{"id":534591,"date":"2026-03-20T10:47:09","date_gmt":"2026-03-20T10:47:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/534591\/"},"modified":"2026-03-20T10:47:09","modified_gmt":"2026-03-20T10:47:09","slug":"near-record-breaking-heat-hitting-atlanta-as-spring-officially-begins","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/534591\/","title":{"rendered":"Near record-breaking heat hitting Atlanta as spring officially begins"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/0pog6fudk9lxqxxo.jpg\" alt=\"Friday morning weather forecast\" class=\"sr-only\" data-v-4292be72=\"\"\/>  <a href=\"https:\/\/www.fox5atlanta.com\/video\/fmc-mzhydqrthna5xpko\" data-v-4292be72=\"\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Friday morning weather forecast<\/a> <\/p>\n<p data-v-4292be72=\"\">The big warmup begins. Today&#8217;s high will be around 76 degrees and Saturday and Sunday will be even warmer. Lots of sunshine expected throughout weekend.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p data-v-f1afc186=\"\">ATLANTA &#8211; After a week that started with severe storms and a sudden plunge into winter-like temperatures, North Georgia is finally &#8220;crawling out&#8221; of the cold and into a record-breaking spring weekend.<\/p>\n<p original-article-post=\"\" origination_station=\"WAGA\" data-v-ec26887a=\"\" data-v-f1afc186=\"\">What we know:<\/p>\n<p data-v-f1afc186=\"\">The warming trend begins today as temperatures climb to76 degrees, nearly 10 degrees above the seasonal average. This warm-up coincides perfectly with the official start of spring later this morning. While the early morning hours remain chilly\u2014with some areas like Blue Ridge hovering near freezing and Atlanta starting in the 40s\u2014a southwest wind will help push temperatures into the 70s by this afternoon.<\/p>\n<p data-v-f1afc186=\"\">The real heat arrives Sunday, which is forecasted to be the warmest day of the week. With a projected high of 86 degrees, Atlanta will come within a single degree of a long-standing record of 87 set back in 1907.<\/p>\n<p data-v-f1afc186=\"\">Dry conditions are expected to persist through most of next week. While there is a slim 10% chance of a stray shower on Saturday, the FOX 5 Atlanta Storm Team says any rain will likely be confined to the North Georgia Mountains and far northeast counties like Rabun and Habersham.<\/p>\n<p> Weekend Forecast Breakout <\/p>\n<p data-v-f1afc186=\"\">Today: \u2600\ufe0f 76 degrees \u2014 Mostly sunny and beautiful.<\/p>\n<p data-v-f1afc186=\"\">Saturday: \ud83c\udf24\ufe0f80 degrees \u2014 Warm with a 10% chance of mountain showers.<\/p>\n<p data-v-f1afc186=\"\">Sunday: \ud83d\udd25 86 degrees \u2014 Record-challenging heat; peak temperatures.<\/p>\n<p>    <a href=\"https:\/\/www.fox5atlanta.com\/tag\/us\/ga\/atlanta\" class=\"tags-tag\" data-v-f1afc186=\"\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Atlanta<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/www.fox5atlanta.com\/tag\/weather\" class=\"tags-tag\" data-v-f1afc186=\"\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Weather<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/www.fox5atlanta.com\/tag\/news\" class=\"tags-tag\" data-v-f1afc186=\"\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">News<\/a> <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Friday morning weather forecast The big warmup begins. 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