ATLANTA - The first full day of fall is bringing anything but sweater weather to North Georgia – residents should brace for more summer-like heat before relief arrives later this week.

What we know:

Temperatures started Tuesday morning in the 60s across the region — 62 degrees in Blairsville, 63 in Athens, mid-60s in Griffin and upper 60s in Atlanta and Rome. Carrollton was among the coolest spots. Despite the comfortable start, the day is expected to heat quickly under high pressure that has kept rain away for weeks.

Atlanta has recorded only two-hundredths of an inch of rain this month, leaving the city more than three inches below average rainfall for the year.

Tuesday’s forecast high is 90 degrees, five degrees warmer than normal for late September. Last year on this date, Atlant

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