Georgia Weather Forecast: When Will Weekend Storms Hit?

ATLANTA, GA — Another weekend, another round of thunderstorms set to pummel metro Atlanta.

In a hazardous weather outlook, the National Weather Service said Friday morning that yet another storm front is due to hit north and central Georgia later in the day, bringing an increased chance of thunderstorms. Storms over Tennessee were expected to move into north Georgia by late morning, then strengthen and expand into the afternoon.

Damaging winds and large hail were likely, the NWS said, especially in the afternoon.

If there's any good news, it's that Friday's storms will be relatively quick moving, meaning that flooding won't be too great of a concern — although the areas hardest hit by recent storms could still be soggy enough for there to be problems.

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Yet another strong system will sweep through the metro area late Saturday night into Sunday morning, again bringing the chance of damaging winds and hail. The stormy days are expected to get calmer by early next week.

When it's not raining, the weather is going to really start feeling like summer. While the rain may keep things a shade cooler than they'd be otherwise, there's a chance we'll break 90 degrees over the weekend — with forecast highs of 88 on Friday, 89 on Saturday and 88 again on Sunday.

Here's your weekend weather forecast for metro Atlanta, from the National Weather Service:

Friday: A 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms, mainly after noon. Partly sunny, with a high near 88. Light northwest wind becoming west 5010 m.p.h. in the morning. Friday night, a 50 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 71. West wind 5-10 m.p.h. New rainfall amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.

Saturday: A 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly sunny, with a high near 89. Northwest wind 5-10 m.p.h. A 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms again Saturday night, mainly before 9 p.m. Mostly clear, with a low around 73. Northwest wind 5-10 m.p.h.

Sunday: A 50 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms after 9 a.m. Mostly sunny, with a high near 88. West wind 5-10 m.p.h., with gusts as high as 15 m.p.h. Sunday night, a 50 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms, mainly before 9 p.m. Partly cloudy, with a low around 66.