Storms Loom After Fire Danger In GA: Latest Forecast

More thunderstorms are on the way in Georgia, starting Wednesday night when showers will roll into the Peach State, weather officials say.

The National Weather Service on Monday predicted isolated to scattered thunderstorms in north and central Georgia.

The rain will first begin with showers and isolated thunder overnight Wednesday into Thursday, NWS meteorologist Vaughn Smith told Patch on Tuesday.

An updated NWS graphic shows the showers and storms arriving around or after midnight Thursday.

Rain will continue to fall through Friday, clearing out in metro Atlanta by Saturday.

No severe weather is expected, but Smith surmised the downpour will linger through Saturday in areas south of Macon.

But before the rain comes, weather officials have put metro Atlanta and surrounding towns on notice about fire danger risks Tuesday due to dry and windy conditions. An alert warning residents to not burn outdoors will remain active until 7 p.m. Tuesday.

Relative humidity levels were less than 25 percent, and southwest winds blew at 3-9 mph, according to a special weather statement from the NWS.

Moisture ahead of a frontal boundary will limit the risks of fire danger Wednesday, Smith said.

After recent below-freezing temperatures, metro Atlanta will warm into the high 60s by Saturday.

Here is the National Weather Service's Tuesday afternoon forecast for metro Atlanta:

This Afternoon: Sunny, with a high near 53. Southwest wind around 5 mph.

Tonight: Partly cloudy, with a low around 37. Southwest wind 5-10 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.

Wednesday: Partly sunny, with a high near 61. Southwest wind 10-15 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph.

Wednesday Night: A 40 percent chance of showers after 1 a.m. Cloudy, with a low around 53. Southwest wind 5-10 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.

Thursday: Showers. High near 65. Southwest wind 10-15 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph. Chance of precipitation is 80 percent.

Thursday Night: Showers and possibly a thunderstorm before 1 a.m., then showers likely. Low around 53. Chance of precipitation is 80 percent.

Friday: A 30 percent chance of showers before 1 p.m. Partly sunny, with a high near 67.

Friday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 48.

Saturday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 68.

Saturday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 48.

Sunday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 72.

Sunday Night: A 20 percent chance of showers. Partly cloudy, with a low around 49.

Monday: A 20 percent chance of showers. Mostly sunny, with a high near 68.