Gusty winds sweep North Georgia as temperatures briefly drop

The Brief

  • A cold front brings strong northwest winds and a brief cooldown to metro Atlanta.
  • Temperatures surge again midweek, running fifteen to twenty degrees above normal.
  • Rain chances increase Friday night into Saturday with several days of hit-or-miss showers possible.

ATLANTA A breezy cold front sliding through metro Atlanta is bringing a quick drop in temperatures before another warm stretch builds later this week.

What they’re saying:

FOX 5 Storm Team meteorologist Alex Forbes said the front has already moved across the city and is “throttling the high temperatures a bit for the afternoon” as winds shift out of the northwest. Gusts across north Georgia jumped into the 20 to 25 mph range, with isolated stronger spikes.

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