Code Orange Alert issued for metro Atlanta area for Friday

A Code Orange Alert has been issued for Thursday by the Georgia Department of Natural Resources for the greater metro Atlanta area because of ozone.

Friday morning weather forecast
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The far-reaching burst of the Canadian wildfires has caused air quality alerts in Georgia, marring an otherwise beautiful sunny day.

Thursday night forecast
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Dry air is set to arrive in Georgia on Friday. However, the FOX 5 Storm Team is tracking the potential for showers and thunderstorms over the weekend. Here's the latest.

Code Orange day for Atlanta Friday
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The air quality index forecast for the metro Atlanta area for Friday is in the Code Orange area or unhealthy for sensitive groups.

Thursday Evening Weather Update
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A very pleasant start to Friday morning with low humidity and milder temps in the upper 50s to low 60s. Sunny and nice thru the afternoon with highs in the low to mid 80s. Changes by Sunday. Here is the breakdown.

Thursday evening forecast
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Mostly cool Thursday evening and Friday will be less humid. However, the FOX 5 Storm Team is tracking the threat of storms over the weekend. Here's the latest.

Thursday evening forecast
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The humidity is expected to drop on Friday, but there might be some showers and thunderstorms on the way this weekend. The latest forecast.

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Thursday afternoon forecast
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Less humid air breezes into north Georgia on Friday, but the FOX 5 Storm Team is tracking the possibility of showers and thunderstorms this weekend.

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A Code Orange Alert has been issued for Thursday by the Georgia Department of Natural Resources for the greater metro Atlanta area for Thursday because of the drifting smoke from the Canadian wildfires.

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Over 100 million in eastern US warned of 'unhealthy' air as Canadian wildfire smoke spreads south, west

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Thursday morning weather forecast
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Our skies could look a little hazy due to the massive Canadian wildfires causing smoke to cover the northeast.