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FXUS62 KFFC 030111
AFDFFC
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEACHTREE CITY GA
911 PM EDT SUN AUG 2 2026
..LATE EVENING UPDATE
KEY MESSAGES
- PATCHY FOG COULD MAKE TRAVEL HAZARDOUS OVERNIGHT INTO EARLY
MONDAY PARTICULARLY IN AREAS THAT RECEIVED RECENT RAIN IN
EASTERN GEORGIA.
- DIURNALLY ENHANCED STORM CHANCES WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THE END
OF THE WEEK.
- TEMPERATURES BEGIN CLIMBING BACK INTO THE MID 90S BY THE END
OF THE WEEK.
UPDATE
ISSUED AT 902 PM EDT SUN AUG 2 2026
A SURFACE FRONT REMAINS NEARLY STATIONARY ORIENTED SW TO NE
ROUGHLY ALONG THE INTERSTATE 85 CORRIDOR. COVERAGE OF SHOWERS AND
THUNDERSTORMS HAS LESSENED CONSIDERABLE WITH THE LOSS OF DAYTIME
HEATING. THOUGH A FEW LINGERING SHOWERS OR A RUMBLE OF
THUNDERSTORMS WILL STILL BE POSSIBLE OVERNIGHT. ON A LARGER SCALE,
A DEEP TROUGH EXTENDS FROM SE TX UP TO THE GREAT LAKES. NOT
ENTIRELY SURE HOW MUCH FORWARD PROGRESSION BOTH THE SURFACE FRONT
AND TROUGH AXIS WILL HAVE OVERNIGHT. THAT BEING SAID IT REMAINS
UNCERTAIN THE EXTENT OF LOWER CLOUDS AND PATCHY FOG WILL BE. MORE
CONFIDENCE LIES IN AREAS SUCH AS ATHENS AND MACON THAT RECEIVED
RAINFALL EARLIER IN THE DAY BUT LOWER CONFIDENCE IN AREAS SUCH AS
THE ATLANTA METRO. WITH THE FIRST DAY OF SCHOOL FOR MANY TOMORROW,
MAKE SURE YOU'RE KEEPING AN EYE ON THE FORECAST TO ENSURE SMOOTH,
SAFE TRAVEL ON YOUR MORNING COMMUTE.
SHORT TERM
(THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH MONDAY)
ISSUED AT 204 PM EDT SUN AUG 2 2026
FRONTAL BOUNDARY HAS STALLED ACROSS EAST/SOUTHEAST GA CREATING A
GREAT CATALYST FOR SHOWER AND THUNDERSTORMS DEVELOPMENT THIS
AFTERNOON. MAIN AREA OF STORMS EXTENDING FROM THE ATHENS TO MACON
TO COLUMBUS AREAS AND SOUTH. HAVE SEEN A FEW SEVERE STORMS ALREADY
AND EXPECTING A FEW MORE BEFORE THINGS BEGIN TO DIMINISH AFTER
SUNSET. WITH THE FRONTAL BOUNDARY STALLED WE WILL STAY IN VERY
MOIST WEST TO SOUTHWEST FLOW THROUGH THE SHORT TERM. THIS WILL
KEEP DIURNALLY DRIVEN CONVECTION CHANCES ELEVATED. WE SHOULD SEE
ANOTHER ROUND OF STORMS MON VERY SIMILAR TO WHAT WERE SEEING
TODAY. THERE WILL BE SOME INCREASED BACKSIDE MOISTURE ACROSS
NORTH GA TUES AS THE MAIN LOW WILL BE CENTERED OVER THE GA/SC/TN
TRIPLE POINT BORDERS. THIS WILL ALLOW MOISTURE TO WRAP AROUND THE
BACKSIDE OF THE LOW INTO NW GA BRINGING SLIGHTLY ELEVATED PRECIP
CHANCES IN. THE CLOUD COVER AND PRECIP WILL KEEP TEMPS MAINLY IN
THE 80S TO NEAR 90 ACROSS THE AREA THROUGH THE SHORT TERM.
LONG TERM
(TUESDAY MORNING THROUGH NEXT SATURDAY)
ISSUED AT 204 PM EDT SUN AUG 2 2026
DAILY STORM CHANCES AND A GRADUAL WARMING TREND:
NORTH AND CENTRAL GEORGIA WILL REMAIN IN MOIST SOUTHWEST FLOW
THROUGH MID-WEEK AS A CUTOFF MID-LEVEL LOW SITS OVER THE TN VALLEY.
FROM LATE WEEK INTO THE WEEKEND, MODEL GUIDANCE IS IN PRETTY GOOD
AGREEMENT ON THE PATTERN SLIGHTLY SHIFTING AS THE LOW GETS KICKED
OUT BY A RIDGE BUILDING IN FROM OVER THE ATLANTIC. OVERALL, THIS
PATTERN WILL SUPPORT FAIRLY TYPICAL SUMMER WEATHER, WITH SCATTERED
TO NUMEROUS AFTERNOON SHOWERS AND STORMS EACH DAY OF THE UPCOMING
WEEK. HIGH TEMPERATURES WILL INITIALLY BE IN THE 80S TO LOW 90S MID-
WEEK DUE TO INCREASED CLOUD COVER AND PROXIMITY OF THE MID-LEVEL
LOW, BUT WILL GRADUALLY WARM UP TO THE LOW TO MID 90S BY THE WEEKEND
AS THE RIDGE BUILDS IN.
AVIATION
(00Z TAFS)
ISSUED AT 729 PM EDT SUN AUG 2 2026
MOSTLY VFR WILL GIVE WAY TO MVFR AND IFR CIGS/VSBYS AT AHN AND
MCN TONIGHT/EARLY MONDAY. LACK OF RAIN AND THE CURRENT POSITION OF
THE FRONT -- SOUTH OF ATL -- LEFT ME HESITANT TO INCLUDE LOWER
CIGS AT THE REMAINING SITES. WINDS ALREADY OR WILL SOON SHIFT FROM
SW TO W FOLLOWING FROPA. SCT TSRA AHN AND VCSH PSBL AT MCN/CSG
UNTIL 02Z. ANY LOWER CIGS SHOULD LIFT TO LOW VFR AFTER 15Z.
//ATL CONFIDENCE...00Z UPDATE...
LOW CONFIDENCE ON TSRA POTENTIAL ON MONDAY.
MEDIUM CONFIDENCE ON LACK OF LOW CIGS MONDAY AM.
HIGH CONFIDENCE ON REMAINING ELEMENTS.
07
PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS
ATHENS 69 86 70 86 / 40 20 30 80
ATLANTA 70 86 71 86 / 0 30 20 80
BLAIRSVILLE 64 80 65 80 / 10 60 40 90
CARTERSVILLE 68 86 70 87 / 0 40 20 80
COLUMBUS 71 90 72 90 / 10 20 10 60
GAINESVILLE 69 84 70 84 / 10 30 40 80
MACON 71 89 71 89 / 30 30 10 70
ROME 68 86 69 87 / 0 50 20 70
PEACHTREE CITY 68 87 69 87 / 10 30 20 80
VIDALIA 73 88 72 91 / 50 50 20 50
FFC WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES
NONE.
SHORT TERM...01
LONG TERM....01
AVIATION...07
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