Residents across Chattooga County and Northwest Georgia should prepare for a soggy and stormy Memorial Day weekend as an unsettled weather pattern continues through the coming week. Forecasters say widespread showers and thunderstorms are expected daily, with the potential for locally heavy rainfall, isolated flash flooding, and a few strong to severe storms.

Deep Gulf moisture moving into the region will keep humidity levels high and fuel repeated rounds of rain and thunderstorms each afternoon and evening. Some storms could produce damaging wind gusts, while torrential downpours may quickly lead to localized flooding issues, especially in low-lying and poor drainage areas.

Sunday’s forecast looks very similar to today, with another round of scattered to widespread thunderstorms developing during the heat of the day. Officials urge anyone with outdoor holiday plans to remain weather aware and have multiple ways to receive warnings.

Looking ahead into next week, forecasters expect the wet pattern to persist with additional rounds of afternoon and evening storms. Some areas of North Georgia could receive more than five inches of rain over the next several days, although rainfall totals will vary significantly from place to place depending on thunderstorm activity.

Temperatures are expected to remain seasonably warm, generally in the 80s with occasional breaks in the rain.