Rain is expected to continue across metro Atlanta through Wednesday afternoon, and temperatures just won’t move much.
The city is starting out in the 40s and will finish at a projected high of 46 degrees, according to Channel 2 Action News. It is just warm enough to avoid any wintry precipitation, but cold and wet enough to make travel tough.
“All the layers are required today and something that is going to keep you dry as well: the umbrella,” Channel 2 meteorologist Eboni Deon said. “But also factor in a little extra time for that morning drive, because it is going to be messy out there.”
While Atlanta should just get cold rain, Deon said freezing rain is possible Wednesday morning on the higher ridgetops of the northeast Georgia mountains. Ice accumulations should be minimal at less than a tenth-inch, according to Channel 2.
A winter weather advisory is in effect for several mountain counties through noon. Habersham County schools are closed Wednesday because of weather concerns, and schools in Pickens, Union and Fannin counties are delaying their starts, according to Channel 2.
The heaviest rain has already moved off to the east, but there is plenty more where it came from just across the Alabama border, Deon said. Wet weather will be a possibility through the early afternoon.
“We’re going to be in and out of the rain over the next several hours,” she said.
It should taper off by 6 p.m., she said, leaving Atlanta to turn cloudy and dry. The clouds will linger into the overnight hours, according to Deon.
“We are heading into more sunshine for Thursday and Friday as we wrap up the work week,” she said. “Temperatures will start to warm up Friday and into the weekend, and then another round of rain moving in Monday.”
After another cool day in the mid-40s Thursday, temperatures are forecast to return to the mid-50s for highs the rest of the week, according to Channel 2.
Credit: Channel 2 Action News
Credit: Channel 2 Action News
It would not be a rainy day in metro Atlanta without traffic delays. Multiple crashes have made a mess of things before 6 a.m., although no icy patches have been reported on interstates, according to the WSB 24-hour Traffic Center.
The biggest delays are not due to a crash but a well-entrenched roadwork project on I-75 South in Henry County, the Traffic Center reported. Crews are blocking two right lanes at Ga. 138 in Stockbridge.
The Traffic Center suggests drivers take I-675 South or Tara Boulevard as alternates.
Traffic reporter Ashley Frasca said all is well downtown early Wednesday morning, but that could change.
“Later on today, Eboni is saying the pavement is going to start to dry out after 5 and 6 p.m., but of course it is going to be stop-and-go through the heart of the city on the I-75/I-85 Downtown Connector,” she said.
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