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Scattered Thunderstorms This Weekend

Severe Thunderstorm Risk - Friday

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Showers and thunderstorms possible nearly every day this week. Chances peak in the afternoon each day and continue through the evening, before decreasing overnight and in the early morning hours. Areas of heavy rainfall will be possible with local amounts well over 1" possible each day, though other areas may simultaneously receive little to no rainfall. Temperatures remain mostly consistent with highs in the 80s to near 90 each day. Lows in the 60s to near 70.

Expecting scattered thunderstorms to continue through at least this weekend. Rainfall totals of 2-3" across north Georgia and 0.5-1.5" across central Georgia are expected. Locally higher amounts over 3" are possible if storms repeatedly move over the same areas especially in the northeast. There will be "winners" each day that receive rainfall while there will be areas that do not receive any rainfall which is the nature with these pop up thunderstorms.

Scattered thunderstorms are expected to develop in the afternoon and evening Friday. Several storms could become severe, capable of producing damaging wind gusts, especially across north Georgia and the ATL metro. Current best timing is from noon to midnight.

Here are the forecast low temperatures and precipitation chances for tonight.

Here are the forecast high temperatures and precipitation chances for tomorrow.

Current Weather Observations...

Location	Time (EDT)	Weather	Vsby. (SM)	Temp. (ºF)	Dewpt. (ºF)	Hum. (%)	Wind (mph)	Wind Chill / Heat Index (ºF)	Pres. (in)
Albany GA	22:53	Clear	10	73	70	90	SSW 3	-	30.02
Athens GA	22:51	Clear	10	72	68	87	ENE 6	-	30.04
Atlanta GA	22:52	Mostly Cloudy	10	78	67	68	E 6	-	30.04
Augusta GA	22:53	Clear	10	78	63	59	SSE 10	-	30.02
Blairsville GA	22:55	Mist \ Lightning Observed	3 1/2	66			CALM	-	30.11
Cartersville GA	22:35	Mostly Cloudy	7	71	71	100	CALM	-	30.03
Chamblee GA	22:53	Mostly Cloudy	7	73	71	93	CALM	-	30.04
Columbus GA	22:51	Clear	10	79	64	60	S 8	-	30.00
Dalton GA	22:55	Overcast	10	70	70	100	CALM	-	30.04
Ellijay GA	22:35	Lightning Observed	7	69	69	100	NE 5	-	30.06
Gainesville GA	22:53	Mist	6	73	69	87	E 6	-	30.08
Lawrenceville GA	22:56	Clear	10	73	70	90	E 5	-	30.06
Macon GA	22:53	Mostly Clear	10	76	66	71	CALM	-	30.01
Newnan GA	22:55	Partly Cloudy	10	72	70	93	CALM	-	30.06
Peachtree City GA	22:53	Partly Cloudy	10	71	68	90	CALM	-	30.03
Rome GA	22:53	Mostly Cloudy	9	69	68	96	NNE 3	-	30.01
West Atlanta GA	22:53	Mostly Clear	10	73	68	84	NNE 3	-	30.03


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