Wet weather is drying out and 80-degree highs are on the way.
Tuesday will bring a high of 82 degrees, which is the record high for Atlanta, Channel 2 Action News meterologist Brad Nitz said. Expect sunny and dry conditions now that the rain has made its way through metro Atlanta.
Strong storms started moving east between Ringgold and Dalton, areas about 90 miles north of Atlanta, just after 1 p.m. and northern areas faced up to 40-mph winds, pea-sized hail and lightning, meteorologists said.
But Georgia isn't expected to get flooding that hit the lower Mississippi Valley.
Wind was another story earlier Monday, when gusts were up to 22 mph just before 12:20 p.m., and sustained winds were between 10 and 15 mph in Atlanta.
“So you will find that if you’re out walking or you’re out riding your bike, you’re going to experience that strong wind,” Channel 2 meteorologist Karen Minton said.
Along with wind gusts, the metro area will also get southwesterly breezes, bringing moisture and warming temperatures to the mid 70s.
The pollen count — which hasn't been in the 300s since the first week of March — was 340 particles of pollen per cubic meter of air Monday morning.
“We’ve got a lot of humidity out there,” Minton said. “The front comes through, and we stir up some showers and storms.”
Temperatures were 60 degrees in Atlanta, 48 degrees in Blairsville and 60 degrees in Griffin just before 7:45 p.m.
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