One final round of storms are expected to hit Cobb County and other parts of north Georgia as our flood watch continues until 8 a.m. Thursday.
According to the report from the National Weather Service, we’ll get one final round of storms here in Cobb County, then the skies will clear to partly sunny, with a high near 65 degrees.
Here’s what the hazardous weather outlook states:
Baldwin-Banks-Barrow-Bartow-Bibb-Bleckley-Butts-Carroll-Catoosa- Chattahoochee-Chattooga-Cherokee-Clarke-Clayton-Cobb-Coweta- Crawford-Crisp-Dade-Dawson-DeKalb-Dodge-Dooly-Douglas-Emanuel- Fannin-Fayette-Floyd-Forsyth-Gilmer-Glascock-Gordon-Greene- Gwinnett-Hall-Hancock-Haralson-Harris-Heard-Henry-Houston-Jackson- Jasper-Jefferson-Johnson-Jones-Lamar-Laurens-Lumpkin-Macon- Madison-Marion-Meriwether-Monroe-Montgomery-Morgan-Murray- Muscogee-Newton-North Fulton-Oconee-Oglethorpe-Paulding-Peach- Pickens-Pike-Polk-Pulaski-Putnam-Rockdale-Schley-South Fulton- Spalding-Stewart-Sumter-Talbot-Taliaferro-Taylor-Telfair-Toombs- Towns-Treutlen-Troup-Twiggs-Union-Upson-Walker-Walton-Warren- Washington-Webster-Wheeler-White-Whitfield-Wilcox-Wilkes- Wilkinson- 1226 AM EDT Thu Apr 7 2022 This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for portions of North and Central Georgia. ...A FLOOD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 AM EDT THIS MORNING FOR PORTIONS OF CENTRAL GEORGIA... .DAY ONE...Tonight... One final round of showers and thunderstorms are expected to move through eastern and central Georgia through the night. The primary threat will be flash flooding with saturated soils receiving an additional half to one and a half inches of rainfall. Other threats will include frequent lightning and strong gusty winds.
7-day forecast
Today
Partly sunny, then gradually becoming sunny, with a high near 65. West wind 10 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph.
Tonight
Mostly clear, with a low around 43. West wind 5 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph.
Friday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 56. West wind 5 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph.
Friday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 36. West wind 10 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph.
Saturday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 55. West wind 10 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph.
Saturday Night
Patchy frost after 3am. Otherwise, mostly clear, with a low around 35.
Sunday
Patchy frost before 9am. Otherwise, sunny, with a high near 67.
Sunday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 44.
Monday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 75.
Monday Night
Mostly cloudy, with a low around 54.
Tuesday
A 20 percent chance of showers. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 75.
Tuesday Night
A 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 58.
Wednesday
A 40 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 79.
March climate summary for Atlanta area
| Date | High | Low | Avg. | Departure from norm | Precipitation |
| 2022-03-01 | 69 | 42 | 55.5 | 3.6 | 0.00 |
| 2022-03-02 | 78 | 47 | 62.5 | 10.3 | 0.00 |
| 2022-03-03 | 80 | 51 | 65.5 | 13.1 | 0.00 |
| 2022-03-04 | 77 | 53 | 65.0 | 12.3 | 0.00 |
| 2022-03-05 | 78 | 51 | 64.5 | 11.6 | 0.00 |
| 2022-03-06 | 80 | 58 | 69.0 | 15.8 | 0.00 |
| 2022-03-07 | 75 | 55 | 65.0 | 11.6 | 0.15 |
| 2022-03-08 | 55 | 46 | 50.5 | -3.2 | 1.16 |
| 2022-03-09 | 57 | 49 | 53.0 | -0.9 | 0.45 |
| 2022-03-10 | 68 | 46 | 57.0 | 2.8 | 0.00 |
| 2022-03-11 | 59 | 48 | 53.5 | -0.9 | T |
| 2022-03-12 | 54 | 28 | 41.0 | -13.6 | 1.07 |
| 2022-03-13 | 55 | 25 | 40.0 | -14.9 | 0.00 |
| 2022-03-14 | 66 | 37 | 51.5 | -3.6 | 0.00 |
| 2022-03-15 | 68 | 48 | 58.0 | 2.6 | 0.32 |
| 2022-03-16 | 65 | 53 | 59.0 | 3.4 | 0.97 |
| 2022-03-17 | 74 | 49 | 61.5 | 5.6 | 0.00 |
| 2022-03-18 | 60 | 53 | 56.5 | 0.4 | 0.77 |
| 2022-03-19 | 67 | 48 | 57.5 | 1.2 | T |
| 2022-03-20 | 69 | 41 | 55.0 | -1.6 | 0.00 |
| 2022-03-21 | 73 | 44 | 58.5 | 1.7 | 0.00 |
| 2022-03-22 | 76 | 51 | 63.5 | 6.4 | T |
| 2022-03-23 | 77 | 58 | 67.5 | 10.2 | 0.52 |
| 2022-03-24 | 68 | 46 | 57.0 | -0.5 | 0.00 |
| 2022-03-25 | 63 | 47 | 55.0 | -2.8 | 0.00 |
| 2022-03-26 | 65 | 46 | 55.5 | -2.5 | 0.00 |
| 2022-03-27 | 65 | 43 | 54.0 | -4.3 | 0.00 |
| 2022-03-28 | 67 | 42 | 54.5 | -4.0 | 0.00 |
| 2022-03-29 | 75 | 51 | 63.0 | 4.3 | 0.00 |
| 2022-03-30 | 83 | 55 | 69.0 | 10.0 | 0.00 |
| 2022-03-31 | 73 | 53 | 63.0 | 3.8 | 0.65 |
| Sum | 2139 | 1464 | – | – | 6.06 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Average | 69.0 | 47.2 | 58.1 | 2.5 | – |
| Normal | 65.9 | 45.3 | 55.6 | – | 4.68 |
About the National Weather Service
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The NWS describes its role as follows:
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