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SUNDAY WEATHER | Temperatures around 80 degrees for a rainy weekend with thunderstorms ahead

The Atlanta metro area is on pause after 90-degree weather as rain takes center stage Sunday.

Temperatures are expected to reach 85 degrees, Temperatures are well below recent records and even below the average of 90 for July 21. Atlanta residents can expect a few showers in the morning and thunderstorms in the afternoon, Channel 2 Action News meteorologist Eboni Dean said.

“It’s going to rain,” Dean said, describing the weekend. “We really need that precipitation, so it’s going to be a welcome sight for a lot of lawns throughout north Georgia.”

Temperatures are expected to stay around 80 degrees through next week. Storms are also expected to stick around for another week, Dean said.