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FXUS62 KFFC 300635
AFDFFC
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEACHTREE CITY GA
235 AM EDT MON MAR 30 2026
..MORNING AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
KEY MESSAGES
UPDATED AT 234 AM EDT MON MAR 30 2026
- BRIEF SPRINKLES WITH NO ACCUMULATION REMAIN A POSSIBILITY
ACROSS WESTERN GA THROUGH TONIGHT.
- DAILY RAIN CHANCES AND WARMER TEMPERATURES RETURN TUESDAY
LIKELY LASTING INTO THE WEEKEND.
SHORT TERM
(TODAY THROUGH TUESDAY)
ISSUED AT 234 AM EDT MON MAR 30 2026
LOW TO MID-LEVEL CLOUDS BLANKET MUCH OF NORTH AND CENTRAL GA THIS
MORNING. THE PRESENCE OF CLOUD COVER HAS KEPT TEMPERATURES MILD
OVERNIGHT WITH CURRENT VALUES IN THE 50S/60S -- IN THE UPPER 40S IN
AREAS WITHOUT CLOUDS.
A BROAD MID-LEVEL RIDGE CONTINUES TO DAMPEN WITH SURFACE HIGH
PRESSURE IN PLACE OVER THE ATLANTIC. SE/SSE SURFACE WINDS WILL
CONTINUE TO FUNNEL MOISTURE BACK INTO THE REGION, THUS CLOUDS WILL
PERSIST AND TEMPERATURES WILL TREND WARMER EACH DAY. A VERY LOW
CHANCE FOR SPRINKLES OR A STRAY SHOWER EXISTS FOR FAR WESTERN AND
SOUTHERN GA TODAY BUT BETTER CHANCES FOR RAIN AND PERHAPS AN
ISOLATED THUNDERSTORM STILL LOOK TO HOLD OFF UNTIL AT LEAST TUESDAY
AFTERNOON. WITH INCREASING LOW-LEVEL MOISTURE, FIRE WEATHER SHOULD
NOT BE A CONCERN OVER THE NEXT SEVERAL DAYS.
UNSEASONABLY WARM TEMPERATURES CAN BE EXPECTED BOTH TODAY AND
TUESDAY. TEMPERATURES WILL CLIMB INTO THE MID 60S IN THE NORTHEAST
TO 70S FURTHER SOUTH THIS AFTERNOON AND BACK INTO THE 80S NEARLY
AREAWIDE ON TUESDAY.
LONG TERM
(TUESDAY NIGHT THROUGH SUNDAY)
ISSUED AT 234 AM EDT MON MAR 30 2026
WARM WITH DAILY RAIN CHANCES FROM MID-WEEK INTO THE WEEKEND:
MODEL GUIDANCE REMAINS IN STRONG AGREEMENT ON THE OVERALL
SYNOPTIC PATTERN THROUGH THE UPCOMING WEEKEND, WITH THE RIDGE
AXIS SLIDING OFF TO THE EAST OVER THE ATLANTIC, AND LONGWAVE
TROUGHING SETTING UP OVER THE CENTRAL US. GEORGIA WILL BE WITHIN
DEEP SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST FLOW IN THIS PATTERN, WHICH WILL KEEP
TEMPERATURES WARM AND INCREASE MOISTURE OVER THE AREA. THIS WILL
LEAD TO A RETURN OF DAILY RAIN AND THUNDERSTORM CHANCES FROM
WEDNESDAY THROUGH THE WEEKEND. WHILE NO WIDESPREAD SEVERE WEATHER
THREAT IS ANTICIPATED AT THIS TIME, WE COULD SEE AN ISOLATED
THREAT FOR STRONG STORMS IF ANY SHORTWAVES OR FRONTS PUSH INTO
THE WARM AND HUMID AIRMASS IN PLACE. SPEAKING OF WHICH,
TEMPERATURES WILL BE AROUND 10-20F ABOVE NORMAL THROUGH THE
PERIOD, WITH HIGHS IN THE UPPER 70S TO LOW 80S, AND OVERNIGHT
LOWS IN THE UPPER 50S TO LOW 60S.
AVIATION
(06Z TAFS)
ISSUED AT 122 AM EDT MON MAR 30 2026
LOW VFR, CIGS 3.5 TO 6KFT, WILL PREVAIL THRU MOST OF THE PERIOD.
OCCASIONAL RISES UP TO 10KFT AND PATCHY MVFR AS LOW AS 2KFT ARE
ALSO POSSIBLE. ESE TO SE WINDS LESS THAN 6KTS CONTINUE OVERNIGHT.
WINDS WILL GRADUALLY SHIFT MORE TO THE SSE AND PICK UP TO 4-7KTS
BY 17Z THEN DIMINISH AFTER 00Z. A FEW SPRINKLES REMAIN POSSIBLE
AT/NEAR CSG BUT NOT MAJOR ACCUMULATION OR IMPACTS ARE EXPECTED.
//ATL CONFIDENCE...06Z UPDATE...
MEDIUM CONFIDENCE ON EXTENT OF MVFR CIGS.
HIGH CONFIDENCE ON REMAINING ELEMENTS.
07
PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS
ATHENS 73 57 81 60 / 10 10 20 10
ATLANTA 74 59 82 61 / 10 10 20 20
BLAIRSVILLE 67 53 76 55 / 10 10 30 20
CARTERSVILLE 76 58 83 60 / 10 10 20 20
COLUMBUS 79 59 85 60 / 10 10 20 10
GAINESVILLE 70 58 80 61 / 10 10 30 20
MACON 77 58 84 60 / 10 0 10 10
ROME 76 59 85 61 / 10 10 20 20
PEACHTREE CITY 76 57 83 58 / 10 10 20 10
VIDALIA 79 57 84 60 / 0 0 10 0
FFC WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES
NONE.
SHORT TERM...07
LONG TERM....CULVER
AVIATION...07
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