METRO ATLANTA — After a few days of unusually nearing record-high temperatures, metro Atlanta is looking at a three-day stretch of rain through the weekend, forecasters told Patch.
Thursday is expected to be abnormally warm with highs in the upper 70s to low 80s throughout the metro, said Ryan Willis, meteorologist with the National Weather Service’s Peachtree City office.
He added the warm temperatures heating up the metro this week are not typical for this time of the year.
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While Thursday will be dry, rain chances start Friday and will last through Sunday, Willis said. A front from the northwest will push through the metro Friday and stall in the south.
Willis did not predict when the raindrops could begin falling, but the weather service in its detailed forecast said the showers could start after 4 a.m. Friday.
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As the front arrives with cloud cover, temperatures should start dropping into the low 70s before cooling down into the upper 50s Saturday and Sunday, he said.
The weather is not expected to be severe, only light to moderate activity, Willis said. Saturday and Sunday could be breezy with winds of 10-15 mph with wind gusts near 20 mph.
At 9:30 a.m. Thursday, the weather service predicted the following detailed forecast:
Today: Mostly sunny, with a high near 78. West wind 5-10 mph, with gusts as high as 15 mph.
Tonight: A 20 percent chance of showers after 4 a.m. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 59. Southwest wind around 5 mph.
Friday: A 40 percent chance of showers, mainly after 7 a.m. Cloudy, with a high near 67. Southwest wind 5-10 mph becoming northwest in the afternoon.
Friday Night: Showers likely, mainly after 1 a.m. Cloudy, with a low around 51. North wind 5-10 mph becoming northeast after midnight. Chance of precipitation is 70 percent.
Veterans Day: Showers likely. Cloudy, with a high near 56. East wind 10-15 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph. Chance of precipitation is 70 percent.
Saturday Night: Showers. Low around 47. Chance of precipitation is 80 percent.
Sunday: Showers, mainly before 1 p.m. High near 52. Chance of precipitation is 80 percent.
Sunday Night: A 20 percent chance of showers before 1 a.m. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 44.
Monday: Partly sunny, with a high near 61.
Monday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 44.
Tuesday: Partly sunny, with a high near 63.
Tuesday Night: A 20 percent chance of showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 43.
Wednesday: A 20 percent chance of showers. Mostly sunny, with a high near 62.
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