Temps peak at 95 degrees in Atlanta as roads remain busy

ATLANTA FORECAST

Friday: High: 92

Friday night: Low: 74

Saturday: High: 91

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

Despite there being only about a week left of summer, temperatures reached a high of 95 degrees in Atlanta on Friday, Channel 2 Action News reported.

It’s currently 93, so those stuck in traffic better hope their air conditioning works.

Wrecks across metro Atlanta have caused many problem areas this afternoon, according to the WSB 24-hour Traffic Center.

In north Fulton County, a truck fire on Ga. 400 North past McFarland Parkway has blocked all lanes, the Traffic Center reported. Expect heavy delays.

Also in Fulton, two center lanes of I-20 East near Boulevard are blocked by a wreck, causing delays, according to the Traffic Center.

In DeKalb County, two right lanes of I-85 near Chamblee Tucker Road are blocked by a wreck, which is also causing delays, the Traffic Center reported.

Drivers are also contending with construction downtown. A northbound lane is closed on Peachtree Road at Pharr Road for roadwork, causing some delays, the Traffic Center reported.

Because metro Atlanta is east of Hurricane Florence, subsiding air is helping to drop rain chances below 10 percent, according to Channel 2.

The heat will continue into this weekend, and Saturday should also break 90 degrees. That means those attending Music Midtown need to bring sunblock and drink lots of water.

However, they shouldn’t have to worry much about getting wet as the rain chance is 20 percent Saturday. The second day of the music festival poses a slightly higher rain chance of 40 percent.

That increase in rain is thanks to Florence, which is expected to move into western South Carolina by Saturday before continuing north, which will increase northeast Georgia’s chance of rain.

“We are not expecting any major impacts,” Channel 2 meteorologist Katie Walls said. “As a matter of fact, as we continue to get in new data, it really looks like the bulk of the wind, the bulk of the rainfall, will be staying well to our north and east.”

Less than one half-inch of rain is expected in metro Atlanta on Saturday night into Sunday, with the northeast corner of the state seeing the best chance for showers developing.

“In terms of accumulation, we’re on the light side, especially compared to our friends in the two Carolinas into the two Virginias dealing with some extreme rainfall for the next couple of days,” Walls said.

Rain chances fall again Monday when the remnants of Florence push away from Georgia.