Forecast temperatures for 7am Friday, January 13, 2012. Image courtesy of Wright-Weather.com

An active weather pattern prevails this week as upper-level-low pressure systems spin out from the jet stream. It will seem that we will be dry, then wet, then wet some more, then dry for a day, and then wet again throughout the period. We'll start off warm and in the 60's/70's during the first half of the week, but cold temperatures will return during the early hours on Friday. All images courtesy of Wright-Weather.com


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300mbar Level for 7am Wednesday, January 11th.

Note the upper level low west of Georgia.

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300mbar Level for 7am Friday, January 13th.

Georgia is still influenced by a longwave trough.

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850mbar Level for 7am Wednesday, January 11th. A pocket of cold air is

associated with the low west of the state.

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850mbar Level for 7am Friday, January 13th. Cold air infiltrates the state.

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Surface map for 7am Wednesday. Rain is expected for most of the state,

with some areas picking up nearly an inch and a half of precipitation.

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Surface map for 7am Friday. Dry yet breezy conditions prevail.

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Surface temperature forecast for 7am Wednesday.

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Surface temperature forecast for 7am Friday. Cold conditions return,

with many cities plunging into the 30's.

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The Georgia Drought monitor for the week of January 3, 2012.