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NWS: Sunny start, then afternoon storm chances Monday across metro Atlanta

Mon, 03 Aug 2026 05:10:00 -0400

ATLANTA — After a wet weekend on the National Weather Service calendars, Monday looks like a classic late-summer split: sun and humidity early, then a renewed shot at afternoon storms.

The NWS point forecast for a location just east-southeast of downtown Atlanta, updated early Aug. 2 and still the operative public grid into Monday, called for Monday to trend mostly sunny with a high near 87°F and a 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms, mainly after 4 p.m. West winds were forecast to increase from light to 5–10 mph in the morning, with gusts as high as 15 mph. Monday night carried the same 30 percent storm chance before 8 p.m., then a low around 71°F under partly cloudy skies.

NWS: 90% chance of showers Saturday as storms target metro Atlanta

Sat, 01 Aug 2026 05:10:00 -0400

ATLANTA — A wet Saturday is the headline out of the National Weather Service office in Peachtree City, with metro Atlanta under a high chance of showers and thunderstorms through the evening and overnight.

The NWS point forecast for a location two miles east-southeast of downtown Atlanta, last updated about 2:26 a.m. EDT Saturday, listed a Saturday high near 86°F and a 90% chance of precipitation. The detailed wording called for showers and thunderstorms before 2 p.m., showers likely with a possible thunderstorm between 2 and 5 p.m., then a chance of additional storms after 5 p.m. New rainfall amounts of a quarter to half an inch were possible during the day.

NWS Atlanta lifts metro Heat Advisory but keeps eastern Georgia warning as afternoon storms roll in Thursday

Thu, 23 Jul 2026 05:40:00 -0400

The National Weather Service office in Peachtree City lifted the metro Atlanta Heat Advisory early Thursday but kept a separate Heat Advisory in effect for parts of eastern Georgia from noon to 8 p.m., with afternoon heat index values forecast to climb to between 105 and 108 across the warned area.

NWS Atlanta said the lingering advisory area will combine high humidity with afternoon highs in the upper 90s to push apparent temperatures well above the actual air temperature. The agency urged residents in the warned counties to drink plenty of fluids, stay in air-conditioned rooms during the afternoon, avoid midday sun, and check on relatives and neighbors.