ATLANTA — Once again, rain and thunderstorms are in the forecast for this weekend, but it won’t be a complete washout. In fact, there will be plenty of hot and humid sunshine hours!

So here’s the deal for this weekend: There is a meager storm threat for late tonight, but there is a better chance for storms tomorrow evening.

Friday Night Storms

The Storm Prediction Center has outlined an area of *SLIGHT RISK* for portions of Metro Atlanta and North Georgia for tonight.

However, the SPC outlook does not indicate the timing of the storms.

In fact, the storms won’t roll into North Georgia until after 8pm, and the storms likely won’t impact Metro Atlanta until around Midnight through 4am.

The animation below illustrates the Futurecast Hour-by-Hour Radar imagery for late tonight into early tomorrow morning. Damaging wind gusts would be the main impacts from these storms.

Saturday Evening Storms

Saturday morning may start off with the storms fizzling out, but there will be plenty of sunshine hours to enjoy through Saturday afternoon.

Just keep an eye on the radar, and on the sky!

“Storm Clusters” (technical term is Mesoscale Convective Systems.... say that 5 times fast) will move southeast from Oklahoma into North Georgia and North Alabama.

“Ridge Riders” are pretty much the pattern for the summer, we see this on a weekly basis. Bill Caiaccio and I comment that we watch the storms “surf” their way into Metro Atlanta every summer.

However, Saturday’s storms will be capable of packing a punch, with damaging winds (60+ mph) and large hail the main issues.

As a result, the Storm Prediction Center has outlined an area of *SLIGHT RISK* for the majority of the state of Georgia -- including Metro Atlanta -- mainly for Saturday evening.

The animation below illustrates the Futurecast Hour-by-Hour Radar imagery for late tonight into early tomorrow morning. Damaging wind gusts would be the main impacts from these storms.

If you plan to be outdoors Saturday evening, keep an eye on the sky and be ready to head to safety when the storms arrive!

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