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Rain moves out of metro Atlanta

Storms are moving closer to metro Atlanta, according to Channel 2 Action News.
By Lauren Foreman and Ellen Eldridge
March 8, 2017

ATLANTA FORECAST

Today: Mostly cloudy. Showers. High: 70

Tonight: Storms likely. Low: 56

Tomorrow: Clearing. High: 70

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

Showers are moving out of the metro Atlanta area.

Channel 2 meteorologist Brad Nitz said storms will taper off by 11 p.m.

Here's Severe Weather Team 2's Brad Nitz with a look at your Tuesday evening forecast.

The wet weather, however, isn’t lowering temperatures.

Current temps are 59 degrees in Atlanta, 54 in Blairsville and 60 in Griffin.

The next chance of rain comes Friday night into Saturday, Nitz said.

Pollen levels more than doubled in 24 hours from 74 to 155 particles of pollen per cubic meter of air Tuesday, according to Atlanta Allergy and Asthma.

Last year’s season high was 4,107 particles of pollen per cubic meter of air, and the pollen count this time last year was 107.

RELATED: Metro Atlanta pollen count and allergy index

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