WEATHER-TRAFFIC UPDATE: Rain moves into metro Atlanta as wrecks congest interstates
ATLANTA FORECAST
Thursday: High: 60
Thursday night: Low: 48
Friday: High: 55
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The temperature is in the upper 50s, and it shouldn’t get much warmer as a wave of light rain has moved into metro Atlanta, Channel 2 Action News reported.
The moisture is from the remnants of Hurricane Willa, which is making its way across the Southeast, Channel 2 meteorologist Karen Minton said.
5pm: Cool with more rain moving in. I'm tracking live on @wsbtv now. pic.twitter.com/wqJbfBvh4j
— Brad Nitz (@BradNitzWSB) October 25, 2018
Congestion is also picking up across metro Atlanta, especially on the Downtown Connector and I-75, according to the WSB 24-hour Traffic Center.
In Cobb County, all lanes have reopened on I-75 South near Barrett Parkway after a police chase that ended on the interstate, the Traffic Center reported. Cobb police spokeswoman Sarah O’Hara said Emerson police was involved in a chase with a tractor-trailer. No other details were available.
Another #GRIDLOCKALERT I-75/sb s of Barrett Pkwy. (Exit 269), just right lane open. Delays both ways. End of police chase that started in Bartow Co. Use Hwy. 41. #ATLtraffic pic.twitter.com/YK5JCzrD30
— Fireball Turnbull (@DougTurnbull) October 25, 2018
A left lane of West Peachtree Street at 17th Street is blocked for road work, and two right lanes of Peachtree Road are blocked for construction at Piedmont Road, the Traffic Center reported.
North Georgia is preparing to settle in for a damp, cooler weather pattern.
“Gradually, you’ll start to see the clouds thicken and lower across the area through the afternoon toward evening time,” Minton said.
Remember how we were 73° and sunny yesterday? Cloudy today with showers moving in this evening.
— Brad Nitz (@BradNitzWSB) October 25, 2018
Widespread rain and a cool east wind dominates Friday weather.
I'm forecasting live on @wsbradio and @wsbtv all day...looking ahead to when sunshine will return. pic.twitter.com/r5ufvym6S5
Rain chances jump to 80 percent Friday, according to the latest forecast. Temperatures are also expected to take a nosedive Friday. Some spots won’t get out of the 40s, Minton said.
We'll spend most of the day in the 50s, and hit 60° for a couple hours later this afternoon.
— Brad Nitz (@BradNitzWSB) October 25, 2018
I'm tracking rain and even cooler temps, I'll have new data live on @wsbtv at noon. pic.twitter.com/zIukPNtB40
In metro Atlanta, the projected high Friday is 55 degrees.
By Sunday, she said the region should see some improvement with clearing clouds and warmer temperatures.
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