Scattered showers and thunderstorms are expected across north Georgia through the beginning of next week, with locally heavy rainfall remaining the primary weather concern.

Forecasters say a moist air mass remains in place across the region, allowing showers and storms to produce heavy downpours at times. While severe weather is not expected, isolated flash flooding will be possible, especially in locations that received heavier rainfall on Friday or in areas where storms repeatedly move over the same spots.

For today, lingering showers are possible during the morning hours, along with areas of low clouds and patchy fog. Additional showers and embedded thunderstorms are expected to increase again during the late afternoon and evening hours. Cloud cover may limit the overall coverage of thunderstorms, but isolated storms and a few rumbles of thunder remain possible.

Rain chances are expected to shift more toward central and southern Georgia on Sunday as a frontal boundary moves farther south. That should give parts of north and east Georgia a bit of a break from the more widespread rain. Temperatures on Sunday are expected to remain below average, with highs mainly in the low to mid 70s.

The unsettled pattern may continue into the early part of next week, with afternoon thunderstorms possible Monday and Tuesday. The main concern will continue to be locally heavy rainfall rather than severe storms.

Forecasters say a pattern change should begin to take shape by Tuesday and Wednesday, with high pressure helping to bring drier conditions to much of the area by midweek. Rain chances may hold off again until next weekend.