5:25 p.m. Storms are mainly in north metro and into the mountains, Channel 2 meteorologist Brian Monahan said on Twitter.
4:20 p.m. Rain is headed near Lake Lanier, but there are no cloud-to-ground lightning strikes, Nitz said on Twitter.
4:18 p.m. Metro Atlanta hit 90-plus degrees for the 49th day, Channel 2 Meteorologist Karen Minton said on Twitter.
4:16 p.m. "Isolated heavy downpours will continue through the evening moving quickly east at 30 mph," Nitz said on Twitter.
4:02 p.m. Showers are moving swiftly through the metro Atlanta area, Channel 2 meteorologist Katie Walls said. Light showers are sprinkled throughout DeKalb and South Fulton counties.
3:42 p.m. Scattered showers spread across North Georgia, "but nothing severe expected but wet roads could slow you down," Nitz said on Twitter.
UPDATED [3:24 P.M.]: Scattered showers and storms have developed in metro Atlanta, Channel 2 meteorologist Brad Nitz said on Twitter.
ORIGINAL STORY:The forecast
Today: Partly sunny, then clouds move in. High: 91
Tonight: Chance of showers and thunderstorms. Low: 73
Tomorrow: Continued chance of storms. High: 91
» For a detailed forecast, visit The Atlanta Journal-Constitution weather page.
You will need rain ponchos if you're heading to the Braves' alumni events this weekend.
Former players who helped take the team to the World Series in 1991 — including Sid Bream, Francisco Cabrera, Mark Lemke, Charlie Liebrandt and John Smoltz — will sign autographs, take pictures and participate in a Braves Legends game this weekend.
But rain might dampen the stands a bit, according to Channel 2 Action News.
There is a 30 percent chance of rain Saturday and a 40 percent chance Sunday.
That, in part, means drivers, especially those in the North Georgia mountains, won’t escape wet weather during the evening commute Friday.
“And as we’ve seen in the last few days, some of these storms can pack a punch, (bringing) gusty winds, frequent lightning, even some pounding on roadways possible,” meteorologist Katie Walls said. “But fortunately we are expecting most of these showers and storms to be moving pretty swiftly, just as they did (Thursday) afternoon.”
Atlanta reached 90 degrees Friday, making it the 49th time that’s happened this year, meteorologists said.
Rain will fizzle out after sunset but is expected to return Saturday, as will temperatures in the 90s.
Temperatures were 85 degrees in Atlanta, 73 degrees in Blairsville and 81 degrees in Griffin just before 10 p.m. Friday.
Highs are expected to stay in the low 90s through Tuesday.
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