Residents across Chattooga County and Northwest Georgia are waking up to rounds of showers and a few embedded thunderstorms early Thursday, but conditions are expected to steadily improve as the day goes on.

Forecasters say the morning rain will taper off by late morning, leading to mostly dry and mild conditions this afternoon. While a stray shower or storm can’t be ruled out in parts of the region, much of Northwest Georgia should see a break from the wet weather with highs reaching the mid-70s to near 80 degrees.

The unsettled pattern isn’t over just yet. Additional rounds of light showers—and a few isolated thunderstorms—remain possible Friday and into Saturday as a stalled front lingers to the south. Rainfall amounts through Friday are expected to stay relatively light.

Looking ahead to the weekend, a more widespread and steady rain is expected to move in Friday night into Saturday. While totals in Northwest Georgia will generally range from about a half-inch to an inch, the rain will bring cooler temperatures, with daytime highs struggling to get out of the 60s on Saturday.

By Sunday, drier air returns, bringing cooler mornings in the 40s and a gradual warming trend into early next week.

Overall, it’s a typical spring pattern for the region—periods of rain, brief dry breaks, and temperatures hovering near seasonal norms before a cooler weekend settles in.