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FXUS62 KFFC 060639
AFDFFC
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEACHTREE CITY GA
239 AM EDT THU AUG 6 2026
..MORNING AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
KEY MESSAGES
- SCATTERED TO NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND STORMS WILL RETURN ON
THURSDAY, AGAIN BRINGING THE RISK FOR LOCALLY HEAVY RAINFALL.
- DIURNALLY-ENHANCED STORM CHANCES WILL CONTINUE EACH DAY INTO
THE WEEKEND, WITH THREATS FOR HEAVY RAIN AND GUSTY WINDS.
- AFTERNOON HIGHS WILL REMAIN WITHIN A DEGREE OR TWO OF SEASONAL
NORMS (MID-80S TO LOWER 90S) THROUGH THE START OF THE WEEKEND.
SHORT TERM
(TODAY THROUGH FRIDAY)
ISSUED AT 238 AM EDT THU AUG 6 2026
DEJA VU! SCATTERED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS ONCE AGAIN EXPECTED
THIS AFTERNOON. THE UPPER/MID LEVEL TROUGH CONTINUES TO WEAKEN OVER
THE NEXT TWO DAYS, ALLOWING THE SUBTROPICAL RIDGE TO THE EAST TO
REGRESS OVER THE AREA. DIURNALLY DRIVEN THUNDERSTORMS WILL BECOME
SLIGHTLY MORE DISORGANIZED AND WITH LESS COVERAGE, THOUGH IMPACTS
WILL LIKELY BE SIMILAR TO THE PAST FEW DAYS.
WITH THE BUILDING RIDGE FROM THE EAST, SFC FLOW GENERALLY OUT OF THE
SOUTH, AND DECREASING STORM COVERAGE, TEMPS WILL SLOWLY TREND UP
OVER THE COMING DAYS. HIGHS WILL REACH INTO THE LOW TO MID 90. HEAT
INDEX VALUES EACH DAYS WILL GENERALLY BE AROUND 100 TO 105, EXCEPT
FOR THE LUCKY FEW IN THE NORTH MOUNTAINS WHERE VALUES WILL BE IN THE
90S.
LONG TERM
(FRIDAY NIGHT THROUGH WEDNESDAY)
ISSUED AT 238 AM EDT THU AUG 6 2026
TYPICAL SUMMERTIME PATTERN WITH SSW FLOW THAT WILL SLOWLY BUT SURELY
PUSH TEMPERATURES BACK UP INTO THE LOW TO MID 90S WILL FOR THE REST
OF THE FORECAST PERIOD; WITH TRIPLE DIGIT HEAT INDEX VALUES
RETURNING THIS WEEKEND. CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED TO FLIRT WITH HEAT
ADVISORY CRITERIA AT THE BEGINNING OF NEXT WORK WEEK. ESPECIALLY THE
SE PART OF THE CWA.
FORTUNATELY, AFTERNOON THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE EXPECTED EACH AFTERNOON
WHICH MAY HELP EASE TEMPERATURES DURING PEAK HEATING. THERE IS
PRETTY GOOD AGREEMENT THAT AFTERNOON CONVECTION WILL FORM EVERYDAY
FOR THE FORESEEABLE FUTURE. THE PATTERN DOES LOOK TO CHANGE LATE
NEXT WEEK AND INTO NEXT WEEKEND WHEN A STRONG RIDGE SETS UP. THE GFS
AND THE CPC ARE HINTING THAT A STRONG RIDGE COULD BUILD SOME
DANGEROUSLY HIGH TEMPERATURES INTO THE AREA.
AVIATION
(06Z TAFS)
ISSUED AT 108 AM EDT THU AUG 6 2026
VFR WITH ISO TO SCT MVFR AND IFR CIGS THIS MORN, CLEARING BY 14Z.
PATCHY LIGHT FG PSBL FOR SAME TIME, VSBY GENERALLY GREATER THAN
4SM. WINDS GENERALLY LESS THAN 6KTS AND VRB. SCT SHRA AND TSRA
THIS AFTN, LINGERING INTO EVENING PSBL. SIMILAR CIGS INTO TNGT.
//ATL CONFIDENCE...06Z UPDATE...
HIGH CONFIDENCE ALL ELEMENTS.
SM
PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS
ATHENS 90 70 90 70 / 50 50 40 30
ATLANTA 90 72 90 73 / 50 40 50 20
BLAIRSVILLE 83 66 83 66 / 70 30 70 30
CARTERSVILLE 90 71 91 71 / 50 20 50 20
COLUMBUS 93 73 93 74 / 20 30 30 20
GAINESVILLE 87 70 88 71 / 60 40 60 40
MACON 92 72 92 72 / 30 30 20 10
ROME 89 70 91 71 / 50 10 50 20
PEACHTREE CITY 90 71 90 71 / 50 40 50 20
VIDALIA 93 72 94 73 / 50 20 30 10
FFC WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES
NONE.
SHORT TERM...SM
LONG TERM....CULVER
AVIATION...SM
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