ATLANTA FORECAST
Thursday: High: 91
Thursday night: Low: 70
Friday: High: 91
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It has heated up quite a bit in metro Atlanta, but that heat hasn’t triggered high smog yet. However, traffic hasn’t been as kind.
Almost the entire Northern Perimeter is moving at a crawl, and the Downtown Connector isn't much better, according to the WSB 24-hour Traffic Center.
Credit: WSB 24-hour Traffic Center
Credit: WSB 24-hour Traffic Center
It's 91 degrees, which is the predicted high for today. A Code Orange smog alert had been issued for much of metro Atlanta when temperatures reached their peak, but the Environmental Protection Agency still has the air quality rated as moderate.
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“Everything is fine right now, but we could have some smoggy conditions later,” Channel 2 Action News meteorologist Karen Minton said earlier.
Humidity is coming down and there’s no rain in the forecast. The drier trend will continue for the next couple of days, according to Channel 2. Even the weekend should be mainly dry, Minton said, with only a slight chance of scattered showers Sunday evening.
Credit: Alyssa Pointer
Credit: Alyssa Pointer
The same area of low pressure that drenched Georgia this past weekend and Monday is now sending dry air into the region from the Midwest.
“Dew points are in the mid-60s, so not as humid as we have seen,” Minton said. “That’s going to limit our chances for rain today and (Friday) as high pressure builds in and that low pulls away and weakens from our region.”
The front is now over central Georgia, which means areas south and east of Atlanta have a higher chance of showers Thursday, Minton said.
Credit: Channel 2 Action News
Credit: Channel 2 Action News
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