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Severe Thunderstorms Possible Saturday

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Rain chances will begin to creep upward starting this afternoon, lingering well into next week. Expecting primarily summer-like showers and thunderstorms, with low-end chances for an isolated severe thunderstorm on Saturday.

A line of showers and thunderstorms will breach northwest Georgia Saturday afternoon, working its way southeastward (and decaying) through midnight to 1AM. A few storms along this line maybe become strong to severe and capable of producing isolated damaging wind gusts and small hail.

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 (EST)	Weather	Vsby. (SM)	Temp. (ºF)	Dewpt. (ºF)	Hum. (%)	Wind (mph)	Wind Chill / Heat Index (ºF)	Pres. (in)
Albany GA	18:53	Clear	10	70	68	93	CALM	-	30.19
Athens GA	18:51	Clear	10	68	65	89	CALM	-	30.19
Atlanta GA	19:05	Heavy Rain With Thunder, Hail \ Cumulonimbus Clouds, Lightning Observed	1 1/2	63	56	77	S 41G64	-	30.23
Augusta GA	18:53	Clear	10	73	64	73	WSW 3	-	30.19
Blairsville GA	19:15	Lightning Observed	10	70	55	60	S 6	-	30.25
Cartersville GA	18:55	Lightning Observed	10	69	68	94	CALM	-	30.18
Chamblee GA	18:53	Thunder In The Vicinity \ Lightning Observed	10	73	61	65	VRB 3	-	30.19
Columbus GA	18:51	Clear	10	78	60	53	SSW 5	-	30.16
Dalton GA	19:15	Lightning Observed	10	75	64	69	SE 3	-	30.18
Ellijay GA	19:15	Lightning Observed	10	69	64	82	S 5	-	30.23
Gainesville GA	18:53	Clear	10				SE 3	-	30.22
Lawrenceville GA	18:56	Lightning Observed	10	70	63	78	CALM	-	30.21
Macon GA	18:53	Clear	10	75	62	64	SE 6	-	30.18
Newnan GA	19:15	Thunder In The Vicinity \ Lightning Observed	10	68	67	95	CALM	-	30.20
Peachtree City GA	19:07	Lightning Observed	10	74	62	66	ENE 7	-	30.20
Rome GA	18:53	Lightning Observed	10	76	60	57	SSW 3	-	30.16
West Atlanta GA	19:14	Light Rain With Thunder \ Lightning Observed	10	67	58	72	E 5	-	30.21


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