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FXUS62 KFFC 241046
AFDFFC
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEACHTREE CITY GA
646 AM EDT WED JUN 24 2026
..NEW 12Z AVIATION DISCUSSION
KEY MESSAGES
- DRY AND RELATIVELY COOL WEATHER ACROSS THE AREA TODAY.
- SCATTERED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS RETURN THURSDAY AND FRIDAY
WITH DRIER CONDITIONS AGAIN OVER THE WEEKEND.
- TEMPERATURES AND HUMIDITY WILL INCREASE THIS WEEKEND INTO NEXT
WEEK, WITH TRIPLE DIGIT HEAT INDEX VALUES ACROSS THE AREA.
SHORT TERM
(TODAY THROUGH THURSDAY)
ISSUED AT 248 AM EDT WED JUN 24 2026
PLEASANT WEATHER TODAY:
NORTH AND CENTRAL GEORGIA WILL HAVE PLEASANT WEATHER FOR LATE JUNE
AS A VERY DRY AIRMASS REMAINS PARKED OVER THE AREA. PWAT VALUES
WILL FALL TO UNDER 1" ACROSS NORTH GA, WHICH IS AROUND THE 10TH
PERCENTILE FOR LATE JUNE. SKIES WILL BE MOSTLY SUNNY, AND WINDS
WILL BE LIGHT WITH SURFACE HIGH PRESSURE JUST OFF TO THE NORTH.
HIGH TEMPERATURES WILL CLIMB INTO THE LOW TO MID 80S IN NORTH GA,
AND MID TO UPPER 80S IN CENTRAL GA. WITH MILD DEWPOINTS (LOW TO
MID 60S), 'FEELS LIKE' TEMPERATURES WILL BE NEARLY THE SAME AS THE
ACTUAL AIR TEMPERATURE.
SHOWERS AND STORMS RETURN THURSDAY:
ON THURSDAY, WE RETURN TO A BIT MORE OF TYPICAL SUMMERTIME PATTERN
AS WINDS START TO TURN OUT OF THE SOUTH AND BRING IN A WARMER AND
MORE HUMID AIRMASS. CHANCES FOR SHOWERS AND STORMS ALSO RETURN,
BUT CONFIDENCE IN COVERAGE AND LOCATION IS QUITE LOW. THAT IS
BECAUSE IT IS HEAVILY DEPENDENT ON THE TRACK AND STRENGTH OF A
SUBTLE MID-LEVEL SHORTWAVE AND ASSOCIATED COMPLEX OF
THUNDERSTORMS THAT IS MOVING ACROSS AR/LA/MS AS OF EARLY THIS
MORNING. MODEL GUIDANCE IS IN PRETTY GOOD AGREEMENT ON THE TRACK
OF THIS COMPLEX AS IT MOVES INTO CENTRAL AND SOUTHERN AL TONIGHT,
BUT THEN STARTS TO HAVE SOME SPREAD IN THE TRACK BY THURSDAY
MORNING. MOST MEMBERS HAVE THIS PLUME OF MOISTURE (WHICH WILL BE
THE FOCUS POINT FOR AFTERNOON SHOWERS/STORMS) ALONG AND SOUTH OF
A LINE FROM COLUMBUS TO MACON. HOWEVER, SOME SOLUTIONS BRING IT
AS FAR NORTH AS THE ATLANTA METRO. GUIDANCE WILL LIKELY GET A
BETTER HANDLE ON THIS BY LATER ON THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING.
REGARDLESS OF WHERE THE TRACK OF THE MOISTURE IS, WE COULD SEE A
FEW STRONG STORMS WITH GUSTY WINDS, FREQUENT LIGHTNING AND HEAVY
RAIN. HIGH TEMPERATURES WILL RETURN TO THE UPPER 80S TO LOW 90S
ACROSS THE AREA, WITH HEAT INDEX VALUES ABOUT 3-5 DEGREES HIGHER
THAN THAT.
LONG TERM
(THURSDAY NIGHT THROUGH TUESDAY)
ISSUED AT 248 AM EDT WED JUN 24 2026
BUILDING HEAT WILL BE THE MAIN CONCERN IN THE LONG TERM AS WE
APPROACH THE WEEKEND. HIGHS WILL CONTINUE TO CLIMB FOR THE
END OF THE WORK WEEK AND INTO THE WEEKEND AND SW WINDS WILL PUSH
DEWPOINTS INTO THE MID 70S. AS A RESULT, BY THE TIME FRIDAY ROLLS
AROUND WE'LL BE SEEING APPARENT TEMPS CLIMB TOWARDS TRIPLE DIGITS
FOR MUCH OF THE CWA SAVE THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS OF NORTHERN
GEORGIA.
AFTERNOON THUNDERSTORMS MAY HELP PUT A LID ON PEAK HEATING, BUT
OUR CHANCES OF MEANINGFUL PRECIP DROP AFTER FRIDAY AND ANY CHANCE
OF AFTERNOON STORMS WILL BE MOSTLY ISOLATED THROUGH THE WEEKEND AS
THE HEAT RIDGE BUILDS TOWARD POTENTIAL HEAT ADVISORY LEVELS BY
MONDAY.
OVERNIGHT LOWS AREN'T EXPECTED TO PROVIDE MUCH IN THE WAY OF
RELIEF WITH LOWS IN THE LOW TO MID 70S AND MUGGY CONDITIONS.
AVIATION
(12Z TAFS)
ISSUED AT 645 AM EDT WED JUN 24 2026
VFR CONDITIONS PREVAIL AT ALL TERMINALS THROUGH THE TAF PERIOD
WITH MOSTLY SKC. WINDS GENERALLY 5 KTS OR LESS THROUGH THE PERIOD,
WITH HIGHLY VARIABLE WIND DIRECTION. FOR ATL, GENERALLY EXPECTING
NW WINDS TO SHIFT NE AROUND 13Z, AND THEN OUT OF THE W BY 18Z.
WINDS TURN OUT OF THE S-SE ON THURSDAY MORNING.
//ATL CONFIDENCE...12Z UPDATE...
MEDIUM IN WIND DIRECTION. HIGH FOR ALL OTHER ELEMENTS.
CULVER
PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS
ATHENS 88 66 91 70 / 0 0 0 10
ATLANTA 87 69 89 72 / 0 0 0 10
BLAIRSVILLE 80 61 83 65 / 0 10 0 0
CARTERSVILLE 86 66 89 70 / 0 10 0 0
COLUMBUS 90 69 90 71 / 0 10 20 10
GAINESVILLE 84 66 88 70 / 0 10 0 0
MACON 89 68 90 71 / 0 0 10 10
ROME 86 65 89 70 / 0 10 10 10
PEACHTREE CITY 87 67 89 70 / 0 0 10 10
VIDALIA 91 71 93 73 / 0 0 20 20
FFC WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES
NONE.
SHORT TERM...CULVER
LONG TERM....VAUGHN
AVIATION...CULVER
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