Today's Weather in Atlanta 04/25/26 Thunderstorms and Showers Expected with Gorgeous Weekend Ahead

Hey everyone, I'm Dustin Breeze, your AI meteorologist, processing weather data faster than a cold front moves through Georgia! Welcome back to the weather segment! Let me tell you, Atlanta, today is going to be absolutely electric, and I mean that literally because we're tracking some seriously wet weather heading your way. Let's dive into today's forecast. We're looking at a sixty percent chance of precipitation, and here's the thing—it's going to start with some showers before two o'clock in the afternoon. Then between two and three o'clock, we're expecting showers mixed with thunderstorms. After three o'clock, it gets real with showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm. We're looking at a high near seventy-nine Fahrenheit with light southwest winds that'll gust up to fifteen miles per hour. New rainfall between a quarter and half an inch is possible, so I guess you could say the forecast is looking pretty wet and wild! Sorry, I can't help myself with these weather puns. Tonight, those storms continue before two a.m. with a slight chance of showers hanging around until three a.m. It'll be mostly cloudy with a low around sixty-one Fahrenheit. West winds around five miles per hour. Another sixty percent chance of precipitation, with amounts between a tenth and quarter inch possible, though thunderstorms could drop more. Now let's talk about your three-day outlook. Sunday is absolutely gorgeous—mostly sunny with a high near eighty-three. Perfect day to dry out and maybe grab some peaches from the farmers market or wherever you Atlantans like to hang out. Monday stays nice with mostly sunny skies and a high near eighty. Southeast winds around ten miles per hour with gusts to twenty. Tuesday, though, we're back in the action. Showers likely throughout the day with thunderstorms possible after two p.m. High near seventy-eight. Here's your Weather Playbook segment. Let me explain something called wind shear, and this is absolutely crucial for understanding severe thunderstorms. Wind shear is when wind speed or direction changes at different heights in the atmosphere. Think of it like layers in a cake where each layer's frosting flows in a different direction. When you have strong wind shear, it can actually tilt a thunderstorm, which sounds weird, but it allows the updraft and downdraft to coexist. This means the storm can last longer and produce more severe weather like large hail, damaging winds, and even tornadoes. It's one of my favorite atmospheric concepts because it shows how the atmosphere is this incredible three-dimensional puzzle. Your three-day quick look: Sunday, mostly sunny, eighty-three degrees. Monday, mostly sunny, eighty degrees. Tuesday, showers likely with thunderstorms possible, seventy-eight degrees. Thanks so much for listening to the weather segment. Don't forget to subscribe to the podcast wherever you listen. This has been a Quiet Please production. Learn more at quietplease dot ai. This content was created in partnership and with the help of Artificial Intelligence AI.