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FXUS62 KFFC 211731
AFDFFC
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEACHTREE CITY GA
ISSUED BY NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BIRMINGHAM AL
1231 PM EST SUN DEC 21 2025
..NEW 18Z AVIATION DISCUSSION
KEY MESSAGES
UPDATED AT 1229 PM 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
(18Z TAFS)
ISSUED AT 1229 PM EST SUN DEC 21 2025
LOW LEVEL CEILINGS HAVE BEEN LINGERING, MAINLY AT ATL, THROUGH THE
MORNING HOURS. THEREFORE, HAVE CONTINUED WITH A TEMPO GROUP FOR MVFR
FOR THE NEXT COUPLE OF HOURS. A FEW SHOWERS CAN BE SEEN ON RADAR AS
OF WRITING. THIS ACTIVITY WILL REMAIN LIGHT AND MOVE SOUTH OF ALL
TERMINALS THROUGH THE AFTERNOON HOURS. VFR CONDITIONS PREVAIL IN
THE WAKE OF A PASSING THROUGH. WINDS WILL BE OUT OF THE NORTH
AROUND 5 KNOTS THROUGH THE OVERNIGHT HOURS. WINDS WILL INCREASE
OUT OF THE EAST-SOUTHEAST MONDAY MORNING WITH GUSTS AROUND 20
KNOTS LIKELY BY 14-15Z. GUSTS LOOK TO DROP OFF DURING THE EARLY
AFTERNOON HOURS.
//ATL CONFIDENCE...18Z UPDATE...
LOW TO MEDIUM CONFIDENCE ON THE TIMING OF THE MVFR CEILINGS
LIFTING TO VFR. HIGH CONFIDENCE ON ALL OTHER ELEMENTS.
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...TC/BMX
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