Metro Atlanta, North GA Under Flash Flood Watch

PEACHTREE CITY, GA -- A flash flood watch for all of metro Atlanta is in effect until 7 pm Friday night, as north Georgia was deluged by heavy rains that began Thursday evening and are expected to last through Friday night. National Weather Service forecasters are calling for an additional 1 to 2 inches of rainfall throughout the day.

The good news, however, is that after all of this rain, metro Atlanta's first weekend of 2019 is shaping up to be just about perfect.

Here's your latest forecast:

Friday
Showers, mainly before 1pm. High near 64. East wind 5 to 15 mph becoming southwest in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 20 mph. Chance of precipitation is 100%. New precipitation amounts between a quarter and half of an inch possible.

Friday Night
A 10 percent chance of showers before 7pm. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 41. West wind around 10 mph, with gusts as high as 15 mph.

Saturday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 56. Northwest wind around 10 mph, with gusts as high as 15 mph.

Saturday Night
Clear, with a low around 41. Northwest wind 5 to 10 mph.

Sunday
Sunny, with a high near 64. Northwest wind around 5 mph.

Sunday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 43.

Monday
Sunny, with a high near 65.

Monday Night
A 20 percent chance of showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 50.

Tuesday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 64.

Tuesday Night
Clear, with a low around 44.

Wednesday
Sunny, with a high near 57.

Wednesday Night
Clear, with a low around 37.

Thursday
Sunny, with a high near 56.

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