Temperatures will climb to the upper 80s through Saturday and potentially reach 90 degrees on Sunday and Monday.
Metro Atlanta experienced its 5th Driest Winter on record, and Spring is shaping up to be just as dry.
There has been no change to the drought conditions across the state of Georgia compared to the previous week.
Heavy rain continues to fall, potentially bringing flash flood conditions to the Metro area during the morning commute.
Heavy rain this week was only a proverbial drop in the bucket regarding the rainfall deficit building in Metro Atlanta.
The first round of heavy rain and thunderstorms rolled through Metro Atlanta this morning, and it will continue to bring soaking rains to the parched region through early this afternoon.
Two rounds of beneficial rainfall are on the way for Metro Atlanta this week. However, both rounds will roll through the region during the early morning hours Tuesday and Wednesday, just in time for the morning commutes.
Drought continues to compound across the Metro Atlanta area, with even worse conditions in South Georgia.
The haze and smoke we are experiencing this morning is due to wildfires burning in south Georgia as well as the Big Bend of Florida.
April 2026 is shaping up to be the driest April on record for the Atlanta area, and the second half of March was extremely dry as well.
Afternoon highs will climb to the upper 80s to low 90s through the weekend, and this may impact your hummingbird feeder cleaning schedule.
The average afternoon high in Atlanta for mid-April is 73 degrees, but instead, the forecast calls for daytime highs in the mid to upper 80s.
Mother Nature sometimes likes to play “April Fools” with the temperatures and the precipitation this month.
The average afternoon high during the month of March 2026 was 74 degrees. This is 8 degrees warmer than the “normal” average high for the month, which is 66 degrees.
Arctic air is quickly funneling into North Georgia, and snow showers will fall throughout Metro Atlanta later this afternoon.
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