FIRST ALERT | Rain builds in over the next 24-hours

ATLANTA, Ga. (Atlanta News First) - A storm system is forecast to bring wet weather to our area through the second-half of the weekend.

Despite all the clouds this evening, the forecast remains dry through 2 a.m. across North Georgia. Temperatures, gradually, cool through the 60s and settle into the mid and upper 50s early Sunday morning. You’ll want a jacket around if you’re planning on being out-and-about this evening.

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A strong storm system is bringing heavy rain and severe weather to the north-central Gulf Coast Saturday afternoon. The system marches eastward and is forecast to deliver damp weather to North Georgia Sunday. The risk of severe weather is near zero locally. Rain is forecast to increase from west, to east, early Sunday morning. By midday Sunday, hit-or-miss rain will be moving across North Georgia. The wettest weather is forecast to line up from Gainesville, through Metro Atlanta, and down to Columbus, Georgia, during the late afternoon and evening.

Scattered showers linger through Sunday night and into Monday morning. It will dry out from west, to east, through the day Monday. It should be dry by the time folks are trick-or-treating.

Have a wonderful weekend,

Cutter