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FXUS62 KFFC 141749
AFDFFC
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEACHTREE CITY GA
149 PM EDT WED OCT 14 2026
..AFTERNOON AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
KEY MESSAGES
- 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
(THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH THURSDAY)
ISSUED AT 147 PM EDT WED OCT 14 2026
IT'S A BEAUTIFUL AFTERNOON OUT THERE WITH CURRENT TEMPERATURE
READINGS IN THE UPPER 70S TO MID 80S AREAWIDE (LOW 70S IN THE
MOUNTAINS) UNDER MOSTLY SUNNY SKIES. SURFACE HIGH PRESSURE WILL
REMAIN JUST TO OUR NORTHEAST RESULTING IN MOSTLY DRY AND WARM
TEMPERATURES ACROSS THE FORECAST AREA THROUGH THE SHORT-TERM PERIOD
(THRU THURSDAY). TONIGHT TEMPERATURES WILL DROP PRIMARILY IN THE 60S
(UPPER 50S IN THE MOUNTAINS) UNDER MOSTLY CLEAR SKIES. LOW-LYING
AREAS AND MOUNTAIN VALLEYS MAY ONCE AGAIN SEE SOME PATCHY FOG
LOWERING VISIBILITY EARLY THURSDAY, BUT IMPROVEMENTS ARE EXPECTED
JUST AFTER SUNRISE. RINSE AND REPEAT FORECAST FOR THURSDAY, WITH
DAYTIME TEMPERATURES LIKELY A TICK WARMER (1-2 DEG) THAN TODAY.
LONG TERM
(FRIDAY MORNING THROUGH NEXT TUESDAY)
ISSUED AT 147 PM EDT WED OCT 14 2026
WELL-ABOVE NORMAL TEMPERATURES WILL PERSIST FOR ONE MORE DAY TO
START THE LONG TERM PERIOD. AFTER BEGINNING THE MORNING WITH LOW
TEMPERATURES IN THE LOW TO MID 60S ONCE AGAIN, HIGHS ON FRIDAY
AFTERNOON ARE FORECAST TO RISE INTO THE LOW TO MID 80S IN NORTH
GEORGIA AND UPPER 80S IN CENTRAL GEORGIA. OVER THE COURSE OF THE
DAY, A STRONG LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM WILL MOVE FROM THE CENTRAL GREAT
LAKES TOWARDS THE FAR NORTHEAST CONUS, ADVANCING A STRONG COLD FRONT
TOWARDS NORTH GEORGIA. WITH LITTLE OPPORTUNITY FOR DEEP MOISTURE
RETURN AHEAD OF THIS FRONT, RAIN CHANCES WILL BE LIMITED, WITH ONLY
SOME ISOLATED SHOWERS IN FAR NORTH GEORGIA ON FRIDAY NIGHT. THE
FRONT WILL QUICKLY PROGRESS SOUTHWARD OVERNIGHT, CLEARING THE
FORECAST AREA TO THE SOUTHEAST BY SUNRISE ON SATURDAY.
THE BIG STORY FOR US IS THAT A SIGNIFICANTLY COOLER AIRMASS WILL
FILTER INTO THE AREA IN THE WAKE OF THE FRONT, GIVING US OUR FIRST
REAL TASTE OF FALL FOR THE YEAR. LOW TEMPERATURES ON SATURDAY WILL
BE IN THE MID TO UPPER 40S TO THE NORTH OF I-85 AND IN THE 50S TO
THE SOUTH. AS COOLER AIR BECOMES MORE ESTABLISHED, AFTERNOON HIGHS
WILL RANGE FROM NEAR 60 IN THE FAR NORTHERN TIER TO THE LOW 70S IN
SOUTH-CENTRAL GEORGIA. AN UPPER LEVEL RIDGE WILL BUILD OVER THE
EASTERN CONUS AND THE CENTER OF A STRONG SURFACE HIGH WILL MOVE
ACROSS THE LOWER MIDWEST ON SATURDAY NIGHT INTO SUNDAY. STRONG
RADIATIONAL COOLING UNDER CLEAR SKIES WILL LEAD TO THE COOLEST
TEMPERATURES OF THE PERIOD EARLY SUNDAY MORNING, WITH WIDESPREAD 40S
AND EVEN SOME UPPER 30S IN THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS OF FAR NORTHEAST
GEORGIA. AS THE SURFACE HIGH MOVES EAST OF THE APPALACHIANS, A CAD
WEDGE IS FORECAST TO KEEP HIGHS LIMITED TO THE LOW 60S IN PORTIONS
OF NORTHEAST GEORGIA COMPARED TO MID TO UPPER 60S ELSEWHERE ACROSS
THE REGION. BREEZY EASTERLY WINDS WILL ALSO BE PRESENT WITHIN THIS
WEDGE. A GRADUAL WARMING TREND WILL BEGIN TO START NEXT WEEK AS THE
SURFACE HIGH MOVES INTO THE WEST ATLANTIC AND THE AFOREMENTIONED
RIDGE BECOMES CENTERED OVER THE SOUTHEAST AND MID-ATLANTIC COAST.
AVIATION
(18Z TAFS)
ISSUED AT 118 PM EDT WED OCT 14 2026
VFR, SKC AND LIGHT WNW TO WSW WIND 3-6KTS. CALM OR LIGHT VRB WIND
AFTER 00Z. LOW POSSIBILITY OF PATCHY BR EARLY THURSDAY (09-13Z).
//ATL CONFIDENCE...18Z UPDATE...
HIGH CONFIDENCE ON ALL ELEMENTS.
07
PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS
ATHENS 61 88 62 85 / 0 0 0 0
ATLANTA 64 87 64 84 / 0 0 0 0
BLAIRSVILLE 59 84 58 79 / 0 0 0 0
CARTERSVILLE 61 88 61 85 / 0 0 0 0
COLUMBUS 63 89 63 88 / 0 0 0 0
GAINESVILLE 63 87 63 83 / 0 0 0 0
MACON 62 90 62 89 / 0 0 0 0
ROME 60 88 59 84 / 0 0 0 0
PEACHTREE CITY 61 88 61 86 / 0 0 0 0
VIDALIA 63 87 64 87 / 0 0 0 0
FFC WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES
NONE.
SHORT TERM...07
LONG TERM....KING
AVIATION...07
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