A 40 percent chance of rain. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 69. Southwest wind 6 to 16 mph, with gusts as high as 31 mph. New precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch possible.
Over the course of the year, the temperature in Atlanta typically varies from 35Â°F to 89Â°F and is rarely below 22Â°F or above 95Â°F. The hot season lasts for 117 days, from May 24 to September 18, with an average daily high temperature above 81Â°F.
Atlanta is the cultural and economic center of the Atlanta metropolitan area, home to 5,522,942 people and the ninth largest metropolitan area in the United States. Atlanta is the county seat of Fulton County, and a small portion of the city extends eastward into DeKalb County.