Storms and showers have dissipated in metro Atlanta on Monday afternoon, but you can feel their effects lingering in the thick air.
The clouds lowered Atlanta’s temperature to the mid-70s, but Channel 2 Action News chief meteorologist Glenn Burns said the dew point of 74 is one of the highest he’s seen so far this year.
“It is thick out there,” he said. “Anything about 70 is miserable, and we're at 74.”
Wet pavement from the afternoon storms started the evening commute off on a messy note, but traffic is recovering, according to the WSB 24-hour Traffic Center.
The worst delays are in Douglas County, where a crash blocks the left lane of I-20 West at Lee Road, the Traffic Center reported.
Wrecks are few and far between otherwise, and any other delays are likely due to the increase in volume, according to the Traffic Center.
North Georgia has continued its summertime pattern of heat, humidity and afternoon storms, which should carry on for the next few days, Burns said. The heaviest lingering showers are near Blairsville, while some rain remains in the eastern edges of metro Atlanta.
“Pretty much every day in July you can count on a shower in the North Georgia mountains,” he said. “Today is no exception.”
The temperature peaked at 90 degrees before the storms moved through, and coupled with the humidity, it felt like it was in the mid-90s. The storms also prompted a brief severe thunderstorm warning for Cherokee County, according to the National Weather Service.
“The rain will basically wrap up late tonight, then we turn our attention to the Gulf,” Channel 2 meteorologist Brian Monahan said. “A tropical development slowly happening in the northeast Gulf of Mexico could impact us later this week.”
Any development is not likely to impact Georgia weather Tuesday, when another round of scattered showers and storms is forecast for the afternoon. Monahan said rain on Tuesday will again favor the southern and eastern counties.
Showers and storms are 40 percent likely Tuesday and Wednesday before North Georgia could see the effects of the potential tropical system. Monahan said he’ll be watching for tropical moisture to move back into the state to end the week, making storms 60 percent likely.
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