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FXUS62 KFFC 210712
AFDFFC
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEACHTREE CITY GA
212 AM EST SUN DEC 21 2025
..MORNING AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
KEY MESSAGES
UPDATED AT 146 AM EST SUN DEC 21 2025
- WARM TODAY WITH ISOLATED AREAS OF LIGHT RAIN POSSIBLE IN
NORTHWEST AND WEST-CENTRAL GA AS A WEAK FRONT MOVES THROUGH.
- VERY WARM AND MOSTLY DRY CONDITIONS WILL PREVAIL THROUGH THE
UPCOMING WEEK WITH HIGH TEMPERATURES NEARING RECORDS BY
CHRISTMAS EVE INTO CHRISTMAS DAY.
SHORT TERM
(TODAY THROUGH MONDAY)
ISSUED AT 146 AM EST SUN DEC 21 2025
A WARM AND MOSTLY DRY DAY FOR NORTH AND CENTRAL GA TO END THE
WEEKEND. A WEAKENING FRONT WILL BE PUSHING THROUGH THE AREA THIS
MORNING, BRINGING ALONG INCREASED CLOUD COVER AS WELL AS LOW
CHANCES (10-20%) FOR LIGHT RAIN, PRIMARILY FOR AREAS WEST OF I-75
AND NEAR THE AL BORDER. HIGH PRESSURE AND DRIER AIR WILL START TO
SETTLE IN BEHIND THE FRONT DURING THE AFTERNOON, WITH SKIES
GRADUALLY CLEARING OUT. DESPITE THE FRONT AND ASSOCIATED CLOUDS,
HIGH TEMPS WILL STILL CLIMB INTO THE LOW 60S IN NORTH GA, AND MID
TO UPPER 60S IN CENTRAL GA.
LATE TONIGHT THROUGH MONDAY, HIGH PRESSURE WILL SLIDE FROM THE
OHIO VALLEY TO THE EASTERN US SEABOARD, TURNING LOW-LEVEL WINDS
OVER OUR AREA TO OUT OF THE EAST. THIS WILL REINFORCE A DRY AND
SLIGHTLY COOLER AIRMASS OVER THE REGION, RESULTING IN ANOTHER
RAIN-FREE AND PLEASANT DAY FOR THIS TIME OF YEAR. LOW TEMPS WILL
BE IN THE UPPER 30S TO LOW 40S, WITH HIGH TEMPS IN THE UPPER 50S
TO LOW 60S.
LONG TERM
(MONDAY NIGHT THROUGH SATURDAY)
ISSUED AT 146 AM EST SUN DEC 21 2025
THE APPROACHING WEEK WILL BE CHARACTERIZED BY AN EXPANSIVE, HIGH-
AMPLITUDE MID-/UPPER-LEVEL RIDGE ENCOMPASSING MUCH OF THE CONUS.
THIS ANOMALOUSLY STRONG FEATURE WILL BRING WARM, DRY CONDITIONS
ACROSS NORTH AND CENTRAL GEORGIA. TEMPERATURES ARE FORECAST TO
PEAK THURSDAY, FRIDAY, AND SATURDAY -- MEANING HIGHS MAINLY IN THE
70S (OUTSIDE OF THE MOUNTAINS) ON CHRISTMAS EVE AND CHRISTMAS
DAY. FOR CONTEXT, THESE HIGHS WILL BE SOME 12-20 DEGREES ABOVE
AVERAGE FOR THIS TIME OF YEAR. SIMILARLY, OVERNIGHT/EARLY MORNING
LOWS WILL BE SOME 12-25 DEGREES ABOVE AVERAGE. AS THEY STAND NOW,
THESE FORECAST HIGHS AND LOWS REMAIN A FEW DEGREES BELOW RECORDS
FOR CHRISTMAS EVE AND CHRISTMAS DAY, BUT WILL STILL BE ANOMALOUSLY
WARM.
A CAVEAT REGARDING THE DRY FORECAST -- A FEW GLANCING BLOWS FROM
COLD FRONTS EXTENDING FROM LOW PRESSURE SYSTEMS TRACKING ACROSS
THE NORTHERN TIER OF THE CONUS MAY (20% CHANCE) BRING ISOLATED
SHOWERS TO PARTS OF NORTH GEORGIA ON TUESDAY AND ON FRIDAY.
RAINFALL ACCUMULATION (IF ANY) WOULD BE MEAGER.
AVIATION
(06Z TAFS)
ISSUED AT 1211 AM EST SUN DEC 21 2025
VFR CONDITIONS TO START THE 06Z TAF PERIOD. A FRONT WILL APPROACH
THE ATL AREA SITES AND CSG AROUND 10-12Z SUNDAY AND BRING CHANCES
FOR LOW VFR TO MVFR CIGS. GUIDANCE HAS BACKED OFF ON THE MVFR
CIGS MAKING IT INTO THE ATL AREA, BUT HAVE KEPT IT IN THE TAFS FOR
NOW. THERE IS A VERY LOW (~10%) CHANCE FOR LIGHT RAIN AS THE
FRONT MOVES THROUGH. CIGS IMPROVE BY SUNDAY AFTERNOON AS THE FRONT
PUSHES SOUTH. LIGHT WINDS OVERNIGHT TURN NW AT 3-6KTS BEHIND THE
FRONT, AND THEN FLIP OUT OF THE NE TO E AFTER 00Z THIS EVENING.
//ATL CONFIDENCE...06Z UPDATE...
MEDIUM CONFIDENCE ON CIGS. HIGH ON ALL OTHER ELEMENTS.
CULVER
PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS
ATHENS 64 37 56 40 / 10 0 0 10
ATLANTA 62 42 58 45 / 20 0 0 10
BLAIRSVILLE 58 33 52 37 / 10 0 0 20
CARTERSVILLE 60 40 58 45 / 20 0 0 10
COLUMBUS 65 48 63 46 / 10 10 0 0
GAINESVILLE 63 37 54 42 / 10 0 0 10
MACON 67 43 62 44 / 10 0 0 0
ROME 62 39 60 47 / 20 0 0 10
PEACHTREE CITY 62 42 60 43 / 20 10 0 0
VIDALIA 70 42 64 46 / 0 0 0 0
FFC WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES
NONE.
SHORT TERM...CULVER
LONG TERM....MARTIN
AVIATION...CULVER
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