Front Stalls Over Atlanta, Bringing Welcome Rain
This weekend’s rain (2/3 of an inch measured here) is the result of a relatively unusual July weather phenomenon — a cold front, which is currently stalled over Gwinnett County. To our northwest, as close as Rome, dewpoints have dropped into the 50s where the front has passed. From Atlanta south, they remain in the 70s, making Sunday’s weather unpleasant, even with temperatures 10 degrees cooler than on Saturday.
The frontal boundary is going to stick around through the early part of the week, and then move back north as the Bermuda High tries to return to its usual place of dominance for North Georgia Weather. That gives us at least some chance of thundershowers throughout the week. A better than normal chance of rain for the next two weeks means that we’ll see seasonably normal temperatures through the period, with highs around 90.
Meanwhile, a heat wave that started out by giving extra warm temperatures in the Pacific Northwest will grow to cover much of the West and Plains states through the end of the week. In the west, Hurricane Daniel is likely to cause problems in Hawaii, while Tropical Storm (soon to become hurricane) Emilia will bring rain to Southern California. On the Atlantic side, a low pressure system in the Gulf of Mexico may show signs of tropical storm formation, but otherwise, things are quiet.
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