Atlanta ends dry spell with light weekend rain, mild Election Day ahead
The gist
Atlanta and North Georgia got light rain and 25 mph gusts Sunday, mostly under a quarter inch.
A wetter midweek system is next, with 1-2 inches projected late Wednesday into Thursday.
How it unfolded
- Oct 27, 2026Atlanta News First forecast a dry week with lows in the 40s and highs in the 70s, and a cloudy Halloween with a slight chance of late showers mainly in west Georgia.
- Oct 30, 2026FOX 5 forecast a Saturday high near 70 with no daytime rain for the Georgia-Florida game, and the National Weather Service office in Atlanta flagged rain arriving late Saturday into Sunday.
- Oct 31, 2026Metro Atlanta's trick-or-treat forecast trended drier, with a 20% rain chance and temperatures falling from the 70s into the 60s.