Update: Due to the heavy rain today and what is to come on Saturday a Flood Watch will remain in effect through Saturday evening for inland southeast Georgia, along and north of US Hwy 82.
Light rain and showers will come to an end around 11 p.m. Numerous to widespread showers and thunderstorms will develop with models putting the highest coverage over northeast Florida. The main hazards will be wind gusts to 40 mph, frequent lightning and locally heavy rainfall.
A slow-moving front, fortified with tropical moisture from Arthur, brought locally heavy rain and thunderstorms to southeast Georgia.
Radar estimated and confirmed rainfall totals across southeast Georgia ranged from around 1 inch to nearly 10 inches in Coffee County, around 7 inches in northern Ware County.
Scattered showers with thunderstorms are likely again on Saturday with a slight chance of afternoon showers and storms on Sunday.
Summer officially starts at 4:24 a.m. on Sunday. Father’s Day starts at 12:00 a.m.
Tonight: Rain ends late then cloudy skies.
Saturday: Scattered showers with thunderstorms, hot and humid. Showers and isolated storms possible from 11 a.m. - 7 p.m. Lows in the 70s to low 80s. Highs in the 80s and 90s. Rain chance: 60-80 percent. Wind: W 10-15.
Sunday: Seasonal temperatures with a slight chance of showers and thunderstorms, mainly after 2 p.m. Lows in the 70s. Highs in the 80s and 90s. Wind: W/NW 10-15 mph. Rain chance: 20-40 percent.
Looking ahead: The heat returns next week with possible heat advisories.
Sunrise: 6:25 p.m.
Sunset: 8:32 p.m.