Georgia Weather: Christmas And Weekend Forecast

ATLANTA, GA — It won't be a white Christmas in metro Atlanta. In fact, it looks like it will be a sunny and mild one. But we've got some soggy days to get through before the big day arrives on Monday.

The Atlanta area is in for a rainy Saturday, so keep that in mind if you're going to be traveling for the holiday. After a 30 percent chance of rain Friday and into Friday night, we're looking at a 90 percent chance of showers — and possibly a thunderstorm — after noon on Saturday.

The good news is that skies are expected to clear up by Christmas Eve on Sunday and, by Monday, we're looking at a pleasant winter day in Georgia, with sunny skies and a high temperature around 47 degrees. That's not horribly cold, but just nippy enough to let you break out your favorite ugly Christmas sweater.

It will be warmer through the weekend, with a high of 68 expected on Saturday and 55 on Sunday. It's really going to start cooling off Sunday night, when the low is expected to dip to 33 degrees, and we could get a freeze Christmas night, with the low temperature forecast to be 32.

Here's a look at your weekend and Christmas weather forecast for metro Atlanta, from the National Weather Service:

Friday: Patchy drizzle with a slight chance of rain between noon and 1 p.m., then a slight chance of rain after 1 p.m. Cloudy, with a high near 59. Chance of precipitation is 20 percent. Friday night, a 30 percent chance of rain, mainly after 3 a.m. Patchy dense fog between 8 p.m. and 1 a.m. Otherwise, cloudy, with a low around 58.

Saturday: Rain likely, then rain and possibly a thunderstorm after noon. High near 68. South wind 10-15 m.p.h., with gusts as high as 25 m.p.h. Chance of precipitation is 90 percent and new rainfall amounts are expected between a tenth and quarter of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms. Another chance of rain before 7 p.m., then a slight chance of showers between 7 p.m. and 1 a.m. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 45.

Christmas Eve: Mostly sunny, with a high near 55. Partly cloudy Sunday night, with a low around 33.

Christmas Day: Sunny, with a high near 47. Partly cloudy on Monday night, with a low around 32.

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