Wet roads could mean traffic delays in metro Atlanta

ATLANTA FORECAST

Today: Rain likely. High: 63

Tonight: Mostly cloudy. Low: 52

Tomorrow: Mostly sunny. High: 60

For a detailed forecast, visit The Atlanta Journal-Constitution weather page.

The heavy downpours are moving out of the metro area and cold weather is moving in, Channel 2 Action News meteorologists say.

Low clouds, fog & drizzle at noon. I'm tracking arctic air for GA Friday. I show how cold in minutes on #wsbtv pic.twitter.com/p3UCMgONsv
— Karen Minton (@KarenMintonWSB) December 6, 2016

Atlanta picked up less than an inch of rain Tuesday. Over the last four days, Atlanta has received less than 2 inches of rain.

Temperatures were 55 degrees in Atlanta, 53 in Rome and 57 in Eatonton at 10:30 p.m.

Arctic temperatures in the 20s are expected Friday and Saturday morning, meteorologist Brad Nitz said.

20° was our coldest temperature of last winter. We'll be pretty close to that in a few days! https://t.co/6YfqmOhHlP
— Brad Nitz (@BradNitzWSB) December 6, 2016

The next chance of rain is Thursday, according to the latest forecast. There is a 20 percent chance of precipitation that day.

Here's Severe Weather Team 2 Chief Meteorologist Glenn Burns with a look at your Tuesday evening forecast.

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