Atlanta weather: Downpours expected Thursday evening

ATLANTA FORECAST

Today: Scattered storms. High: 82

Tonight: More storms likely. Low: 70

Tomorrow: Scattered storms. High: 82

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

Heavy downpours slowed down the evening commute in metro Atlanta, Channel 2 Action News Chief meteorologist Glenn Burns said.

Heavy rain across much of metro #ATL for the evening commute... @GlennBurnsWSB @BradNitzWSB tracking live now pic.twitter.com/Yv2naLrlRi
— Brian Monahan, WSB (@BMonahanWSB) June 29, 2017

While the rain moves northeast out of the metro area Thursday night, more showers are expected over the next few days.

Some areas north of I-20 could get up to 2 inches of rain before early Saturday.

Currently, the temperature is 72 degrees in Atlanta.

The average high for this time of year is 88, according to Channel 2.

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Downpours move northeast out of metro Atlanta