Forecast Details for Atlanta, GA

Recent Locations: Atlanta, GA

Today: Sunny, with a high near 72. West wind 5 to 10 mph, with gusts as high as 15 mph.

Tonight: Mostly clear, with a low around 52. West wind around 5 mph becoming calm in the evening.

Tuesday: Sunny, with a high near 78. Light west wind increasing to 5 to 10 mph in the morning.

Tuesday Night: A 20 percent chance of showers after 2am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 59. Northwest wind around 5 mph becoming calm in the evening.

Wednesday: Showers likely, mainly between 8am and 2pm. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 69. North wind around 5 mph becoming east in the afternoon. Chance of precipitation is 60%.

Wednesday Night: A chance of showers, with thunderstorms also possible after 2am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 59. Chance of precipitation is 50%.

Thursday: A chance of showers and thunderstorms before 8am, then a chance of showers between 8am and 2pm, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms after 2pm. Partly sunny, with a high near 78. Chance of precipitation is 50%.

Thursday Night: Showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm before 2am, then a chance of showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 61. Chance of precipitation is 60%.

Friday: Showers likely, mainly after 2pm. Partly sunny, with a high near 77. Chance of precipitation is 70%.

Friday Night: Showers likely, mainly before 8pm. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 57. Chance of precipitation is 60%.

Saturday: A 50 percent chance of showers. Partly sunny, with a high near 73.

Saturday Night: A 40 percent chance of showers. Partly cloudy, with a low around 55.

Sunday: A 40 percent chance of showers. Mostly sunny, with a high near 73.

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Weather Topic: What is Rain?

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Rain Next Topic: Shelf Clouds

Precipitation in the form of water droplets is called rain. Rain generally has a tendency to fall with less intensity over a greater period of time, and when rainfall is more severe it is usually less sustained.

Rain is the most common form of precipitation and happens with greater frequency depending on the season and regional influences. Cities have been shown to have an observable effect on rainfall, due to an effect called the urban heat island. Compared to upwind, monthly rainfall between twenty and forty miles downwind of cities is 30% greater.

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Weather Topic: What is Sleet?

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Sleet Next Topic: Snow

Sleet is a form of precipitation in which small ice pellets are the primary components. These ice pellets are smaller and more translucent than hailstones, and harder than graupel. Sleet is caused by specific atmospheric conditions and therefore typically doesn't last for extended periods of time.

The condition which leads to sleet formation requires a warmer body of air to be wedged in between two sub-freezing bodies of air. When snow falls through a warmer layer of air it melts, and as it falls through the next sub-freezing body of air it freezes again, forming ice pellets known as sleet. In some cases, water droplets don't have time to freeze before reaching the surface and the result is freezing rain.

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