The Brief
- North Georgia will see a temporary warm-up Tuesday with highs in the 50s, ensuring the incoming cold front brings rain rather than ice or snow.
- Showers will begin in Northwest Georgia around 4 p.m. before moving into metro Atlanta after sunset and continuing through Wednesday morning.
- A more significant warm-up is on the horizon for the weekend, with temperatures expected to reach back into the 60s.
ATLANTA – North Georgia is getting a short break from the deep cold Tuesday, allowing temperatures to climb high enough to keep the next round of precipitation all rain.
Rain moves in tonight
What they’re saying:
“Starting out here on this Tuesday morning, it is naturally cold, but maybe not as cold as it has been,” said FOX 5 Storm Team Meteorologist Joanne Feldman. “The most important part of today’s forecast is that we warm up enough before this cold front arrives so that anything we are tracking over the next 24 hours is purely rain.”
Most of the day will stay dry across metro Atlanta, with rain holding off until sunset or later. Feldman noted that those leaving home this morning likely will not need an umbrella yet, as the steadiness does not move in until later in the evening.…