WEATHER-TRAFFIC UPDATE: Showers thinning, should be gone by the evening

ATLANTA FORECAST

Monday: High: 88

Monday night: Low: 69

Tuesday: High: 86

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

Dark clouds hovered over the city Monday afternoon as showers — and in some cases hail — moved into metro Atlanta.

“We have a typical summertime pattern: lightning, thunder, locally heavy rainfall, large hail, damaging thunderstorm winds and very slow moving, if at all, storms,” Channel 2 Action News Chief meteorologist Glenn Burns said.

But while the thunderstorm warnings in DeKalb, Cobb and Fulton counties have expired, rain should linger until 9 p.m., Channel 2 reported.

Downpours left parts of DeKalb flooded amid reports of a downed tree on a home in the 800 block of Sycamore Road in Decatur, Fire Capt. Dion Bentley told The Atlanta Journal-Constitution. A home in DeKalb also caught fire during the rainstorm, but Bentley had few details, including whether the fire was weather-related.

Lightning and thunder were also reported in Duluth and Alpharetta. Lighting strikes led to two house fires each in Cherokee and White counties, Channel 2 reported.

Showers are expected to hold throughout the week, with a 40 percent chance of afternoon rain Tuesday and Wednesday and a 30 percent chance Thursday and Friday.

“For the weekend, rain chances come down a little, but there’s still going to be an opportunity for it,” Channel 2 meteorologist Karen Minton said.

Saturday and Sunday have a 30 percent chance of storms developing in the morning and in the afternoon.

For now, the bacteria count in the Chattahoochee River is at a level safe for swimmers and boaters. Those who decide to venture into the river should use caution, Minton said, as some areas may be swift with elevated water levels.

Afternoon rain has caused several delays around town, including for drivers on the Downtown Connector following a crash near 17th Street.

And MARTA riders are facing different circumstances as Avondale Station is experiencing a loss of track way power on the eastbound platform, officials said in a statement.