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.
A line of thunderstorms is currently moving through North Georgia and Metro Atlanta, bringing the threat of severe weather to the region.
A line of thunderstorms will move through North Georgia and Metro Atlanta early Monday morning, bringing the threat of severe weather to the region.
Easter’s calendar date is variable, so a better rule of thumb may be to wait to plant sensitive plants until after Tax Day.
Heavy rain will roll through late tonight through early tomorrow morning, and temperatures will drop 30 degrees over the next 24 hours.
The earliest storms well arrive in western Metro Atlanta after 8pm, continuing to push into the downtown Atlanta area through Midnight.
Afternoon temperatures will soar to the low 80s, potentially breaking a few daily record high temperatures through Sunday.
Before the rain, Metro Atlanta was experiencing the 3rd Driest February on record.
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