Northwest Georgia residents should prepare for several more rounds of showers and thunderstorms through Monday as an unsettled weather pattern lingers across the region. Forecast confidence remains low regarding exact timing and storm intensity, but forecasters say periods of rain and thunderstorms are expected through the weekend and into the start of the new week.

The National Weather Service says a stalled cold front along the Gulf Coast is helping fuel the wet pattern, while several upper-level disturbances continue moving across the Southeast. Some storms could become strong at times, especially late Saturday into Sunday afternoon.

Forecasters say rainfall coverage and storm development will largely depend on how moisture moves northward into Georgia and how earlier rounds of rain impact atmospheric conditions later in the weekend. Because of those variables, confidence in the exact forecast remains uncertain.

Sunday could bring another round of isolated to scattered thunderstorms, particularly during the afternoon and evening hours if enough daytime heating develops. A few storms may become strong.

A stronger cold front is expected to move through Georgia on Monday, bringing another chance of rain and thunderstorms before cooler and drier air arrives early next week.

After the front passes, temperatures are expected to cool noticeably by Tuesday morning, with lows dropping into the 40s and 50s across portions of North Georgia. Afternoon highs next week should remain mainly in the 70s before gradual warming returns later in the week.