The sun is beginning to emerge through the clouds over Atlanta, bringing an end to a soggy and slippery Tuesday afternoon.
However, that doesn’t mean the rain is completely over. If you’re on the Southside or closer to Eatonton, you may be getting doused, Channel 2 Action News meteorologist Brad Nitz said.
“All of these downpours are really producing some very heavy rain,” he said. “(They're) slow movers, so they aren't covering a whole lot of ground geographically, but if you're in the way of these, it's really coming down."
Rain or shine, Atlanta traffic is slow as people hit the roads Tuesday to drive home.
Ga. 400 is recovering after a southbound crash was moved to the right shoulder near Northridge Road, according to the WSB 24-hour Traffic Center.
Cobb County drivers are seeing similar delays on I-75 South, which is recovering from a crash that has been cleared before Wade Green Road, the Traffic Center reported.
Gwinnett County has mostly recovered from a fatal crash on West Main Street at Knollwood Drive. Investigators blocked several lanes for hours Tuesday afternoon.
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After a few days in the low 80s, temperatures have increased closer to normal for this time of year. Atlanta is hovering at 86 degrees, which was the predicted high for the day.
Through the evening, Channel 2 meteorologist Brian Monahan said there is a 60% chance of rain.
Weather could be active late into the evening. Like Monday night, when showers continued after dark, Monahan said North Georgia will see that opportunity again Tuesday.
The ground is soggy with all the recent rain, and trees have come down as a result. In Midtown, a tree fell on Pine Street at Piedmont Avenue overnight. Another fallen tree on Evelyn Way in northwest Atlanta forced Sharon Tarver, her sister and their 87-year-old mother from their home.
On Wednesday morning, a cold front moving through the state could bring more isolated showers, according to Channel 2. A big change is on the way for the afternoon, however.
“It’s actually going to allow our temperatures to get hotter because the cold front will bring drier air which will mean more sunshine,” Nitz said. “It seems counter-intuitive.
For the next several days, the bulk of the rain will stay to the southern half of the state. In North Georgia, the rain chance drops to 20% Wednesday and below 10% for Thursday and Friday, according to the latest forecast.
“Once we get past tomorrow morning, things are going to stay pretty dry for the rest of the work week,” Monahan said.
With the drier weather, temperatures are forecast to rise. Still, metro Atlanta is not expected to break into the 90s again anytime soon, Monahan said.
The end of August also means the peak of the Atlantic hurricane season. The season got off to a slow start with only four named storms since May, but Monahan said that is not an indication of how it will end.
Last year, there were 11 named storms from late August to the end of the year. It is still possible to see a major hurricane this year, Monahan said.
“It only takes one storm to make a season a memorable season,” he said.
Tropical Storm Dorian is staying just below hurricane strength as it churns toward Puerto Rico with sustained winds of 50 mph.
“It is still a big threat to Puerto Rico, the Dominican Republic and, down the line, possibly Florida,” Monahan said.
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