The National Weather Service forecasts sunny skies here in Cobb County on Friday, March 29, 2024, with a high near 71 degrees.

The National Weather Service has issued a hazardous weather outlook for Cobb County and other parts of the region due to low relative humidities that can cause high fire danger conditions this afternoon into the evening for north and central Georgia.

What does the extended forecast have in store?

This forecast is centered on Dobbins Air Reserve Base in Marietta.

Today

Sunny, with a high near 71. Calm wind becoming west around 5 mph in the afternoon.

Tonight

Mostly clear, with a low around 48. Calm wind.

Saturday

Sunny, with a high near 77. Southwest wind 5 to 10 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.

Saturday Night

Mostly clear, with a low around 52. Southwest wind 5 to 10 mph.

Sunday

Mostly sunny, with a high near 80. Southwest wind 5 to 10 mph.

Sunday Night

Mostly cloudy, with a low around 61.

Monday

Mostly cloudy, with a high near 81.

Monday Night

Mostly cloudy, with a low around 64.

Tuesday

A 50 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms, mainly after 2 p.m. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 80.

Tuesday Night

A chance of showers and thunderstorms before 8 p.m, then showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm between 8 p.m and 2 a.m, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms after 2 a.m. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 50. Chance of precipitation is 60 percent.

Wednesday

A 30 percent chance of showers. Mostly sunny, with a high near 62.

Wednesday Night

Mostly clear, with a low around 40.

Thursday

Sunny, with a high near 64.

What was the climate like in the latest reporting period?

The NWS climate summary for metro Atlanta has now been updated with February 2024 figures.

In an article entitled What is the Difference between Climate and Weather?, the National Ocean Service describes the difference as follows:

“Weather is what you see outside on any particular day. So, for example, it may be 75° degrees and sunny or it could be 20° degrees with heavy snow. That’s the weather.

“Climate is the average of that weather. For example, you can expect snow in the Northeast in January or for it to be hot and humid in the Southeast in July. This is climate. The climate record also includes extreme values such as record high temperatures or record amounts of rainfall. If you’ve ever heard your local weather person say “today we hit a record high for this day,” she is talking about climate records.

“So when we are talking about climate change, we are talking about changes in long-term averages of daily weather. In most places, weather can change from minute-to-minute, hour-to-hour, day-to-day, and season-to-season. Climate, however, is the average of weather over time and space.”

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The climate report for the Atlanta area for the previous month shows how much departure from the average temperatures that month represents. The average temperature for a date is the average over a 30-year period.

Date	High	Low	Average	Departure from norm	Precipitation
2024-02-01	63	33	48	2.2	0
2024-02-02	70	41	55.5	9.5	0
2024-02-03	62	46	54	7.8	0
2024-02-04	50	42	46	-0.3	0.51
2024-02-05	59	42	50.5	4	0.07
2024-02-06	65	40	52.5	5.8	0
2024-02-07	59	37	48	1.1	0
2024-02-08	56	39	47.5	0.4	0
2024-02-09	63	47	55	7.7	0
2024-02-10	66	56	61	13.5	0.06
2024-02-11	68	60	64	16.3	0.59
2024-02-12	61	49	55	7.1	2.25
2024-02-13	57	41	49	0.9	T
2024-02-14	66	37	51.5	3.2	0
2024-02-15	69	41	55	6.5	0
2024-02-16	65	50	57.5	8.7	0
2024-02-17	57	36	46.5	-2.5	0.01
2024-02-18	53	31	42	-7.2	0
2024-02-19	62	39	50.5	1	0
2024-02-20	62	37	49.5	-0.2	0
2024-02-21	66	38	52	2	0
2024-02-22	70	44	57	6.8	0
2024-02-23	68	54	61	10.6	0.18
2024-02-24	66	43	54.5	3.8	0
2024-02-25	64	34	49	-1.9	0
2024-02-26	73	44	58.5	7.3	0
2024-02-27	73	56	64.5	13.1	T
2024-02-28	75	44	59.5	7.8	0.22
2024-02-29	53	38	45.5	-6.3	0

Climate Almanac for metro Atlanta

This almanac provides information on past climate conditions for today’s date, March 29, allowing a comparison to current weather. 

Simply put, it helps you see what the weather would typically be like on this day, according to historical data.

Daily Data	Observed	Normal	Record Highest	Record Lowest
Max Temperature	M	69	85 in 2017	43 in 1894
Min Temperature	M	48	66 in 2020	25 in 1887
Avg Temperature	M	58.7	73.0 in 1989	34.5 in 1887
Precipitation	M	0.14	7.36 in 1886	0.00 in 2023
Snowfall	M	0.0	0.0 in 2023	0.0 in 2023
Snow Depth	M	–	0 in 2023	0 in 2023
HDD (base 65)	M	7	30 in 1887	0 in 2020
CDD (base 65)	M	1	8 in 2020	0 in 2023
Month-to-Date Summary	Observed	Normal	Record Highest	Record Lowest
Avg Max Temperature	67.6	65.6	73.9 in 2012	49.1 in 1960
Avg Min Temperature	49.1	45.1	54.3 in 2012	31.3 in 1960
Avg Temperature	58.4	55.4	64.1 in 2012	40.2 in 1960
Total Precipitation	7.98	4.41	12.96 in 1929	0.45 in 2004
Total Snowfall	0.0	0.4	7.9 in 1983	0.0 in 2024
Max Snow Depth	0	–	4 in 1993	0 in 2024
Total HDD (base 65)	183	295	710 in 1960	104 in 2012
Total CDD (base 65)	5	15	92 in 1907	0 in 2014
Year-to-Date Summary	Observed	Normal	Record Highest	Record Lowest
Avg Max Temperature	61.3	59.2	64.9 in 2017	49.4 in 1940
Avg Min Temperature	42.1	39.8	46.1 in 1880	30.4 in 1977
Avg Temperature	51.7	49.5	55.4 in 2023	40.0 in 1940
Total Precipitation	18.30	13.55	29.73 in 1881	6.41 in 1914
Total Snowfall (since July 1)	T	2.2	10.9 in 1936	0.0 in 2019
Max Snow Depth (since July 1)	0	–	8 in 1940	0 in 2024
Total HDD (since July 1)	1952	2388	3719 in 1977	1619 in 2017
Total CDD (since Jan 1)	7	17	92 in 1907	0 in 2010

Period of Record:

• Max Temperature : 1878-10-04 to 2024-03-28
• Min Temperature : 1878-10-04 to 2024-03-28
• Precipitation : 1878-10-01 to 2024-03-28
• Snowfall : 1928-12-25 to 2024-03-27
• Snow Depth : 1928-12-25 to 2024-03-24

For much more information on the climate in our area, visit the NWS Climate FAQ for the Atlanta area.

What does the National Weather Service do?

The National Weather Service (NWS) is a part of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA).

The NWS describes its role as follows:

“The National Weather Service (NWS) provides weather, water, and climate forecasts and warnings for the United States, its territories, adjacent waters and ocean areas, for the protection of life and property and the enhancement of the national economy. 

“These services include Forecasts and Observations, Warnings, Impact-based Decision Support Services, and Education in an effort to build a Weather-Ready Nation. The ultimate goal is to have a society that is prepared for and responds to weather, water and climate events.”