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Weather Alert: Temperature to Break 100 this Weekend

Weather Channel says it'll be 102 degrees Friday in Atlanta; AccuWeather predicts 106 Saturday.

Weather Alert!  We will break 100 degrees in the coming days, so make sure to take weather related precautions and check-in on elderly friends and family members.

According to the Weather Channel, the high temperature in Atlanta is expected to reach 104 Friday and 105 Saturday.

AccuWeather.com says Saturday will be "hot with blazing sunshine" at 100 degrees.

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WSB Radio meteorologist Kirk Mellish wrote in his weather blog that he expects temps to be 96 to 101 Friday through Monday in metro Atlanta in what he called possibly the hottest stretch of weather in five years.

No matter which weather forecast you believe, it's gonna be the hottest weather of the year beginning Friday. We may be used to stifling heat mixed into our summers, but this is ridiculous. 

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Last year’s official hottest day for Atlanta was 99 on Aug. 26 (Weather Underground says it was 100 on Aug. 3 at Peachtree-DeKalb Airport, however). Mellish wrote that the last time Atlanta officially reached triple digits was in August 2007, when we had nine days over 100.

And to make matters worse, the same high-pressure ridge that will keep us hot under the collar also will prevent Tropical Storm Debby from bringing us beneficial rain.

Try to find a place to stay cool, and enjoy!


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