays early Tuesday, but things could get crowded this afternoon as commuters mix with holiday travelers, according to the WSB 24-hour Traffic Center.
Traffic reporter Mark Arum said the ride on I-285 is delay-free all around the city at 6 a.m. He expects inner loop delays to be heaviest on the Eastside around 5 p.m.
“It’s going to be a rough one this afternoon in DeKalb County,” he said.
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