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FXUS62 KFFC 182350
AFDFFC
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEACHTREE CITY GA
750 PM EDT MON MAY 18 2026
..NEW 00Z AVIATION DISCUSSION
KEY MESSAGES
- DRY CONDITIONS WILL PERSIST THROUGH TUESDAY.
- WARM TEMPERATURES CONTINUE THE NEXT FEW DAYS WITH HIGHS IN THE
UPPER 80S TO LOW 90S.
- INCREASED RAIN CHANCES RETURN FROM WEDNESDAY THROUGH THE
WEEKEND, ESPECIALLY IN NORTHERN AND WESTERN GEORGIA.
SHORT TERM
(THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH TUESDAY)
ISSUED AT 218 PM EDT MON MAY 18 2026
WARM AND DRY WEATHER THROUGH TUESDAY:
CONDITIONS WILL BE WARM AND RAIN-FREE FOR MOST AREAS THROUGH
TUESDAY, COURTESY OF A DRY AIRMASS SURGING INTO THE REGION
THROUGHOUT THE DAY. THE ONE PORTION OF THE AREA THAT COULD SEE
ISOLATED AFTERNOON SHOWERS AND STORMS EACH DAY IS ACROSS THE
GA/AL BORDER, WHERE MOISTURE WILL BE A LITTLE HIGHER. ELSEWHERE,
PWAT VALUES WILL DROP TO BELOW 1 INCH, RESULTING IN MOSTLY CLEAR
SKIES OUTSIDE OF HIGH CIRRUS AND SOME AFTERNOON FAIR WEATHER
CUMULUS. HIGH TEMPERATURES WILL CLIMB INTO THE UPPER 80S TO LOW
90S ACROSS THE REGION EACH DAY, WITH OVERNIGHT LOWS ONLY FALLING
TO THE LOW TO MID 60S.
LONG TERM
(WEDNESDAY MORNING THROUGH NEXT SUNDAY)
ISSUED AT 218 PM EDT MON MAY 18 2026
THE EXTENDED FORECAST PERIOD WILL BRING A SUMMERLIKE PATTERN BY OUR
STANDARDS, CHARACTERIZED BY WARM AND MUGGY CONDITIONS PUNCTUATED BY
DIURNALLY-ENHANCED SCATTERED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.
POPS INITIALLY BEGIN TO TREND UPWARD ON WEDNESDAY, PRIMARILY ACROSS
NORTH AND NORTHWEST GEORGIA, AS THE SOUTHEAST RIDGE BEGINS TO
FLATTEN AS A WEAK COLD FRONT MAKES GRADUAL PROGRESS SOUTHEASTWARD.
THIS FRONT WILL NOT MAKE MUCH ADDITIONAL FORWARD PROGRESS ON
THURSDAY AS IT BECOMES STATIONARY ACROSS THE TENNESSEE VALLEY
VICINITY AMID SOUTHWEST FLOW ALOFT. THIS WILL KEEP HIGHEST POPS
AGAIN CONCENTRATED GENERALLY ALONG AND NORTH OF I-20 ON THURSDAY.
THE FRONT THEN BEGINS TO WASH OUT AND LIFT BACK NORTHWARD BY FRIDAY
AS SOUTHWEST FLOW ALOFT PERSISTS ALONG THE WESTERN PERIPHERY OF THE
ATLANTIC RIDGE. WHILE THE RIDGE LOOKS TO GRADUALLY EXPAND BACK
WESTWARD A BIT OVER THE WEEKEND, THE DEEP MOISTURE CONVEYOR WITHIN
THE SOUTHWEST FLOW SHOULD KEEP AT LEAST SCATTERED CONVECTIVE
COVERAGE ACROSS AT LEAST NORTH AND WEST GEORGIA, THOUGH THE BULK OF
THE MORE CONSISTENT RAINFALL WILL REMAIN RELEGATED TO OUR WEST.
OBVIOUSLY, ANY RAINFALL IS APPRECIATED AND WELCOME AT THIS JUNCTURE,
THOUGH THIS TYPE OF "HIT-OR-MISS" SUMMERLIKE CONVECTION WILL DO
LITTLE TO MATERIALLY ALTER THE COURSE OF THE ONGOING DROUGHT.
TEMPERATURES WILL PRIMARILY REMAIN A FEW DEGREES ABOVE NORMAL, WITH
HIGHS RANGING FROM THE MID 80S TO LOWER 90S AND LOWS IN THE MID-TO-
UPPER 60S.
AVIATION
(00Z TAFS)
ISSUED AT 747 PM EDT MON MAY 18 2026
VFR CONDITIONS EXPECTED THROUGH THE PERIOD WITH WINDS OUT OF THE
SE AT 7KT OR LESS. CU FIELD IS POSSIBLE TOMORROW AFTERNOON AROUND
5KFT.
//ATL CONFIDENCE...00Z UPDATE...
HIGH CONFIDENCE ON ALL ELEMENTS.
HERNANDEZ
PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS
ATHENS 63 89 66 91 / 0 0 0 20
ATLANTA 66 88 69 89 / 0 0 0 30
BLAIRSVILLE 60 84 63 84 / 0 0 0 50
CARTERSVILLE 65 89 66 88 / 0 0 0 50
COLUMBUS 66 91 68 91 / 0 0 0 30
GAINESVILLE 63 87 66 88 / 0 0 0 20
MACON 63 90 66 91 / 0 0 0 20
ROME 64 88 64 87 / 0 10 10 60
PEACHTREE CITY 64 89 66 89 / 0 0 0 30
VIDALIA 64 91 65 91 / 0 0 0 10
FFC WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES
NONE.
SHORT TERM...CULVER
LONG TERM....RW
AVIATION...HERNANDEZ
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