WEATHER-TRAFFIC UPDATE: Crash on I-85 in Gwinnett cleared after snarling commuters for hours

ATLANTA FORECAST

Monday: High: 59

Monday night: Low: 42

Tuesday: High: 61

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

For most of Monday afternoon, spring break provided traffic relief for drivers in metro Atlanta.

That reprieve ended suddenly during the evening commute for those on I-85 North in Gwinnett County.

A serious injury crash involving a Gwinnett police car before the Lawrenceville Suwanee Road exit snarled traffic for hours. The incident, which involved four vehicles, was cleared about 8:15 p.m.

No other details were released about the crash.

In Cobb County, spring break aided those trying to get to the Atlanta Braves’ home opener.

The Braves, who were swept in a three-game series in Philadelphia over the weekend, returned to SunTrust Park to face the Chicago Cubs, creating more congestion for out-of-town travelers and commuters, especially on surface streets.

Fans are dealing with cooler-than-average temperatures tonight. While it was 60 degrees for the first pitch, temps are expected to dip into the low 50s or even the high 40s by the end of the game, according to Channel 2 Action News.

The cooler temps Monday worked in favor of allergy sufferers. The swing helped to tamp down some of the pollen that has wreaked havoc on North Georgians’ sinuses. Pollen counts were cut by more than half after hitting 4,666 Sunday, the highest count so far this season.

The count was down to 1,050 particles per cubic meter of air Monday, which is still considered high. Channel 2 meteorologist Brian Monahan said counts could continue to drop with several days of cooler temps in the forecast.

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It’s about 10 degrees cooler than the average temperature for this time of year.

While Monahan said North Georgia will enjoy sunshine Tuesday afternoon, there is a 40 percent chance of some rain before that.

“(Tuesday) morning, low pressure is going to make a close pass to North Georgia,” he said. “It could swing could a few showers to our eastern counties.”

Monahan said there is even the potential for some snow in northeast Georgia early Tuesday morning as the system spins back toward the state.

Temperatures are forecast to stay around 60 degrees in the afternoon for the next couple of days. By Wednesday, Atlanta returns to the 70s, according to Channel 2.

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