Cobb, metro Atlanta and much of north and central Georgia will be getting heavy doses of rain from Friday night through most of Saturday.
The National Weather Service in Peachtree City has issued a flood watch for those areas from 7 p.m. Friday through 10 a.m. Sunday.
The advisory states that the affected areas could receive between 2 to 5 inches of rain during that period, especially overnight Friday into Saturday, with the possibility of flooding of roads, creeks and streams, lakes and other low-lying areas.
Early Friday, the NWS issued a flood warning for Sweetwater Creek in South Cobb for Sunday. Thus far, no advisories have been issued for the areas of the Chattahoochee River near East Cobb and for nearby streams and creeks.
High temperatures Saturday will reach into the high 60s with lows around 40.
The weather will get cooler on Sunday and Monday as the rain moves out, with sunny skies and highs from the mid-50s to the low 60s and low dropping to the mid 30s.
Similar weather is in the forecast for the middle of next week, with sun and highs around 70 and lows in the mid-40s.
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