
Residents across Chattooga County and Northwest Georgia can look forward to a noticeably more comfortable weekend as drier air moves into the region, bringing plenty of sunshine, lower humidity and cooler nighttime temperatures.

Residents across Chattooga County and Northwest Georgia can look forward to a noticeably more comfortable weekend as drier air moves into the region, bringing plenty of sunshine, lower humidity and cooler nighttime temperatures.

Northwest Georgia will get through one more hot and humid day Friday before a front brings noticeably drier and somewhat more comfortable weather for the weekend.

Hot and humid weather will take center stage across Chattooga County and Northwest Georgia Thursday, August 20, with the National Weather Service also watching for the possibility of strong to severe thunderstorms later in the day and overnight.

A stretch of somewhat drier air will make the mid-August heat a little more tolerable across Chattooga County and Northwest Georgia today, but temperatures will remain firmly in the 90s before rain and thunderstorm chances begin increasing later this week.

Dangerous heat will remain the biggest weather concern across Northwest Georgia today, but forecasters are also watching the potential for strong to severe thunderstorms to move into North Georgia later Monday evening.

The summer heat will continue to intensify across Chattooga County and Northwest Georgia over the coming days, while scattered thunderstorms could bring gusty winds and locally heavy rainfall to parts of the region.

Hot, humid summertime weather will remain firmly in place across Northwest Georgia this week, with scattered thunderstorms and increasingly dangerous heat becoming the primary weather concerns.

Hot and humid summertime weather continues across Northwest Georgia today, with temperatures climbing into the lower 90s and scattered thunderstorms developing during the afternoon. A few storms across far North Georgia could become strong enough to produce damaging wind gusts.

A familiar summertime pattern will continue across Chattooga County and Northwest Georgia this weekend, with hot and humid afternoons accompanied by scattered showers and thunderstorms.

Another hot and humid August afternoon is ahead across Chattooga County and Northwest Georgia, with scattered showers and thunderstorms expected to develop as temperatures climb.