Now that the latest round of stormy weather in our area is history, what’s next? Well, would you believe record-breaking high temperatures, or the possibility of them. We’ll get to that in a moment. But first, a look back at the weekend storms that stretched into Monday.
Thunderstorm watches and warnings were pretty common over parts of north Georgia during the day Monday and stretching into the evening in some places.
Rainfall at the Gainesville airport didn’t amount to much over the past three days – just about a quarter-of-an-inch. The strongest wind daytime gust recorded at the airport was 36 mph between 1:00 and 2:00 p.m. And as late as the 10:00 hour Monday night a gust of 21 mph was noted.
And another round of storms is possible across parts of north and central Georgia from Wednesday through Friday. So, what's this about record highs this week? Forecasters says temperatures Wednesday through the weekend will be "well above normal" with highs reaching near record levels. The weather service says Thursday-Saturday should be the warmest days of the week. Here's the latest 7-day outlook for the Gainesville area from the weather service: Tuesday Sunny, with a high near 74. Northwest wind around 5 mph becoming east in the morning. Tuesday Night Mostly clear, with a low around 54. East wind 5 to 10 mph. Wednesday A 30 percent chance of showers after 2pm. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 73. East wind around 10 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph. Wednesday Night A chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 64. Southeast wind 5 to 10 mph, with gusts as high as 15 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%. Thursday A slight chance of showers before 8am, then a slight chance of showers and thunderstorms after 2pm. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 84. Chance of precipitation is 20%. Thursday Night A 10 percent chance of showers before 8pm. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 63. Friday Partly sunny, with a high near 87. Friday Night Mostly cloudy, with a low around 65. Saturday Mostly sunny, with a high near 87. Saturday Nigh tA 30 percent chance of showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 65. Sunday Showers and thunderstorms likely. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 76. Chance of precipitation is 70%. Sunday Night A 40 percent chance of showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 48. Monday A 20 percent chance of showers. Mostly sunny, with a high near 64.
