Snow Forecast For Metro Atlanta This Week

PEACHTREE CITY, GA -- Just in time for Super Bowl week festivities, the National Weather Service is forecasting a likely chance of snow in metro Atlanta this week. Plummeting temperatures and a 70 percent chance of precipitation are in the forecast for Tuesday, with rain likely before 4 pm, then a combination of rain and snow likely before 7 pm. Tuesday night's low is forecast to be around 21, with a 60 percent chance of precipitation.

However, the forecast is looking up from Wednesday through the end of the week, with clearing skies but cold temperatures through Friday.

The last time Atlanta hosted a Super Bowl was in 2000, for Super Bowl XXXIV at the Georgia Dome between the then-St. Louis Rams and Tennessee Titans. Two ice storms enveloped the city, clogging traffic and causing major service disruptions that lasted through game day. The Rams won the NFL championship in thrilling fashion, but the lasting memories of the game surrounded the weather and the arrest of NFL superstar linebacker Ray Lewis of the Baltimore Ravens on murder charges. Those charges were dropped in favor of an out-of-court settlement.

On Friday, President Donald Trump and Congress agreed to a temporary end of the recent, record-setting partial government shutdown, as air traffic increases into metro Atlanta ahead of Super Bowl Sunday. The agreement came as delays were reported on Friday at some of the busiest's airports in the United States, including at Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport. The Federal Aviation Administration briefly halted flights into New York City's LaGuardia Airport Friday, which affected air travel across the country.

Read more: Atlanta Airport Sees Delays Due To Worker Shortage

Plus: PDK Air Traffic Increasing As Super Bowl Nears

And: Cobb Expects 700 Percent Super Bowl Increase In Airport Traffic

Delta Air Lines and Southwest Airlines have already added additional flights into and out of Atlanta in advance of the game, as well as the day after the game, now being called "Mass Exodus Monday."

Read more: Delta, Southwest Adding More Flights For Super Bowl LIII

Here is the National Weather Service forecast for the rest of the week:

Sunday
Partly sunny, with a high near 52. Calm wind becoming west around 5 mph in the afternoon.

Sunday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 34. West wind around 5 mph becoming calm in the evening.

Monday
Sunny, with a high near 55. Calm wind becoming southwest around 5 mph in the morning.

Monday Night
A 20 percent chance of rain after 1am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 38.

Tuesday
Rain likely before 4pm, then rain and snow likely. Cloudy, with a high near 41. Chance of precipitation is 70%.

Tuesday Night
Snow likely before 7pm. Partly cloudy, with a low around 21. Chance of precipitation is 60%.

Wednesday
Sunny, with a high near 41.

Wednesday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 24.

Thursday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 43.

Thursday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 29.

Friday
A 20 percent chance of rain. Mostly sunny, with a high near 45.

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