Weather

High humidity pushed evening heat indices into the 80s across north Georgia as brief showers moved through Mableton and Buckhead.

High humidity pushed heat indexes into the 90s across north Georgia as a cold front moved south.

Heat and humidity are here through Labor Day weekend. 

Heat and humidity are here through Labor Day weekend. 

North Georgia weather forecasts show temperatures remaining in the 70s tonight before heat indexes climb back toward the triple digits over the coming days. Isolated rain cells continue moving through parts of the region overnight.

Afternoon temperatures hit 93 degrees before rain-cooled air brought relief. Athens dropped to 70 degrees while Carrollton and Rome stayed in the 90s.

A Level 1 severe weather threat bringing damaging winds, localized heavy downpours, and hail to North Georgia. Rain showers clear out on Saturday, giving way to a much drier and warmer trend for the weekend with temperatures climbing into the mid-90s next week.

Friday afternoon is quickly heating up and the humidity is on the rise. Chance of thunderstorms in metro Atlanta between 2 and 4 p.m. Chances will decrease through the evening. 

Today's highs are expected to be in the high 80s for the most part in metro Atlanta and North Georgia. There is a 30% chance of rain this afternoon and evening. 

A muggy evening in North Georgia brings humid temperatures in the 70s and isolated light showers. There is a potential for severe storms carrying damaging winds and heavy downpours on Friday ahead of a dry, warmer trend taking over the weekend.

A stationary line of heavy storms is dropping consistent rainfall over Lake Oconee, Eatonton and Macon. High humidity pushes heat indices up to 95 degrees in Rome while rain-cooled air brings relief to surrounding communities.

Heavy rain is expected to drop up to 3 inches across Douglas County and Villa Rica. The rain cooled temperatures into the upper 80s across northern Georgia, ending a weeks-long heat wave.

Rain has started falling in the metro Atlanta area. There may be a bit of a lull, but more rain is expected later today. Temps are currently in the mid 70s and will rise to the high 80s. 

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.

Rain-cooled air is dropping temperatures to 70 degrees in Griffin while downtown Atlanta sits at 75 degrees. A level one severe weather threat on Friday carries risks of 60 mile per hour wind gusts and localized flooding