Atlanta, GA 30318 Weather

This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for north and central Georgia.

Day one

This Afternoon and Tonight:

No hazardous weather is expected at this time.

Days two through seven

Thursday through Tuesday:

No hazardous weather expected through Saturday.

Chances for scattered showers and thunderstorms will return Saturday night into Sunday. No widespread severe weather is anticipated at this time.

Spotter information statement

Spotter activation will not be needed through tonight.

: Afternoon Area Forecast Discussion:

Key messages

- Dry and temperate conditions persist through the end of the work week amid a gradual warming trend.

- Rain chances begin to increase by the weekend, especially by late Saturday into Sunday.

Short term

(This afternoon through Thursday) Issued at 149 PM EDT Wed Oct 28 2026

A strong surface high pressure centered off the Northeast coast will continue to nose heights southward into our area, with a regional high pressure setting up over the Tennessee Valley region for Thursday. Combined with a weak low off the coast of Florida, this will lock in a northeast to east flow and work to funnel a more moist low level profile over the region through the overnight hours. This moisture profile will increase the cloud cover for early thursday morning before lifting in the afternoon. Otherwise, more mid to upper level clouds will stream in on Thursday night as cirrus spills over the building mid-level ridge.

The primary impacts of this will be a continuation of the dry and precipiation-free pattern, with a few more clouds around. Temperatures will run a few degrees above normal today, with highs in the low to upper 70s and lows in the lower to upper 50s, warming a little further for Thursday. Northeast surface winds around 5-10kts will persist through tomorrow will continue out of the northeast around 5-10 mph with occasional low end gusts each afternoon.

Long term

(Friday morning through next Tuesday) Issued at 149 PM EDT Wed Oct 28 2026

Temperatures during the daytime will climb into the low to mid 70s across most of the CWA before we see some low 80s as we go into the weekend as the winds swing around to the south. High pressure begins to break down with the approach of a trough from the west and we'll see the chances of showers and possibly a thunderstorm start to increase late on Saturday evening before sweeping through on Sunday. While the threat of severe weather is marginal, the GFS shows a decent amount of rain on Sunday with values ranging from 1.5-2.5".

On the flip side of that, the Euro keeps rainfall totals at less than half an inch, coming in with a significantly drier solution. Regardless of how it plays out, current drought conditions should minimalize the overall flood threat. Some localized flash flooding will be possible if the GFS gets it right with training storms and in the metro area.

The system will clear out late Sunday, giving us a few more days of clear fall weather. Another round of rain and possibly a thunderstorm will creep it's way back into the forecast towards the middle of next work week.

Aviation

(18Z TAFS) Issued at 123 PM EDT Wed Oct 28 2026

VFR conditions will prevail at all sites this afternoon. Winds will be from the northeast to east around 5-10kts with some gusts up to 18kts through early evening. Scattered to broken Low- VFR/MVFR Ceilings will begin to filter into the area by tomorrow morning down to 2500ft with improvements in the afternoon.

//ATL Confidence: 18Z Update: High confidence on all elements.

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Preliminary point temps/pops

Athens 53 77 50 79 / 0 0 0 0 Atlanta 55 76 54 78 / 0 0 0 0 Blairsville 46 74 46 78 / 0 0 0 0 Cartersville 49 78 47 80 / 0 0 0 0 Columbus 54 80 56 81 / 0 0 0 0 Gainesville 54 75 52 78 / 0 0 0 0 Macon 54 80 54 82 / 0 0 0 0 Rome 45 77 45 80 / 0 0 0 0 Peachtree City 50 77 50 79 / 0 0 0 0 Vidalia 59 81 58 82 / 0 0 0 0

Watches, warnings and advisories

None.