We’re not quite out of the windy woods yet, Atlanta.
And once the big breezes move out, get ready for clouds and rain to blow on in.
The abnormally high winds that had some Dogwood Festival-goers sporting scarves and Masters golfers shanking drives all over Augusta on Saturday aren’t going away just yet. The metro area can expect to see winds of around 10 mph, with gusts as high as 15 mph the rest of Sunday and through much of Monday, according to the National Weather Service.
At least that's better than the beginning of the weekend, when winds gusted to 20 mph at times here and 30 mph at Augusta National Golf Club. The average score there on Saturday, 75.7, was the third-worst since 1956, and left defending champ (and the leader after three rounds) Jordan Spieth commenting after one drive that he had "no idea where this ball is going to land."
The less-than-Spring-like weather will continue to be felt in other ways here on Sunday, however, as the expected high in metro Atlanta is only 64 degrees. Monday will be warmer, with temperatures climbing as high as 74 degrees. By later in the day though, a cold front will start moving in and it could bring showers by early evening, according to Channel 2 Action News meteorologist Brian Monahan.
There’s an 80 percent chance of rain later on Monday night, but the National Weather Service says Tuesday won’t be much better. Worse, in fact. The chance of rain is 90 percent, with the possibility of thunderstorms through much of the day.
The one nice day looks to be Wednesday, when it should be mostly sunny with a high around 69, Monahan says.
But then, “The pattern gets a bit messy,” the National Weather Service says.
Thursday and Friday could bring more rain, with temperatures in only the mid- to high-60s both days. The good news is that by next weekend, the “mess” will have mostly moved on and it will finally feel like Spring in the South. Next Saturday will be mostly sunny, with an expected high of about 73 degrees.
Maybe by then, Spieth will have finally figured out where his ball landed.
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