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FXUS62 KFFC 050154
AFDFFC
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEACHTREE CITY GA
954 PM EDT SUN MAY 4 2025
..NEW UPDATE
UPDATE
ISSUED AT 953 PM EDT SUN MAY 4 2025
NO CHANGES TO THE FORECAST AT THIS TIME. CLEAR CONDITIONS WILL
MEAN TEMPERATURES DROP WELL BELOW AVERAGE MONDAY MORNING. LOWS
ACROSS THE AREA WILL BE IN THE 40S, AND THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS OF
NORTH GEORGIA COULD SEE TEMPS CLOSER TO 40.
SHORT TERM
(THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH MONDAY)
ISSUED AT 234 PM EDT SUN MAY 4 2025
KEY MESSAGES:
- COOLER THAN AVERAGE TEMPERATURES
- ISOLATED SHOWERS POSSIBLE ACROSS FAR NORTH GEORGIA TODAY
AND TOMORROW AFTERNOON DUE TO WRAP-AROUND MOISTURE
IN THE WAKE OF YESTERDAY'S COLD FRONTAL PASSAGE, MUCH OF THE
SOUTHEAST WILL REMAIN SITUATED ON THE SOUTHERN EDGE OF A (VERY)
SLOWLY LIFTING MID-LEVEL CLOSED LOW. SOME WEAK MOISTURE RETURNS IN
THE LEE OF THE FRONT SUPPORTING THE POTENTIAL FOR A FEW LIGHT
SHOWERS OR PERIODS OF DRIZZLE ACROSS OUR FAR NORTHERN TIERS OF
COUNTIES THIS AFTERNOON AND MONDAY AFTERNOON, WITH NO MEANINGFUL
ACCUMULATION CURRENTLY FORECAST (TOTALS <0.01" THROUGH MONDAY
NIGHT). LINGERING CLOUD COVER WILL CONTINUE TO LIFT AND SCATTER
THROUGH THE AFTERNOON, AIDED BY DAYTIME HEATING, WITH MOSTLY CLEAR
SKIES EXPECTED ACROSS THE SOUTHERN HALF OF THE FORECAST AREA, AND
PARTLY TO MOSTLY CLOUDY SKIES TO THE NORTH.
HIGHS TODAY AND TOMORROW WILL EXHIBIT A FAIRLY BROAD RANGE, TOPPING
OUT IN THE MID-50S TO NEAR 70 FOR AREAS ALONG AND NORTH OF I-85, AND
IN THE 70S TO LOWER 80S ELSEWHERE. MORNING LOWS WILL BE CHILLY, IN
THE 40S TO MID-50S.
96
LONG TERM
(TUESDAY MORNING THROUGH NEXT SATURDAY)
ISSUED AT 234 PM EDT SUN MAY 4 2025
-DRIER AND COOLER CONDITIONS CONTINUE ON TUESDAY
-UNSETTLED WEATHER IS LIKELY TO RETURN WEDNESDAY, STICKING AROUND
THROUGH AT LEAST THE END OF THE WORK WEEK
NO MAJOR CHANGES MADE TO THE EXTENDED FORECAST. AN UPPER LOW REMAINS
CENTERED OVER THE OHIO AND TN VALLEY REGIONS WITH THE OCCLUDED
SURFACE LOW AND SURFACE FRONT DRAPED ACROSS THE MID-ATLANTIC STATES
WELL TO OUR EAST. WITH HIGH PRESSURE ANCHORED OVER THE SOUTHEAST
EXPECTING A DRY CONDITIONS TO PREVAIL ON TUESDAY. FORECAST
TEMPERATURES TUESDAY MORNING WILL RANGE FROM THE MID 40S TO MID 50S
AND CLIMB INTO THE 70S TO LOW 80S BY THE AFTERNOON.
AS WE HEAD TOWARDS MID-WEEK (WEDNESDAY), LATEST ENSEMBLES INDICATE
THE UPPER LOW WILL LIFT TO THE NORTHEAST AND THE RIDGE OVER THE
CENTRAL US FLATTENS AS ANOTHER BROAD TROUGH TAKES UP RESIDENCE OVER
THE WESTERN TWO-THIRDS OF THE CONUS. WEST TO SOUTHWEST FLOW AT THE
MIDLEVELS WILL USHER IN SEVERAL WEAK DISTURBANCES ACROSS THE
SOUTHEAST THROUGH AT LEAST THE END OF THE WEEK. THUS, UNSETTLED
WEATHER IN THE WAY OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS RETURN BETWEEN
WEDNESDAY AND FRIDAY -- PERHAPS INTO THE EARLY PART OF NEXT WEEKEND.
AT THIS TIME, RAIN AND THUNDER CHANCES LOOK TO BE HIGHEST DURING THE
AFTERNOON INTO THE EARLY EVENING COINCIDING WITH PEAK HEATING.
TEMPERATURES DURING THIS TIMEFRAME WILL REMAIN 'COOLER' PRIMARILY
DUE TO CLOUD COVER WITH FORECAST VALUES IN THE 70S IN MOST LOCATIONS
-- ASIDE FROM NORTHEAST GA WHERE TEMPERATURES MAY ONLY REACH THE 60S.
01
AVIATION
(00Z TAFS)
ISSUED AT 732 PM EDT SUN MAY 4 2025
VFR THROUGH PERIOD. NO PRECIP EXPECTED OUTSIDE FAR NORTH GEORGIA.
WINDS W, BECOMING LIGHTER TO VARIABLE OVERNIGHT, GUSTING TO 15KTS.
SOME LIGHT PATCHY FOG ONLY IN FAR NORTH GEORGIA.
//ATL CONFIDENCE...00Z UPDATE...
HIGH ALL ELEMENTS.
SM
PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS
ATHENS 54 72 48 73 / 100 0 0 0
ATLANTA 54 71 51 72 / 80 0 0 0
BLAIRSVILLE 45 65 42 65 / 90 0 0 20
CARTERSVILLE 54 69 46 71 / 10 0 0 0
COLUMBUS 54 75 50 77 / 100 0 0 0
GAINESVILLE 53 69 49 70 / 100 0 0 0
MACON 56 77 49 78 / 100 0 0 0
ROME 54 68 47 71 / 0 10 10 10
PEACHTREE CITY 53 72 47 73 / 90 0 0 0
VIDALIA 61 82 55 82 / 10 0 0 0
FFC WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES
NONE.
SHORT TERM...96
LONG TERM....01
AVIATION...SM
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