Northwest Georgia will enjoy cooler temperatures Friday before a warming trend settles in over the weekend, but rain and thunderstorms are expected to return beginning Saturday and continuing into Sunday. Forecasters say another half-inch to two inches of rain could fall across portions of the region through the weekend.

Dry air moving in behind a cold front will keep Friday pleasant with highs mainly in the 70s and low 80s. However, moisture will begin increasing Saturday as a stalled boundary lifts northward, bringing scattered showers back into the area.

The greatest concern for stronger storms currently appears to be south of Northwest Georgia, though forecasters say some storms across central Georgia Saturday night into Sunday morning could become strong. Atmospheric conditions may support isolated severe weather, especially if thunderstorms organize along the advancing front.

Forecast models remain uncertain about exactly where the heaviest rainfall and strongest storms will develop, but periods of showers and thunderstorms are expected across much of north and central Georgia through early next week.

Another round of rain and possible thunderstorms is expected Sunday into Monday as another weather disturbance swings through the Southeast. A cold front is expected to move through Monday, bringing drier and cooler conditions back to the region early next week with highs returning to the 70s and overnight lows dipping into the 40s and 50s.