More Rain Ahead For The Metro Atlanta Area

ATLANTA, GA – Best do whatever you had planned for the yard by the end of Wednesday or you’ll probably have to wait until the weekend to get it done.

Wednesday is going to be nice with partly cloudy skies and temperatures climbing to just the low 80s. That figures to be your best chance to do things outside as showers and thunderstorms appear much more likely on Thursday and again on Friday throughout the metro Atlanta area. It’s not expected to be sunny again until Saturday.

Here's a look at the extended weather forecast for metro area from the National Weather Service.

Wednesday: Patchy fog before 8 a.m. Otherwise, mostly sunny with a high near 81 degrees. East wind around 5 mph. becoming calm in the afternoon. Partly cloudy that night with a low of around 59 degrees. Calm wind becoming southeast around 5 mph. around midnight.

Thursday: A 40 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms after 2 p.m. Partly sunny with a high around 79 degrees. Chance of showers and thundershowers that night, mainly after 8 p.m. Low that evening of about 60 degrees. Chance of precipitation is 80 percent.

Friday: Showers and thundershowers and possible thunderstorm. A high near temperature of nearly 72 degrees. Chance of precipitation is 80 percent.

Saturday: Sunny with a high near 77 degrees. Clear that evening with a low around 52 degrees.

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