A fresh breeze from the northeast is keeping temps down across Georgia for several more days. You will feel it this afternoon, even with a few pop-up storms around.
🌡️ What It Means For You: Highs stay in the low to mid 80s through the weekend, with mornings in the upper 60s. That means cooler walks, lower power use, and a break from sticky air. Keep rain gear close for a brief shower or thunderstorm, mainly in the afternoon and evening.
🌬️ What’s Happening: High pressure is wedging cool, dry air down the eastern side of the mountains, pushing Mid-Atlantic air into Georgia on east-northeast winds.
- This pattern holds into early next week.
- Atlanta’s highs run about 5 to 7 degrees below normal into Monday, then near normal by Tuesday and slightly warmer by Wednesday.
⛈️ Between The Lines: Storms will be isolated to scattered, not a washout.
- Any storm can bring brief downpours, lightning, and gusty wind. When thunder roars, head indoors.
🗺️ The Big Picture: For August, this is unusual. We’re used to heat and haze. This setup knocks back heat and humidity without a strong cold front, a reminder that local wind patterns around the Appalachians can reshape summer weather here.
The Sources: National Weather Service.
How to Read and Understand the News
Truth doesn’t bend because we dislike it.
Facts don’t vanish when they make us uncomfortable.
Events happen whether we accept them or not.
Good reporting challenges us. The press isn’t choosing sides — it’s relaying what official, verified sources say. Blaming reporters for bad news is like blaming a thermometer for a fever.
Americans have a history of misunderstanding simple things. In the 1980s, A&W rolled out a 1/3-pound burger to compete with McDonald’s Quarter Pounder. It failed because too many people thought 1/3 was smaller than 1/4. If we can botch basic math, we can certainly misread the news.
Before dismissing a story, ask yourself:
- What evidence backs this?
- Am I reacting to facts or feelings?
- What would change my mind?
- Am I just shooting the messenger?
And one more: Am I assuming bias just because I don’t like the story?
Smart news consumers seek truth, not comfort.
B.T. Clark
B.T. Clark is an award-winning journalist and the Publisher of The Georgia Sun. He has 25 years of experience in journalism and served as Managing Editor of Neighbor Newspapers in metro Atlanta for 15 years and Digital Director at Times-Journal Inc. for 8 years. His work has appeared in several newspapers throughout the state including Neighbor Newspapers, The Cherokee Tribune and The Marietta Daily Journal. He is a Georgia native and a fifth-generation Georgian.
