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FXUS62 KFFC 140846
AFDFFC
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEACHTREE CITY GA
446 AM EDT WED OCT 14 2026
..MORNING AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
KEY MESSAGES
-PATCHY DENSE FOG WILL BE LIKELY IN LOW-LYING AND VALLEY AREAS THIS
MORNING.
- DRY CONDITIONS WILL PREVAIL THROUGH THE NEXT 7 DAYS WITH
TEMPERATURES WARMING TO WELL ABOVE NORMAL.
- A STRONG COLD FRONT WILL BRING NOTICEABLY COOLER CONDITIONS
THIS WEEKEND.
SHORT TERM
(TODAY THROUGH THURSDAY)
ISSUED AT 445 AM EDT WED OCT 14 2026
ANOTHER BEAUTIFUL LATE SUMMER DAY IS EXPECTED, WITH A NEARLY
IDENTICAL COPY TOMORROW. TEMPERATURES WILL RISE INTO THE UPPER 80S
BY EARLY AFTERNOON, WITH NW WINDS KEEPING HUMIDITY DOWN. TEMPS WILL
FALL INTO THE LOW 60S TONIGHT BEFORE A NEARLY IDENTICAL HIGH TEMP IS
EXPECTED TOMORROW.
WITH HIGH PRESSURE SETTLED OVER THE AREA, WINDS CONTINUE TO BE ON
THE LIGHT SIDE AT LESS THAN 5 MPH. SOME PATCHY FOG THIS MORNING IS
EXPECTED TO BURN OFF BY 10AM.
LONG TERM
(THURSDAY NIGHT THROUGH TUESDAY)
ISSUED AT 445 AM EDT WED OCT 14 2026
THE THEME OF THE LONG-TERM FORECAST PERIOD WILL BE A BIG SWING IN
TEMPERATURES AMID CONTINUED DRY WEATHER. RECORD-BREAKING WARMTH WILL
COME TO A RAPID END BEHIND A STRONG COLD FRONT THAT WILL SWEEP
THROUGH THE AREA BEGINNING FRIDAY. WHILE FRIDAY WILL STILL BRING
WELL-ABOVE-NORMAL HIGHS FOR MOST OF THE AREA, THE STRONG FRONT WILL
BEGIN TO USHER IN A MUCH COOLER AIRMASS FROM NORTH TO SOUTH BY LATE
FRIDAY AS GUSTY NORTHWEST WINDS INCREASE. THE OVERALL TEMPERATURE
SWING FROM FRIDAY INTO FRIDAY NIGHT/SATURDAY MORNING WILL BE QUITE
SUBSTANTIAL, FROM HIGHS IN THE 80S FOR MOST ON FRIDAY TO THE 40S AND
50S BY SATURDAY MORNING. GIVEN VERY LITTLE PRE-FRONTAL MOISTURE,
LITTLE IF ANY RAINFALL IS EXPECTED, THOUGH AN ISOLATED SHOWER OR
SPRINKLE CAN'T BE ENTIRELY RULED OUT IN NORTH GEORGIA ON FRIDAY.
THE WEEKEND THEN BRINGS THE FIRST BONA FIDE FALL-LIKE TEMPERATURES
OF THE SEASON. AFTER THE AFOREMENTIONED LOWS IN THE 40S AND 50S
SATURDAY MORNING, HIGHS SATURDAY WILL REMAIN IN THE 60S AND LOW 70S.
SUNDAY STILL LOOKS TO BRING THE CHILLIEST MORNING WITH WIDESPREAD
40S ACROSS THE AREA AND EVEN A FEW UPPER 30S POSSIBLE IN THE
MOUNTAINS. A WARMING TREND WILL THEN BE UNDERWAY BY EARLY NEXT WEEK
AS THE SURFACE HIGH SLIDES EASTWARD INTO THE WEST ATLANTIC AND
MIDLEVEL RIDGING RETURNS.
AVIATION
(06Z TAFS)
ISSUED AT 133 AM EDT WED OCT 14 2026
VFR THROUGH THE TAF FORECAST WITH LIGHT WEST WINDS AT 5KTS OR
LESS.
//ATL CONFIDENCE...06Z UPDATE...
HIGH ON ALL ELEMENTS.
VAUGHN
PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS
ATHENS 88 61 88 62 / 0 0 0 0
ATLANTA 87 64 87 64 / 0 0 0 0
BLAIRSVILLE 84 59 84 58 / 0 0 0 0
CARTERSVILLE 88 61 88 61 / 0 0 0 0
COLUMBUS 90 63 89 63 / 0 0 0 0
GAINESVILLE 87 63 87 63 / 0 0 0 0
MACON 91 62 90 62 / 0 0 0 0
ROME 88 60 88 59 / 0 0 0 0
PEACHTREE CITY 89 61 88 61 / 0 0 0 0
VIDALIA 88 63 87 64 / 0 0 0 0
FFC WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES
NONE.
SHORT TERM...VAUGHN
LONG TERM....RW
AVIATION...VAUGHN
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