Students returning to classrooms Wednesday will want to pack an umbrella as North Georgia’s pattern of morning showers and pop-up afternoon storms continues.
Ten more North Georgia school systems are back in session Wednesday, including Gwinnett County, the state’s largest. Drivers in Gwinnett will notice an uptick in local traffic as the system begins its staggered opening plan. With rain falling Wednesday morning around Lake Lanier, there is also a chance of some showers at Gwinnett’s bus stops, according to Channel 2 Action News.
The rest of metro Atlanta is dry to start the day. Channel 2 meteorologist Brian Monahan said it should stay that way through lunchtime before isolated showers and storms begin firing up. Rain is 30% likely Wednesday, according to Monahan.
“It’s not that it’s a washout today, or that it’s going to be anything all that widespread, but there will be chance for a few downpours and a few pop-ups,” he said. “We’re going to mix in a decent amount of sunshine this afternoon and that should be enough to get up into the mid-80s.”
The projected high Wednesday is 85 degrees, five degrees below average for this time of year. Monahan said an area of low pressure is keeping temperatures at bay, but that will change this weekend. By Sunday, Atlanta should be back in the 90s, he said.
Early Wednesday morning, temperatures are in the 60s and 70s across metro Atlanta.
Credit: Channel 2 Action News
Credit: Channel 2 Action News
There could be areas of fog before sunrise, which will limit visibility on the roads. Neither fog nor back-to-school traffic appears to be having much impact on metro Atlanta interstates, the WSB 24-hour Traffic Center reported.
Most interstates, including I-20 through DeKalb County, are “so far so smooth,” according to traffic reporter Mark McKay. There are no major delays at 6:30 a.m.
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