Atlanta weather: Sunny, warm weekend

The forecast

Today: Lots of sunshine. High 82

Tonight: Some clouds. Low around 60

Tomorrow: Partly cloudy. High 81

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

Metro Atlanta can enjoy a beautiful weekend, Channel 2 Action News meteorologists say.

Saturday’s temperature at 3:15 p.m. was 77 degrees in Atlanta, climbing toward a high in the low 80s, meteorologist Brian Monahan said.

“The average high is 72 this time of year,” Monahan said.

The humidity has been coming down and is expected to stay low without much chance or rain.

And those moderate temps and low rain chances are expected to continue through Sunday.

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