Northwest Georgia residents can finally look forward to a dry and sunny weekend after enduring a prolonged period of near-daily rainfall and thunderstorms. After a cool morning with temperatures in the mid-50s, the region is poised for a welcome respite. The shift is attributed to a deep mid-to-upper-level trough axis positioned along the Eastern Seaboard, ushering in northwesterly airflow across the Southeast. This weather pattern will bring drier air, with dew points dropping from the 60s to the 50s. Expect high temperatures to hover around or slightly below the average for late May, generally reaching the 80s, excluding mountainous regions. While clear skies are anticipated, a hazy or smoky appearance might be present due to wildfire smoke drifting south from Canada. However, the sunny break won’t last indefinitely. Cloud cover will gradually increase from west to east on Sunday, as a shortwave trough moves southeast across the Lower Mississippi River Valley and Gulf Coast states. This could lead to isolated to widely scattered showers and storms on Sunday afternoon and evening. Looking ahead, dry weather and a warming trend are predicted from Monday to Wednesday. Unfortunately, the oppressive humidity and the possibility of scattered thunderstorms are expected to return during the latter half of next week