Outside of some high clouds moving in from the west, Northwest Georgia is experiencing a quiet late January morning. Temperatures are in the low 30’s, making it one of the warmest early mornings we’ve seen for most of the month of January. The upper level weather pattern is stable, keeping active storm systems mainly to the north, while a low-pressure system over the Southwest will bring rain by Friday as it moves northeast. Today, winds may gust, and we are looking for a high in the low 60s with sunny skies.

For the long-term forecast from Thursday night through Tuesday, rain is expected to arrive towards the end of the workweek, although there is some uncertainty about the timing. Models suggest that the low-pressure system will quickly move east and bring moisture ahead of a front on Friday. Current predictions indicate total rainfall of half an inch to an inch, with low chances of thunderstorms. The polar jet stream will stay to the north, leading to warm weather in the days following the rain on Friday, with highs in the 60s and lows in the 40s and 50s.

After Friday, rain chances will remain low until mid-next week and the weather will remain warm, with high temperatures in the 60s every day until at least mid-next week.