Georgia Weather Forecast: Slight Tornado Chance From TS Gordon

ATLANTA, GA — Metro Atlanta likely won't get much impact from Tropical Storm Gordon, which rolled past Florida early Monday and is headed toward the Gulf Coast, where it may hit as a hurricane. But parts of Georgia may not be so lucky.

According to the National Weather Service, there is "slight tornado potential" in parts of southwest and west-central Georgia on Monday afternoon and evening if outer bands from the storm move through the area. That possibility remained low Monday morning, but the NWS said it is monitoring the storm.

Meanwhile, the forecast in metro Atlanta remained relatively dry. There's a 20-30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms though most of this shortened work week. Any rain we do get Tuesday through Thursday is most likely in the afternoon and evening, the weather service says.

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We'll be looking at high temperatures in the upper 80s through the weekend, except for Friday when we could get all the way up to 90. Overnight, lows will be dropping down into the low 70s, the lowest coming on Friday when it could get down to exactly 70 degrees.

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

Tuesday: A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms after 3 p.m. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 88. East wind 5-10 m.p.h., with gusts as high as 20 m.p.h. Tuesday night, a 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms before 11 p.m. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 73. East wind around 5 m.p.h.

Wednesday: A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms after 2 p.m. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 89. East wind 5-10 m.p.h. A 10 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms before 8 p.m. Wednesday night. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 72. East wind around 5 m.p.h.

Thursday: A 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms, mainly after 2 p.m. Partly sunny, with a high near 89. East wind 5-10 m.p.h. Thursday night, a 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms before 8 p.m. Partly cloudy, with a low around 71.

Friday: A 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly sunny, with a high near 90. Partly cloudy Friday night, with a low around 70.