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FXUS62 KFFC 181048
AFDFFC
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEACHTREE CITY GA
648 AM EDT SAT APR 18 2026
..NEW 12Z AVIATION DISCUSSION
KEY MESSAGES
- TEMPERATURES WILL REMAIN WELL ABOVE NORMAL TODAY WITH THE
POTENTIAL TO TIE OR BREAK RECORD HIGH TEMPERATURES.
- A COLD FRONT WILL BRING INCREASED RAIN CHANCES TO NORTHWEST
GEORGIA LATE TONIGHT INTO SUNDAY. LOW AMOUNTS WILL DO LITTLE
TO IMPROVE ONGOING DROUGHT.
- HIGH FIRE DANGER IS EXPECTED THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING DUE
TO ONGOING LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY AND DRY VEGETATION. WITH
MORE DRY WEATHER BEHIND THE FRONT, CRITICAL FIRE CONDITIONS
ARE LIKELY DAILY THROUGH NEXT WEEK.
SHORT TERM
(TODAY THROUGH SUNDAY)
ISSUED AT 217 AM EDT SAT APR 18 2026
VERY WARM AND DRY TODAY:
A STRONG RIDGE EXTENDING UP ACROSS THE SOUTHEAST FROM THE GULF
WILL RESULT IN ANOTHER VERY WARM AND DRY DAY IN GEORGIA.
TEMPERATURES IN THE 60S THIS MORNING WILL RAPIDLY CLIMB INTO THE
UPPER 80S TO LOW 90S BY THIS AFTERNOON UNDER MOSTLY CLEAR SKIES
AND INCREASINGLY BREEZY SOUTHWEST WINDS. HIGHS WILL LIKELY BE A
DEGREE OR TWO COOLER THAN WHAT WE SAW YESTERDAY, BUT DAILY RECORDS
WILL AGAIN BE AT RISK. OUR PRIMARY CONCERN FOR THIS AFTERNOON AND
EARLY EVENING WILL AGAIN BE FIRE WEATHER DUE TO LOW RELATIVE
HUMIDITY, BREEZY WINDS, AND DRY VEGETATION.
COLD FRONT TONIGHT INTO SUNDAY:
LATE THIS EVENING, A MID-LEVEL TROUGH MOVING ACROSS THE GREAT
LAKES WILL SEND A COLD FRONT THROUGH THE TENNESSEE VALLEY AND
INTO NW GEORGIA. AN ORGANIZED LINE OF SHOWERS AND NON-SEVERE
STORMS WILL LIKELY ACCOMPANY THIS FRONT AS IT ENTERS THE STATE,
BUT WITH THE STRONGEST DYNAMICS WELL OFF TO THE NORTH, THE LINE
IS EXPECTED TO FALL APART RATHER QUICKLY OVERNIGHT.
UNFORTUNATELY, THIS MEANS ONLY THE FAR NORTHWEST AREAS ARE LIKELY
TO SEE AROUND 0.1-0.25" OF RAIN, WHILE AREAS FROM ATLANTA
SOUTH/EAST MAY SEE AT MOST 0.05", IF ANYTHING AT ALL. AFTER THE
FRONT PUSHES THROUGH OVERNIGHT INTO SUNDAY MORNING, A MUCH COOLER
AND DRIER AIRMASS WILL SETTLE OVER THE AREA. HIGH TEMPS ON SUNDAY
WILL STRUGGLE TO CLIMB OUT OF THE 60S IN NORTH GA, AND LOW 70S IN
CENTRAL GA. BREEZY NORTHWEST WINDS (10-15 MPH GUSTS TO 25 MPH) AND
LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY DURING THE AFTERNOON AND EVENING WILL
PROMPT FIRE WEATHER CONCERNS, AND A RED FLAG WARNING MAY BE NEEDED
IN SOME AREAS. LOW TEMPERATURES SUNDAY NIGHT WILL BE MUCH COOLER
THAN WHAT WE'VE SEEN RECENTLY, FALLING INTO THE LOW TO MID 40S
ACROSS THE AREA.
LONG TERM
(SUNDAY NIGHT THROUGH FRIDAY)
ISSUED AT 217 AM EDT SAT APR 18 2026
UNFORTUNATELY, LITTLE HOPE FOR WETTER WEATHER IS IN THE IMMEDIATE
OFFING IN THE WAKE OF OUR WEEKEND COLD FRONT. HIGH PRESSURE WILL
BUILD IN AT THE SURFACE AMID INITIAL NORTHWEST FLOW ALOFT USHERING
IN MUCH DRIER AND MORE TEMPERATE CONDITIONS EARLY NEXT WEEK. THIS
MUCH DRIER AIRMASS WILL LEAD TO PERSISTENT FIRE WEATHER CONCERNS
GIVEN ONGOING DROUGHT CONDITIONS AND LIMITED RAINFALL WITH THE
WEEKEND SYSTEM. VERY LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES EACH DAY WILL LEAD
TO FIRE DANGER CONDITIONS AT A MINIMUM WITH SOME POTENTIAL FOR RED
FLAG CONCERNS, ESPECIALLY EARLY WEEK (MONDAY) TIME FRAME WITH HIGHER
FORECAST WINDS.
AFTER THE BRIEF EARLY WEEK COOLDOWN, TEMPERATURES WILL QUICKLY WARM
BACK ABOVE NORMAL BY MID TO LATE WEEK AS UPPER RIDGING EXPANDS BACK
EASTWARD. ANY PROMISING CHANCE FOR BENEFICIAL RAINFALL WILL HOLD OFF
UNTIL AT LEAST NEXT WEEKEND WHEN A MORE FAVORABLE PATTERN FOR
RAINFALL COULD PERHAPS RETURN. AS SUCH, RAINFALL DEFICITS WILL
CONTINUE TO MOUNT.
AVIATION
(12Z TAFS)
ISSUED AT 646 AM EDT SAT APR 18 2026
VFR CONDITIONS WILL CONTINUE THROUGHOUT TODAY WITH ONLY SOME CU
DEVELOPING DURING THE AFTERNOON. LIGHT WESTERLY WINDS THIS MORNING
TURN SOUTHWESTERLY AND INCREASE TO AROUND 10 KTS WITH GUSTS TO 20
KTS DURING THE AFTERNOON. A COLD FRONT WITH A LINE OF SCT SHRA
AND LOW VFR TO MVFR CIGS WILL APPROACH NW GA AFTER 00Z TONIGHT,
LIKELY REACHING THE ATL AREA BETWEEN 06-11Z SUNDAY. IMPROVEMENT
BACK TO VFR AND NW WINDS OF 15G25KT BEHIND THE FRONT.
//ATL CONFIDENCE...12Z UPDATE...
MEDIUM IN CIGS AFTER 00Z TONIGHT. HIGH FOR ALL OTHER ELEMENTS.
CULVER
CLIMATE
ISSUED AT 217 AM EDT SAT APR 18 2026
RECORDS FOR 04-18
MAX TEMPERATURE MIN TEMPERATURE
STATION HIGH LOW HIGH LOW
------- ---------- ---------- ---------- ----------
KAHN 90 1942 54 1902 64 1969 32 1936
1927
KATL 87 2002 50 1983 69 1927 33 1997
1937
1896
KCSG 91 2002 60 2014 69 2006 37 1962
1930 1956
1927
KMCN 90 1967 55 1921 66 1922 33 2001
1955
PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS
ATHENS 89 57 72 45 / 0 30 20 0
ATLANTA 88 53 69 49 / 0 40 10 0
BLAIRSVILLE 84 44 63 39 / 0 50 10 0
CARTERSVILLE 88 48 68 40 / 0 60 10 0
COLUMBUS 87 54 72 47 / 0 30 20 0
GAINESVILLE 87 53 69 45 / 0 40 10 0
MACON 89 58 73 46 / 0 10 20 0
ROME 88 50 70 41 / 0 80 10 0
PEACHTREE CITY 87 50 69 43 / 0 40 10 0
VIDALIA 93 66 79 49 / 0 0 20 0
FFC WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES
NONE.
SHORT TERM...CULVER
LONG TERM....RW
AVIATION...CULVER
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