Metro Atlanta could see thunderstorms this week
ATLANTA FORECAST
Today: Mostly cloudy. High: 74
Tonight: Chance of showers. Low: 55
Tomorrow: Isolated showers. High: 70
» For a detailed forecast, visit The Atlanta Journal-Constitution weather page.
Put away your flip flops and pack a poncho. That nice weather you enjoyed early Tuesday is expected to make room for showers.
There is a chances of scattered storms entering the metro area about midnight, Channel 2 Action News meteorologist Brad Nitz said.
“So after sunset, a few isolated showers [are] possible in and around metro Atlanta and North Georgia,” Channel 2 meteorologist Brad Nitz said. “But I’m going to keep that rain chance just at 20 percent.”
A few showers are possible this evening. I'm tracking this and storm chances later in the week now on @wsbtv. pic.twitter.com/ple7gHxOX3
— Brad Nitz (@BradNitzWSB) January 17, 2017
The expected rains are a drastic change from earlier with Atlanta tying the record high of 75 degrees set in 1943, Channel 2 reported.
Temps were 64 degrees in Atlanta, 62 in Blairsville and 58 in Griffin just before 10 p.m.
We did it! High temp in Atlanta was 75 today. That ties the old record of 75 set in 1943. (and this is the coldest part of winter for us)
— Glenn Burns (@GlennBurnsWSB) January 17, 2017
Heavy rains aren’t expected until later this week. An 80 percent chance of rains is predicted for Thursday and Friday. Only a 30 percent chance is expected Saturday before chances increase back to 80 percent Sunday.
