A dreary Friday continues to make the roads a mess, the air frigid and a bunch of high school athletes and their parents chilly and wet.
A weather system out of the Gulf of Mexico is acting like a “conveyor belt of rain” and is fueling showers off and on throughout the day, according to Channel 2 Action News meteorologist Brian Monahan.
“Settle in for what is going to be a soaking wet day across North Georgia,” he said.
High school football championship games have taken over Georgia State Stadium on Friday, with parents and players heading from across the state to show their school pride. As a result, traffic downtown and on nearby surface streets has been affected all day.
Currently, Buford is playing Warner Robins, while Allatoona will take on Harrison at 8 p.m. With the last two schools being from Cobb County, expect delays on I-75 South ahead of the game and delays in the opposite direction afterward.
Friday’s evening commute has been a messy one, mostly due to slick pavement, according to the WSB 24-hour Traffic Center.
The worst delays are in Gwinnett County after all I-85 South lanes were briefly held to clear a crash near Ga. 316, the Traffic Center reported.
Atlanta won’t escape the mid-40s, Monahan said, but the air isn’t cold enough for any of the rain to turn to winter precipitation. However, overnight temperatures will dip near 30 degrees.
Credit: JOHN SPINK / JSPINK@AJC.COM
Credit: JOHN SPINK / JSPINK@AJC.COM
Things will start to improve Saturday. After a 40% chance of showers in the morning, Saturday afternoon will turn sunny as temps rise into the mid-50s, according to Channel 2.
That’s good news for the remaining four high school championship games, which will take place Saturday at Georgia State Stadium.
Sunday is looking even better. Monahan said it should be dry all day with afternoon highs in the 60s.
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