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Rain moving through metro Atlanta ahead of chilly temps

ATLANTA — You may be waking up to showers Saturday morning.

A cold front is moving through north Georgia this morning with scattered showers with a few embedded areas of heavy rain.

Meteorologist Brian Monahan first told you showers were moving into north Georgia on Channel 2 Action News Saturday AM.

The front will push south of the area later Saturday afternoon, but clouds and diminishing showers will linger for much of the day.

Severe Weather Team 2 is tracking the timing of rain and when it clears on Channel 2 Action News.

“I don’t expect sunshine to be breaking through for most of the area until late afternoon and toward sunset,” Monahan said.

Temperatures will average in the upper 60s to low 70s Saturday around metro Atlanta before falling into the evening hours.

Saturday night, temperatures will fall quickly as the sky clears out and a breezy northwest wind drives in drier air.

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Temperatures will fall into the low 30s in the northeast Georgia mountains – where there’s a freeze warning Saturday night, with temperatures in the upper 30s and low 40s around metro Atlanta.

“I expect Sunday morning to be our coldest in Atlanta since April 17, about six months ago,” Monahan said.

Monahan said to expect plenty of sunshine with diminishing wind Sunday afternoon. It will be chilly, with highs only in the low 60s.

WHAT CAN YOU GET ONLY ON CHANNEL 2 ACTION NEWS?

1. Updated hour-by-hour cloud and rain forecasting showing the showers ending later Saturday and the clearing trend.

2. Updated information on the freeze alerts in effect.

3. Updated hour-by-hour wind forecast showing how long it stays breezy into Sunday.

4. Updated jet stream and temperature forecast showing the coldest air of the season diving into north Georgia.