10:00 p.m. Temps were 77 degrees in Atlanta, 75 in Blairsville and 75 in Griffin just after 10 p.m.
9:30 p.m. Storms have moved into metro Atlanta, Nitz said, with storms coming from the northwest.
9:09 p.m. Thunderstorm warning suspended for Gwinnett and Forsyth counties, Nitz said.
9:02 p.m Severe thunderstorm warning issued for Bartow and Floyd counties, according to the National Weather Service.
9 p.m. Heavy rain spotted in Buford about 8:39 p.m., according to the Channel 2 Doppler radar.
8:28 p.m. Strong storms are drifting southeast in the metro Atlanta area, Channel 2 meteorologist Brad Nitz said.
UPDATED [8:19 P.M.]: Thunderstorm warning issued for Gwinnett and Forsyth counties, according to Channel 2 Action News Chief Meteorologist Glenn Burns.
ORIGINAL STORY: The forecast
Today: Scattered storms. High: 90
Tonight: Chance of showers and thunderstorms. Low: 71
Tomorrow: Partly sunny and storms return. High: 91
» For a detailed forecast, visit The Atlanta Journal-Constitution weather page.
Most of metro Atlanta dodged the rain Monday afternoon, but the sunshine didn’t manage to push temperatures into the typical 90-degree range.
Temps were 82 degrees in Atlanta, 80 in Blairsville and 76 in Griffin just after 8 p.m.
There was a 40 percent chance of rain in Atlanta on Monday, a 30 percent chance Tuesday and a 20 percent chance Wednesday.
“We’ll keep the showers going across this week, but the lowest chance will be on Wednesday, where it will be the warmest with a high of 93 degrees,” Channel 2 Action News meteorologist Karen Minton said.
That's good news for Atlanta and Marietta city schools, which open for the academic year Wednesday. Students in Decatur and the counties of Cherokee, Cobb and Henry returned to school Monday.
Showers started in Henry and Newton counties about noon Monday and later became more widespread, hitting Jonesboro, Villa Rica and Lithonia.
Slow-moving showers and storms rolled through the western part of metro Atlanta just before 2 p.m. Those have since moved out of Cobb and Douglas counties.
“They’ll be scattered and not everywhere,” Minton said. “But where we do get them today, some could be a little on the heavier side. So watch for some big downpours, some lightning and some gusty wind on occasion.”
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