2016–2017 Weather Forecast
ATLANTA — We are finally into December and the colder, more seasonable air has finally made its way into the Metro ATL region. Summer was prolonged into almost the middle part of November this year, with temps breaking records and some even nearing mid-90s threshold for record highs.
The holidays are approaching quicker than you think, which means its time to figure out what kind of weather we need to be preparing for. Here is the forecast as to how this holiday season will turn out.
December 15–16: Cloudy with spotty showers, becoming cooler. (Avg. 46/32F)
Thurs. Dec. 15 — Cooler with sunshine and patchy clouds. Clear to partly cloudy and cold in the evening. 45/26F
Fri. Dec. 16 — Mostly sunny and chilly. Mostly cloudy with on-and-off rain and drizzle overnight. 46/38F
December 17–22: Sunny, warm. (Avg. 56/44F)
Sat. Dec. 17 — Rain and drizzle in the morning; otherwise, breezy and warmer with low clouds. Mostly cloudy and mild with a shower overnight. 64/61F
Sun. Dec. 18 (Fourth Sunday of Advent) — Mostly cloudy and breezy with occasional rain and a thunderstorm; mild in the afternoon. Cooler overnight; an evening shower in spots followed by occasional rain and drizzle late. 66/45F
Mon. Dec. 19 — Cloudy and cooler with a little rain. Rain and drizzle overnight. 50/42F
Tues. Dec. 20 — Cloudy, chance of a little rain. Low clouds and becoming rainy. 48/40F
Wed. Dec. 21 — Cloudy, chance of a little rain in the afternoon. Cloudy with a shower in places overnight. 53/41F
Thurs. Dec. 22 — Mostly cloudy and warmer with rain possible. Clear overnight. 62/45F
December 23–29: Showers, mild. (Avg. 58/41F)
Fri. Dec. 23 — Sunshine. Clear for the evening. 54/43F
Christmas Eve, Sat. Dec. 24 — Mostly sunny. Patchy clouds overnight. 58/45F
Christmas Day, Sun. Dec. 25 (The Nativity of The Lord)— Intervals of clouds and sunshine. Considerable cloudiness with a little rain in the evening. 66/43F
Mon. Dec. 26 — Cloudy and colder. Cloudy overnight. 55/34F
Tues. Dec. 27 —Mostly cloudy. Cloudy overnight; a couple of showers in the evening followed by a little rain late. 57/41F
Wed. Dec. 28 — Rain. Periods of rain overnight. 60/40F
Thurs. Dec. 29 — Mostly sunny. Increasing cloudiness overnight. 57/38F
December 30–31: Sunny, cold. (Avg. 53/37F)
Fri. Dec. 30 — Rain. Mostly cloudy with rain ending in the evening, then a leftover shower. 56/35F
New Years Eve, Sat. Dec. 31 — Periods of sun and clouds. Partly cloudy for the evening. 50/38F
January 1–7: Showers, mild. (Avg. 55/37F)
New Years Day, Sun. Jan. 1, 2017 — Sunshine. Mainly clear overnight. 54/35F
Mon. Jan. 2 — Considerable clouds. Becoming clear overnight. 51/31F
Tues. Jan. 3 — Turning out cloudy. Mostly cloudy overnight. 49/33F
Wed. Jan. 4 — A morning shower in spots followed by a little rain in the afternoon. Mainly cloudy with a little rain overnight. 55/41F
Thurs. Jan. 5 — Considerable cloudiness; a little morning rain followed by a shower in spots in the afternoon. Rather cloudy with a couple of showers for the evening. 59/43F
Fri. Jan. 6 —A couple showers in the morning; otherwise, periods of clouds and sun. Partly cloudy overnight. 60/39F
Sat. Jan. 7 — Cloudy; a shower in spots in the morning followed by a little rain in the afternoon. Rain overnight. 58/36F
January 8–13: Sunny; cold, then mild.
Sun. Jan. 8 — Mostly sunny and colder. Clear and cold overnight. 51/21F
Mon. Jan. 9 — Partly sunny and cold. Partly cloudy and cold overnight. 41/24F
Tues. Jan. 10 — Mostly sunny. Increasing cloudiness overnight. 44/32F
Wed. Jan. 11 — Plenty of clouds with a touch of rain. Partly cloudy overnight. 49/31F
Thurs. Jan. 12 — Mostly sunny. Clear overnight. 55/30F
Fri. Jan. 13 — Mostly sunny. Partly cloudy overnight. 51/39F
January 14–21: A few showers, mild.
Sat. Jan. 14 — Occasional Rain. Rain overnight. 55/41F
Sun. Jan. 15 — Considerable cloudiness with showers and thunderstorms; windy. Windy with occasional rain overnight. 59/31F
Mon. Jan. 16 — Mostly sunny. Clear overnight. 63/29F
Tues. Jan. 17 — Partly sunny and colder. Rain overnight. 49/28F
Wed. Jan. 18 — Rain and sleet in the morning; windy in the afternoon with a couple of showers. Mainly clear overnight. 61/34F
Thurs. Jan. 19 — Sunny. Mainly clear overnight. 55/39F
Fri. Jan. 20 — Overcast with a bit of rain. Periods of rain overnight. 54/38F
Sat. Jan. 21 — Plenty of clouds with a shower in the area. Windy with periods of rain overnight. 62/27F
January 22–27: Showers, some ice and wet snow inland; cold.
Sun. Jan. 22 — Considerable clouds; rain and sleet in the morning followed by a little rain in the afternoon. Mostly cloudy overnight. 61/29F
Mon. Jan. 23 — Mostly sunny and colder. Clear overnight. 48/36F
Tues. Jan. 24 —Mostly sunny. Mainly cloudy with a bit of rain overnight. 53/40F
Wed. Jan. 25 — Considerable cloudiness with a stray shower. Considerable cloudiness with a bit of rain overnight. 56/42F
Thurs. Jan. 26 — Rain. Mostly cloudy overnight. 61/44F
Fri. Jan. 27 — Mostly cloudy with a shower. Overcast with showers overnight. 65/41F
Jan 28–31: Sunny.
Sat. Jan. 28 — Cloudy with occasional rain and a thunderstorm. Mostly cloudy with spotty showers overnight. 64/39F
Sun. Jan. 29 —Mostly cloudy with a bit of rain. Mostly cloudy overnight. 58/38F
Mon. Jan. 30 — Mostly sunny. Clear and colder overnight. 60/25F
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Tues. Jan. 31 — Sunshine. Clear and cold overnight. 61/25F
February 1–3: Brisk to unseasonably cold; freezing temperatures to all the way south into Florida.
Wed. Feb. 1 — Colder with sunshine. Mainly clear overnight. 48/29F
Thurs. Feb. 2 — Mostly sunny. Clear overnight. 51/33F
Fri. Feb. 3 — Sunshine. Clear overnight. 53/32F
February 4–7: Milder days/cool nights.
Sat. Feb. 4 — Abundant sunshine. Clear to partly cloudy and cold overnight. 48/29F
Sun. Feb. 5 — Intervals of clouds and sunshine. Partly cloudy overnight. 48/29F
Mon. Feb. 6 — Cloudy. Cloudy and cold overnight. 54/28F
Tues. Feb. 7 — Rain, some ice mixed in early on. Cloudy with a bit of rain overnight. 55/31F
February 8–11: Fair and very cold again.
Wed. Feb. 8 — Partly sunny and windy. Areas of low clouds and windy overnight. 58/41F
Thurs. Feb. 9 — Partly sunny and windy. Clear overnight. 62/42F
Fri. Feb. 10 — Sunshine. Increasing cloudiness overnight. 63/40F
Sat. Feb. 11 — Mostly cloudy. Partly cloudy overnight. 59/39F
February 12–15: Wet weather, followed by fair skies and milder temperatures.
Sun. Feb. 12 — Clouds breaking for some sun and colder. Mainly clear overnight. 50/35F
Mon. Feb. 13 — Mostly sunny. Mostly clear and cold overnight. 51/29F
Tues. Feb. 14 — Periods of rain and freezing rain. Clear to partly cloudy and cold overnight. 50/30F
Wed. Feb. 15 — Mostly sunny. Clear to partly cloudy and cold overnight. 51/28F
February 16–19: Very cold with a small, but intense storm developing near the Virginia Capes, delivering a heavy snowstorm with strong winds for eastern Tennessee, western North Carolina, West Virginia, and Virginia, then turning fair. Showers farther south.
Thurs. Feb. 16 — Mostly sunny. Partly cloudy overnight. 50/31F
Fri. Feb. 17 — Periods of clouds and sun. Mainly clear overnight. 53/37F
Sat. Feb. 18 — Partly sunny. Partly cloudy overnight. 58/44F
Sun. Feb. 19 — Mostly cloudy. Periods of rain overnight. 63/43F
February 20–23: Mostly fair skies.
Mon. Feb. 20 — Overcast with a little rain. Partly cloudy and colder overnight. 65/31F
Tues. Feb. 21 — Partial sunshine. Mainly clear overnight. 60/32F
Wed. Feb. 22 — Mostly sunny. Mainly clear overnight. 55/36F
Thurs. Feb. 23 — Sun and some clouds. Considerable cloudiness overnight. 59/44F
February 24–28: Showery, except a wintry mix for the high elevations of the Virginias, then fair and milder.
Fri. Feb. 24 — Sun and some clouds. Partly cloudy and colder overnight. 63/32F
Sat. Feb. 25 — Considerable cloudiness with a little rain. Overcast and cold with a little rain overnight. 62/28F
Sun. Feb. 26 — Mostly cloudy, windy and colder with a bit of rain, some freezing. Mainly clear, windy and cold overnight. 54/29F
Mon. Feb. 27 — Sunny. Clear overnight. 55/32F
Tues. Feb. 28 — Mostly sunny. Partly cloudy overnight. 58/34F
March 1–3: Unsettled with widespread rain and showers; snow mixing in over the Virginias and parts of North Carolina, with accumulations possible over the high terrain.
Wed. Mar. 1 — Increasing clouds. Becoming clear overnight. 59/45F
Thurs. Mar. 2 — Sunshine. Partly cloudy overnight. 65/48F
Fri. Mar. 3 — Mostly cloudy with a shower in spots. Rain at times overnight. 69/39F
March 4–7: Stormy conditions followed by a return to fair weather.
Sat. Mar. 4 — Mainly cloudy with a couple of showers. Patchy clouds and cold overnight. 69/30F
Sun. Mar. 5 — Colder with intervals of clouds and sunshine. Patchy clouds overnight. 56/31F
Mon. Mar. 6 — Sunny. Clear overnight. 55/36F
Tues. Mar. 7 — Sunny. Mainly clear overnight. 61/46F
March 8–11: Scattered showers; wet snow or sleet mixes in over the Virginias.
Wed. Mar. 8 — Periods of clouds and sun. Mostly cloudy overnight. 65/46F
Thurs. Mar. 9 — Mostly cloudy. Partly cloudy and colder overnight. 60/33F
Fri. Mar. 10 — Clouds and sun; windy in the afternoon. Mainly clear overnight. 65/36F
Sat. Mar. 11 — Mostly sunny. Plenty of clouds with a little rain. 58/35F
March 12–15: More showers; a few thunderstorms possible.
Sun. Mar. 12 — Considerable clouds with a shower. Partly cloudy overnight. 57/44F
