Georgia Weather Forecast: A Rainy Weekend In Metro Atlanta

ATLANTA, GA — Tropical Storm Nate's path appears to be headed well west of Georgia, but the Peach State will get plenty of rain, and possibly some severe thunderstorms, this weekend anyway.

Starting Saturday, metro Atlanta is in for a few days during which rain and storms are almost a certainty. There will be an 80 percent chance of rain by Saturday night, and that chance will continue all the way through Sunday night.

Forecasters expect it will already be raining when bands of rain and wind from Nate, which could become a hurricane and is expected to strike the Gulf Coast, push their way northeast into north Georgia late Saturday or early Sunday.

The stormy weather is expected to continue all the way into next week. On Monday and Tuesday, there's a 40% chance of rain and thunderstorms, too. (SIGN UP: Get Patch's Daily Newsletter and Real Time News Alerts. Or, if you have an iPhone, download the free Patch app.)

Here's your weekend weather forecast for metro Atlanta, from the National Weather Service:

Friday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 68. East wind around 5 m.p.h.

Saturday: A 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms, mainly after 5 p.m. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 82. East wind 5 to 10 m.p.h. Saturday night, a chance of showers and thunderstorms, then showers and possibly a thunderstorm after 8 p.m. Low around 72. South wind around 10 m.p.h. Chance of precipitation is 80 percent.

Sunday: Showers and possibly a thunderstorm. High near 80. South wind around 10 m.p.h., with gusts as high as 15 m.p.h. Chance of precipitation is 80 percent. Then, showers and possibly a thunderstorm Sunday night. Low around 72. Chance of precipitation is again 80 percent.

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