Labor Day Weekend Stays Humid: Relief Later This Week
The hoped for cooler temperatures and lower humidity forecast for Labor Day weekend never really happened. Various parts of Gwinnett saw showers both Saturday and Sunday, although so far Labor Day itself remains dry, despite a 40% chance of rain. Two powerful upper level lows — one over the Midwest, and the other over the northeast — combined to keep tropical air in the Atlanta area over the weekend.
The good news is that by Tuesday evening, the surface front associated with the lows, which has been planted over north Georgia, will move further south, and allow dryer, cooler air into the area. By Wednesday evening, we could see overnight lows in the 50s, which would be the first time temperatures dropped that low since back on June 7th. The pleasant weather will last most of the week, and possibly into the weekend, before another wave of rain comes in. In fact, the long range forecast from the 10th through the 16th calls for below normal temperatures, and below normal rainfall.
What could change that, though, is Tropical Depression Six, which formed yesterday in the Atlantic. It’s off to a somewhat slow start, with winds not going much above 35 MPH. However, the depression could become a topical storm by tomorrow, and a hurricane by Friday. Depending on its path, it could be causing problems somewhere along the east coast by this time next week.
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