A Windy Friday Opens The Door to a Perfect Fall Weekend

PEACHTREE CITY, GA — Metro Atlanta woke up to strong winds and clouds Friday morning, but those winds are bringing in what looks to be a perfect fall weekend in the area.

A wind advisory is in effect until 6 pm Friday, according to the National Weather Service. Friday's forecast is for mostly clear skies with a high around 66, then falling temperatures into the overnight hours into the mid 40s, with clear skies.

From Saturday through Monday, forecasts call for clear skies with a high on Saturday of around 64, an overnight low of 45, and a high of 74 on Saturday. Lows on Sunday night will be around 52. Clear skies and a high of 78 will bring in the last work week of October.

On Thursday, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration released its latest winter outlook, which said the Southern U.S. will likely be wet and dry during the coming season.

NOAA is basing its predictions on the strong chance of La Niña, a climate pattern caused by cooling waters in the Pacific Ocean, beginning in the late fall and persisting into the winter.

The NOAA's outlook doesn't try to predict exactly when and where it will snow or rain — as forecasts by publications such as The Farmers' Almanac tend to do. Rather, NOAA issues what it feels are the chances that the winter will be colder or wetter than usual.

The southern United States has a 33 percent to 60 percent chance of the weather being warmer than usual, along with parts of northern New England.

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