Unseasonably warm weather will continue across Chattooga County and Northwest Georgia this week as a stalled front lingers across the region, bringing scattered morning showers and the chance for an isolated thunderstorm Tuesday.

Most of the lingering rain associated with overnight storms is expected to move out of Northwest Georgia by early afternoon. Forecasters say severe weather is not expected during the morning activity.

Temperatures will remain well above normal for mid-March, with highs climbing into the upper 70s and lower 80s through midweek as warm, humid air continues flowing north from the Gulf of Mexico. Overnight temperatures will also stay unusually mild, with some areas seeing lows that are 20 to 25 degrees above normal.

The next significant weather change arrives Wednesday night, when a cold front moves toward Northwest Georgia. The Storm Prediction Center currently places the area under a Marginal Risk for severe weather, though the strongest dynamics are expected to remain north and west of the region.

Rainfall totals through the system could exceed one-half inch to 1 inch in parts of Northwest Georgia before the cold front moves through early Thursday.

Behind the front, temperatures will briefly cool closer to seasonal averages Thursday into Friday. In higher elevations, including Lookout Mountain, forecasters say patchy frost or even a light freeze could be possible early Friday morning as cooler air settles into the region.

The cooler air will not last long. Another warming trend is expected this weekend, with temperatures once again climbing into the upper 70s and 80s across Northwest Georgia.