ATLANTA FORECAST
Today: Sunny. High: 59
Tonight: Mostly cloudy. Low: 36
Tomorrow: Partly cloudy. High: 60
» For a detailed forecast, visit The Atlanta Journal-Constitution weather page.
You may want to wear your heavy coat this weekend.
Temperatures are expected to dip into the 40s overnight and into Saturday, Channel 2 Action News reported.
You should be safe to leave the rain ponchos at home if you're going to Atlanta's annual Christmas parade Saturday. But stash an umbrella in the car if you plan on celebrating after the SEC football championship game Saturday in downtown Atlanta.
A 30 percent chance of rain and cooler temperatures are in the forecast, according to Channel 2.
"Most of the day on Saturday will be dry," meteorologist Karen Minton said. "I put the 30 percent chance in there because the models are indicating (rain) will be at night, mainly late at night and especially after midnight."
Still, don't rule out a few sprinkles starting as early as 5 p.m. Temperatures at the start of the parade at 10:30 a.m. will be in the mid-40s. By the end of the parade at noon, they will be in the mid-50s.
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Temperatures were 51 degrees in Atlanta, 40 in Blairsville and 41 in Griffin at 9 p.m. Friday.
Elsewhere, officials continue to monitor damage from Wednesday's tornadoes that touched parts of metro Atlanta and North Georgia.
The National Weather Service confirmed Friday that two more EF0 tornadoes hit Carroll and Catoosa counties Wednesday. Other tornadoes were confirmed in Cobb County, Alpharetta, Buckhead and Commerce.
Winds peaked at 75 mph in the Carroll tornado, which touched down north of Mount Zion. Snapped trees and branches were reportedly seen along Pleasant Ridge Road.
In Catoosa, winds reached 85 mph, with most of the damage concentrated northeast of Ringgold.
The EF1 tornado in Cobb County was 0.75 miles long and 100 yards wide with maximum winds of 100 mph. It touched down along Delta Court and crossed Six Flags Parkway, Mableton Parkway and Discovery Boulevard. The twister stayed within Cobb.
The Buckhead tornado was confirmed as an EF1, but details were not released.
An EF0 tornado with 80 mph winds touched down in Alpharetta near Windward Parkway and the Big Creek area.
The Commerce tornado was an EF1 with 90 mph winds. It was 100 yards wide with a path of 2.8 miles.
