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FXUS62 KFFC 241018
AFDFFC
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEACHTREE CITY GA
618 AM EDT MON AUG 24 2026
..NEW 12Z AVIATION DISCUSSION
KEY MESSAGES
- MOSTLY DRY FOR NORTH GEORGIA AND LOW CHANCES FOR THUNDERSTORMS
ACROSS PARTS OF SOUTH-CENTRAL GEORGIA THROUGH TUESDAY.
- COVERAGE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS IS EXPECTED TO INCREASE
BY MID-TO-LATE WEEK AS A FRONT APPROACHES.
- SEASONAL TEMPERATURES ARE LARGELY EXPECTED THROUGH THE WEEK.
SHORT TERM
(TODAY THROUGH TUESDAY)
ISSUED AT 305 AM EDT MON AUG 24 2026
LIMITED RAIN CHANCES AND FAIRLY COMFORTABLE TEMPERATURES CAN BE
EXPECTED FOR NORTH AND CENTRAL GEORGIA THROUGH TUESDAY. THE AXIS OF
A DEEP UPPER TROUGH CONTINUES TO DIG SOUTHEASTWARD TOWARDS THE
ATLANTIC COASTLINE AND HAS LED TO THE RETURN OF NW UPPER FLOW ACROSS
THE AREA. AT THE SURFACE, A FRONTAL BOUNDARY IS DRAPED ACROSS SOUTH-
CENTRAL GEORGIA AND IS EXPECTED TO SLOWLY SAG SOUTHWARD INTO NORTH
FLORIDA. THUS, ANY RAIN AND THUNDERSTORM CHANCES WILL BE LIMITED AND
CONFINED TO AREAS SOUTH OF THE FRONTAL BOUNDARY -- SOUTH OF A LINE
FROM COLUMBUS TO SWAINSBORO. THESE CHANCES WILL BE EVEN LESS ON
TUESDAY AS THE FRONT PUSHES INTO NORTH FLORIDA. MOST LOCATIONS ARE
EXPECTED TO REMAIN DRY THROUGH TUESDAY WITH SOME PASSING MID TO HIGH
LEVEL CLOUDS EACH DAY. DAYTIME TEMPERATURES IN THE 90S (80S IN THE
MOUNTAINS) COMBINED WITH RELATIVE HUMIDITY IN THE 30-40% RANGE
EACH DAY WILL MAKE IT FEEL QUITE PLEASANT OUTSIDE. BE SURE TO
ENJOY IT WHILE YOU CAN!
LONG TERM
(TUESDAY NIGHT THROUGH SUNDAY)
ISSUED AT 305 AM EDT MON AUG 24 2026
AFTER A DRIER AND MORE PLEASANT EARLY WEEK, MOISTURE WILL BE
INCREASING AHEAD OF AN APPROACHING COLD FRONT BY MIDWEEK. DEWPOINTS
WILL SURGE BACK TOWARD THE 70S BY WEDNESDAY INTO THURSDAY. POPS WILL
INITIALLY BEGIN TO INCREASE BY LATE WEDNESDAY AS A SHORTWAVE
DISTURBANCE INITIATES THUNDERSTORM DEVELOPMENT TO OUR WEST/NORTHWEST
THAT COULD APPROACH THE AREA BY WEDNESDAY EVENING INTO WEDNESDAY
NIGHT. THE MOST SUBSTANTIAL INCREASE IN POPS WILL BE BY THURSDAY,
HOWEVER, AS THE AFOREMENTIONED FRONT PUSHES INTO THE AREA, LINGERING
INTO LATE WEEK. WITH PWATS SURGING BACK OVER 2" IN ADVANCE OF THE
FRONT, LOCALLY HEAVY RAINFALL COULD BE A CONCERN DURING THIS TIME.
AS FAR AS TEMPERATURES ARE CONCERNED, 60S WILL REMAIN ABUNDANT FOR
MORNING LOWS FOR MUCH OF NORTH GEORGIA THROUGH THE BULK OF THE
PERIOD. HIGHS WILL RANGE FROM THE UPPER 80S TO LOWER 90S, WITHIN A
FEW DEGREES OF SEASONAL NORMALS FOR THE MOST PART.
AVIATION
(12Z TAFS)
ISSUED AT 616 AM EDT MON AUG 24 2026
VFR EXPECTED AT ALL SITES THROUGH THE PERIOD. LINGERING HIGH
CIRRUS THIS MORNING WITH FEW TO SCT CU 5-7KFT THROUGH THE
AFTERNOON. LIGHT VRB WIND WILL INCREASE TO 5-8KTS BY 17Z FAVORING
THE NNW TO NNE DIRECTION. ISO SHRA/TSRA SHOULD STAY SOUTH OF
CSG/MCN MONDAY AFTERNOON AND NO IMPACTS ARE EXPECTED.
//ATL CONFIDENCE...12Z UPDATE...
HIGH CONFIDENCE ON ALL ELEMENTS.
07
PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS
ATHENS 92 66 92 69 / 0 0 0 0
ATLANTA 92 69 93 71 / 0 0 0 0
BLAIRSVILLE 84 61 86 63 / 0 0 0 0
CARTERSVILLE 91 64 93 68 / 0 0 0 0
COLUMBUS 94 72 94 72 / 10 0 10 10
GAINESVILLE 90 65 90 68 / 0 0 0 0
MACON 94 70 94 71 / 0 0 10 10
ROME 91 64 92 66 / 0 0 0 0
PEACHTREE CITY 92 67 93 68 / 0 0 0 0
VIDALIA 95 72 94 72 / 30 10 40 30
FFC WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES
NONE.
SHORT TERM...07
LONG TERM....RW
AVIATION...07
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