A second round of rain showers is on its way for today and Friday, but will it be enough to finally bring an end to the drought that quickly developed this Fall?
When it comes to the month of December, temperatures can vary widely for Metro Atlanta.
After a round of heavy rain and thunderstorms this morning, a second round of storms will roll through Metro Atlanta late this afternoon and evening.
Forecast afternoon highs are trending about 15 degrees above average -- and they are approaching record high territories!
The Arctic air will soon be replaced by warmer, more humid air, and temperatures will in turn climb through the rest of the week.
The forecast high for Monday, November 10 is 39 degrees. If this verifies, it would break the record coldest high temperature for the day set back in 1892.
The Metro Atlanta area will experience an Arctic Blast that will send temperatures tumbling from the 70s today, eventually dropping into the upper 20s to low 30s by Monday morning.
The latest Drought Monitor for Metro Atlanta shows some improvement south of I-20, though an area of Severe Drought (D3) still continues in Fayette, Spaulding and Coweta counties.
We are a little over half way through Fall, and right on time, extended forecast models indicate that Metro Atlanta may experience its first freeze of the season around Veterans Day.
Enjoy the Fall Weather on Friday and Saturday as sunny skies continue to prevail across North Georgia. An area of low pressure will move through South Georgia Sunday, bringing scattered rain showers to Middle and North Georgia.
Fall is usually the driest season for Metro Atlanta, but with only a quarter of an inch of rain since Labor Day, this is unusually dry. As a result, Extreme Drought conditions are now developing in Metro Atlanta.
Sunshine will prevail through Saturday, but rain showers will roll through Metro Atlanta Sunday morning.
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