Rainy Weather Ahead
It may not be a tropical storm, but Georgia is going to have its best chance for significant rainfall on Tuesday and Wednesday as a low pressure system brings tropical moisture up from the Gulf coast. There could be over two inches of rain in some parts of central Georgia:
Unlike the storms we’ve had recently, this front is approaching from the southwest, and is going to be fairly slow moving–more typical of what Georgia sees in the winter rather then the summer. The big question is how far north the bulk of the rain is going to go. Forecasters with the weather service are predicting most of the rain will stay south of and along the I-85 corridor, but the models are varying somewhat in how far north the front will go before it gets stalled. I’m hoping for a good soaking, since most of the recent rain has been north of I-85, and my part of Gwinnett has seen little to no rain in the last two weeks.
While the rain will be welcome, I’m going to miss the delightful weather we’ve had over the weekend. With dew points down around 50 degrees, nighttime temperatures have dropped, and even the daytime is bearable, especially compared to last year, when we were at the end of the first week of temperatures in the upper 90s to low 100s. With the change in the weather tomorrow, we’re going to enter a more typical summertime weather pattern, with a decent chance of rain from thunderstorms for the next week or so.
Next week could also bring increased chances of increased tropical activity. While the storms so far this year have had no effect on Georgia’s weather two low pressure systems that are likely to develop into tropical storms later this week are more likely to affect Florida and possibly Georgia as well. Stay tuned.
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