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FXUS62 KFFC 231028
AFDFFC
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEACHTREE CITY GA
628 AM EDT SUN AUG 23 2026
..NEW 12Z AVIATION DISCUSSION
KEY MESSAGES
- MOSTLY DRY FOR NORTH GEORGIA AND LOW CHANCES FOR THUNDERSTORMS
(15-20%) ACROSS PARTS OF CENTRAL GEORGIA THROUGH TUESDAY.
- DAILY RAIN CHANCES WILL BE ON THE UPSWING BY MID TO LATE WEEK
AS A FRONTAL BOUNDARY APPROACHES.
- SEASONAL TEMPERATURES ARE LARGELY EXPECTED THROUGH THE WEEK
AHEAD.
SHORT TERM
(TODAY THROUGH MONDAY)
ISSUED AT 350 AM EDT SUN AUG 23 2026
CURRENTLY: ANOTHER QUIET NIGHT/EARLY MORNING ACROSS NORTH AND
CENTRAL GEORGIA. TEMPERATURES ARE STILL WARM THANKS TO HIGH CIRRUS
AND MIDLEVEL CLOUDS SWEEPING ACROSS THE STATE. LATEST READINGS ARE
IN THE LOW 70S. SOME LOW CLOUDS AND PATCHY FOG ARE LIKELY AGAIN
LATER THIS MORNING BUT NOT EXPECTING THIS TO BE QUITE AS EXTENSIVE
AS YESTERDAY.
PRECIPITATION TRENDS: A SECONDARY SURFACE FRONT WILL PUSH THROUGH
THE FORECAST AREA TODAY AS UPPER TROUGHING DIGS EASTWARD TOWARDS THE
ATLANTIC COAST. ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS WILL REMAIN A POSSIBILITY
LATE THIS AFTERNOON INTO EARLY EVENING ACROSS PARTS OF CENTRAL
GEORGIA. ANY STRONGER STORMS WILL BE CAPABLE OF DAMAGING WIND GUSTS
DUE TO LINGERING MOISTURE AND ADEQUATE INSTABILITY SOUTH OF THE
FRONT. THE FRONT SHOULD PUSH FURTHER INTO FL AND ALONG THE GA/SC
COASTLINE THUS LIMITING ANY PRECIPITATION COVERAGE/CHANCES EVEN
FURTHER FOR MONDAY. DRIER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED FOR MOST TO KICK
OFF THE WORK WEEK.
HEAT TRENDS: DRIER AIR AND LOWER DEWPOINTS WILL CONTINUE TO FILTER
IN BEHIND THE SECONDARY FRONT AND WILL LEND TO LESS OPPRESSIVE HEAT
FOR MOST PLACES TODAY AND MONDAY. DAYTIME TEMPERATURES WILL STILL
LARGELY REMAIN IN THE 90S BUT DEWPOINTS IN THE 60S WILL MAKE BEING
OUTSIDE A LITTLE LESS MISERABLE. OVERNIGHT TEMPERATURES ARE FORECAST
TO FALL INTO THE 60S TO LOW 70S (UPPER 50S AT THE HIGHER
ELEVATIONS) EACH NIGHT/EARLY MORNING.
LONG TERM
(MONDAY NIGHT THROUGH SATURDAY)
ISSUED AT 350 AM EDT SUN AUG 23 2026
THE FORECAST AREA WILL REMAIN IN A NORTHWEST FLOW REGIME ALOFT
THROUGH THE BULK OF THE LONG TERM FORECAST PERIOD. INITIALLY, A
MORE COMFORTABLE AIRMASS CHARACTERIZED BY 60S DEWPOINTS WILL REMAIN
ENTRENCHED ON TUESDAY AS A FRONT REMAINS STALLED TO THE SOUTH ACROSS
SOUTH GEORGIA/NORTHERN FLORIDA. MOISTURE WILL GRADUALLY INCREASE
THROUGH MIDWEEK, AND DISTURBANCES WITHIN THE NORTHWEST FLOW WILL
PROVIDE SOME OPPORTUNITY FOR SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS TUESDAY AND
WEDNESDAY.
BY THURSDAY INTO FRIDAY, AN ADDITIONAL COLD FRONT LOOKS TO PUSH
SOUTHEASTWARD INTO THE FORECAST AREA AS A TROUGH SWINGS THROUGH THE
GREAT LAKES. THIS FRONTAL BOUNDARY AND INCREASING MOISTURE WILL
PROVIDE AN IMPETUS FOR POPS TO INCREASE MORE MARKEDLY BY THURSDAY
INTO FRIDAY.
TEMPERATURES WILL REMAIN LARGELY CLOSE TO NORMAL WITH HIGHS RANGING
FROM THE UPPER 80S TO LOWER 90S AND FAIRLY PLEASANT MORNING LOWS IN
THE 60S FOR MUCH OF NORTH GEORGIA TO LOWER 70S FARTHER SOUTH.
AVIATION
(12Z TAFS)
ISSUED AT 625 AM EDT SUN AUG 23 2026
MID-TO HIGH LEVEL CLOUDS CONTINUE TO PUSH THRU THIS AM. MOSTLY VFR
EXPECTED AND WNW TO NW WINDS 5-10KTS. A FEW LOW-END GUSTS
~16-18KTS ARE PSBL THIS AFTN AT ATL. LOW CHANCES FOR SHRA/TSRA
NEAR MCN/CSG BUT CONFIDENCE IS LOW ON OCCURRENCE AND EXTENT. MOST
LIKELY TIMEFRAME WOULD BE 20-01Z.
//ATL CONFIDENCE...12Z UPDATE...
HIGH CONFIDENCE ON ALL ELEMENTS.
07
PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS
ATHENS 93 65 91 65 / 10 10 0 0
ATLANTA 92 70 90 69 / 10 10 0 10
BLAIRSVILLE 84 59 83 60 / 10 10 0 0
CARTERSVILLE 91 64 89 64 / 10 10 0 0
COLUMBUS 95 72 93 71 / 20 20 20 10
GAINESVILLE 90 65 88 65 / 10 10 0 0
MACON 95 70 93 69 / 20 20 20 10
ROME 91 64 89 63 / 10 10 0 0
PEACHTREE CITY 92 67 90 66 / 10 10 10 10
VIDALIA 96 72 95 72 / 20 20 30 20
FFC WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES
NONE.
SHORT TERM...07
LONG TERM....RW
AVIATION...07
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