North Georgia is stuck in a pattern of heat, high humidity and afternoon storms.
That pattern, Channel 2 Action News meteorologist Brian Monahan said, is called summer. The heat and scattered downpours could make it difficult to plan outdoor time Tuesday, but Monahan said it’s nothing the region hasn’t seen before.
“It’s hot,” he said. “It’s August — it’s supposed to be. We’re going to be in the low 90s for highs later today. A few more storms around, though.”
Tuesday has a 40% chance of rain, according to Channel 2. The morning is starting out dry and warm with temperatures in the 70s. Monahan said it will get wetter as the day goes on.
He expects showers to begin firing up around lunchtime. By the end of the school day, metro Atlanta could be dealing with pop-up showers and storms. While some heavier rain is possible, Monahan said Tuesday will not be a washout.
Credit: Channel 2 Action News
Credit: Channel 2 Action News
The rain will also have the benefit of dropping temperatures this evening, he said.
“Overnight, these showers should settle down,” Monahan said. “We start tomorrow morning in the low 70s, before tomorrow afternoon another round of scattered storms. We’re going to be be up in the low 90s.”
Commit that forecast to memory, because he said it will be the same Wednesday, Thursday, Friday and Saturday. The only difference Friday is an increased 60% chance of afternoon showers and storms, according to Channel 2.
Humidity is high across North Georgia this week, but it is not a tropical moisture in the air. That arrives next week with the next tropical system, developing Tuesday in the northeast Caribbean Sea. The system has the potential to become a tropical storm, Monahan said.
The current projections have the system tracking toward Florida’s Gulf Coast early Sunday morning, he said. It could bring tropical moisture into North Georgia by early next week.
Credit: Channel 2 Action News
Credit: Channel 2 Action News
Pavement may be dry Tuesday morning, but a series of early crashes have wreaked havoc on the morning commute. The biggest jam is on the I-285 inner loop in Sandy Springs, where a crash scattered debris and temporarily shut down the interstate, according to the WSB 24-hour Traffic Center.
Only one right lane was closed at 6:15 a.m., but eastbound traffic is jammed back toward Riverside Drive, the Traffic Center reported.
On the Southside, a crash on the I-285 outer loop was blocking a left lane and causing delays at Camp Creek Parkway. A washing machine may have caused that wreck, according to the Traffic Center.
Commuters in northeast Atlanta should continue to avoid Cheshire Bridge Road, which remains shut down for repairs after last week’s fire. The road is closed between Woodland Avenue and Faulkner Road. The Traffic Center suggests Piedmont or Lenox roads as alternates.
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