High 70s after a cool start to Easter Sunday

ATLANTA FORECAST

Today: Sunny to partly cloudy. High: 77

Tonight: Partly cloudy skies. Low: 54

Tomorrow: Mostly sunny. High: 80

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

You may need a light jacket this morning, Channel 2 Action News meteorologist Katie Walls says.

The weather warm-up Easter weekend will last through the first half of the week, with temperatures reaching 80 on Monday.

By Wednesday, though, temps will slide back into the 60s, with rain returning to the forecast as well..

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