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FXUS62 KFFC 301835
AFDFFC
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEACHTREE CITY GA
235 PM EDT MON MAR 30 2026
..AFTERNOON AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
KEY MESSAGES
UPDATED AT 234 PM EDT MON MAR 30 2026
- BRIEF SPRINKLES WITH LITTLE ACCUMULATION REMAIN A POSSIBILITY
THROUGH LATE TONIGHT.
- DAILY RAIN CHANCES AND WARMER TEMPERATURES RETURN TUESDAY
AFTERNOON LIKELY LASTING INTO THE WEEKEND.
SHORT TERM
(THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH TUESDAY)
ISSUED AT 234 PM EDT MON MAR 30 2026
A BROAD MID-LEVEL RIDGE WILL CONTINUE TO DAMPEN AND ADVANCE ACROSS
THE EAST CONUS TODAY THROUGH TUESDAY. AS THIS OCCURS, SURFACE HIGH
PRESSURE LINGERING OFF THE MID-ATLANTIC COAST WILL BE PUSHED FURTHER
AWAY TO THE EAST. SOUTHEASTERLY FLOW ON THE BACK SIDE OF THIS HIGH
CONTINUES TO ADVECT WARM AND MOIST AIR INTO THE FORECAST AREA, WITH
DEWPOINTS INCREASING INTO THE MID 50S AND A PERSISTENT CLOUD DECK
LINGERING ACROSS THE MAJORITY OF NORTH AND CENTRAL GEORGIA. WITH
AMPLE LOW LEVEL MOISTURE, ISOLATED SPRINKLES AND LIGHT SHOWERS ARE
ONGOING AND ARE EXPECTED TO CONTINUE THROUGH THE AFTERNOON,
THOUGH POPS ARE FORECAST TO BE 20 PERCENT OR LESS. ASIDE FROM
COOLER TEMPERATURES IN THE MOUNTAINS, AFTERNOON HIGHS WILL RANGE
FROM ABOUT 4-8 DEGREES ABOVE DAILY NORMALS THIS AFTERNOON, LARGELY
RISING INTO THE LOW TO MID 70S IN NORTH GEORGIA AND UPPER 70S TO
NEAR 80 IN CENTRAL GEORGIA.
THE INFLUENCE OF THE RIDGE WILL LEAD TO CONTINUED WARMING ACROSS THE
AREA ON TUESDAY. AFTER LOW TEMPERATURES START THE MORNING IN THE MID
TO UPPER 50S, HIGH TEMPERATURES WILL CLIMB A FEW DEGREES HIGHER THAN
TODAY, RISING INTO THE LOW TO MID 80S (AND 70S IN THE MOUNTAINS).
THESE HIGHS WILL RANGE FROM 9-15 DEGREES ABOVE NORMAL FOR THE LAST
DAY OF MARCH. WITH WARMER TEMPERATURES AND SCATTERING CLOUDS IN THE
AFTERNOON, THERE WILL BE SUFFICIENT SURFACE BASED INSTABILITY FOR
DIURNALLY DRIVEN CONVECTION, WITH ISOLATED TO WIDELY SCATTERED
SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS ANTICIPATED IN THE AFTERNOON. SEVERE
WEATHER IS NOT ANTICIPATED AT THIS TIME. FIRE WEATHER SHOULD NOT BE
A CONCERN WITHIN THIS MOIST FLOW PATTERN. FURTHERMORE, PATCHY FOG
WILL BE POSSIBLE DURING THE EARLY MORNING HOURS EACH DAY WITH NEARLY
SATURATED CONDITIONS AND LIGHT WINDS.
LONG TERM
(WEDNESDAY MORNING THROUGH NEXT SUNDAY)
ISSUED AT 234 PM EDT MON MAR 30 2026
WARM WITH DIURNALLY DRIVEN PRECIP CHANCES EXPECTED THROUGH THE
WEEKEND:
MODELS ARE STILL IN GOOD AGREEMENT SHOWING THE BERMUDA RIDGE JUST OFF
THE MID-ATLANTIC COAST KEEPING NORTH AND CENTRAL GA IN MOIST
SOUTHERLY FLOW THROUGH THE WEEKEND. THIS SOUTHERLY FLOW WILL HELP
WARM TEMPS THROUGH THE END OF THE WEEK WITH HIGHS MAINLY IN THE 80S
THROUGH DAY 7. THIS CONSISTENT SOUTHERLY FLOW WILL ALSO LEAD TO
INCREASED DIURNALLY DRIVEN PRECIP CHANCES (SHOWERS AND
THUNDERSTORMS) FROM WEDNESDAY THROUGH THE WEEKEND. INSTABILITY
INDICES REMAIN FAIRLY WEAK UNDER THIS BERMUDA RIDGE SO NO WIDESPREAD
SEVERE WEATHER THREAT IS ANTICIPATED AT THIS TIME. WE WILL SEE AN
ISOLATED THREAT FOR STRONG STORMS AS SHORTWAVES MOVE ACROSS THE AREA
FROM THE ATLANTIC AND THE GULF UNDER THE WARM SOUTHERLY FLOW.
AVIATION
(18Z TAFS)
ISSUED AT 133 PM EDT MON MAR 30 2026
LOW VFR CEILINGS BETWEEN 3.5-6 KFT PERSIST ACROSS NORTH GEORGIA,
INCLUDING ATL/AHN WHILE MORE SCATTERED HAS OCCURRED IN CENTRAL
GEORGIA. A FEW ISOLATED LIGHT SHOWERS ARE ANTICIPATED THIS
AFTERNOON, BUT COVERAGE IS EXPECTED TO REMAIN TOO LOW TO WARRANT
MENTION IN ANY TAFS AT THIS TIME. WINDS WILL BE PRIMARILY SE AT
5-8 KTS THIS AFTERNOON, DIMINISHING TO 3-5 KTS AFTER 00-01Z. WINDS
ARE EXPECTED TO SHIFT TO SW AND INCREASE TO 5-8 KTS AFTER 14-15Z
ON TUESDAY. SCATTERED MVFR LEVEL CLOUDS WILL BE POSSIBLE ON
TUESDAY MORNING AFTER 09-10Z, WHICH COULD OCCASIONALLY DEVELOP
INTO MVFR CEILINGS IN THE EARLY AND MID MORNING HOURS.
//ATL CONFIDENCE...18Z UPDATE...
MEDIUM CONFIDENCE ON MVFR LEVEL CLOUD COVERAGE AND TIMING.
HIGH CONFIDENCE ON ALL OTHER ELEMENTS.
KING
PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS
ATHENS 57 81 60 83 / 0 20 10 40
ATLANTA 59 81 62 84 / 0 20 10 40
BLAIRSVILLE 53 76 56 78 / 10 30 20 50
CARTERSVILLE 58 84 59 85 / 0 20 10 40
COLUMBUS 59 85 61 86 / 0 10 10 30
GAINESVILLE 58 80 61 82 / 10 20 10 40
MACON 58 84 60 85 / 0 10 10 30
ROME 59 85 61 86 / 0 20 10 40
PEACHTREE CITY 57 83 58 84 / 0 20 10 40
VIDALIA 58 84 60 86 / 0 10 0 20
FFC WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES
NONE.
SHORT TERM...KING
LONG TERM....01
AVIATION...KING
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