The Brief
- Scattered showers and thunderstorms are expected Thursday and Friday, with the best rain chances of the next several days.
- A few storms Friday afternoon could produce damaging wind gusts.
- Rain chances fall to about 20% this weekend, but temperatures are expected to remain above average heading into September.
ATLANTA – Georgia is getting another dose of summer weather as scattered storms return, humidity climbs and temperatures remain above average heading into the final weekend of August.
What we know:
Rain was already falling across portions of west and north Georgia early Thursday morning, including heavy rain in Heard County. Metro Atlanta started the day mostly dry, warm and humid with temperatures in the 70s.…