Election Day weather: North Georgia stays mostly dry – FOX 5 Atlanta

Election Day weather: North Georgia stays mostly dry  FOX 5 Atlanta

Voters across North Georgia can expect pleasant, mild conditions when casting ballots Tuesday before a stronger storm system arrives at midweek. Polling locations will see good conditions from opening to closing across metro Atlanta on Tuesday. Morning voters will experience temperatures starting near 59 degrees at 7 a.m. before climbing to 68 degrees by noon.Afternoon readings will peak at 72 degrees around 3 p.m. and 4 p.m. under mostly cloudy skies with occasional sunshine. Evening temperatures will hold steady at 70 degrees from 6 p.m. through 8 p.m.A few stray raindrops remain possible Tuesday afternoon, but forecasters do not expect any disruptive rainfall for voters standing in line. The FOX 5 Storm Team is monitoring the exact timing and strength of a much larger midweek disturbance that arrives late Wednesday into Thursday.

That incoming system is projected to drop between 1 and 2 inches of rain, with the potential storm threat still being evaluated. Temperatures across North Georgia will run above the seasonal early November average of 69 degrees for most of the week.Drier conditions and calmer weather are forecast to return across the region by next weekend once the midweek storm front departs.Rain totals remained light across North Georgia on Sunday, offering slight relief to lingering dry conditions. Most of the Atlanta area received trace amounts to under a