The crazy, oppressive heat that buckled records Saturday will squat over metro Atlanta for at least another day before giving way to downright pleasant-sounding double-digits.
Saturday's high hit 106, making it the hottest day ever in the city of Atlanta. The new mark breaks the previous record of 105, last seen in July 1980.
Channel 2 Action News meteorologist David Chandley said Sunday's temperature should top out at 103 before slipping to 99 Monday. Tuesday and Wednesday should be back closer to normal, with highs around 94 and a 30 percent chance of some relief from afternoon thunderstorms.
And talk about a purple haze, metro Atlanta's air quality was so poor Friday that the area shot past a Code Red to a Code Purple. The Clean Air Campaign said that meant air quality reached "very unhealthy" levels. An advisory Saturday predicted the region again would exceed Code Red, but that wouldn't be known until Sunday morning.
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