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FXUS62 KFFC 011823
AFDFFC
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEACHTREE CITY GA
123 PM EST SUN FEB 1 2026
..NEW 18Z AVIATION DISCUSSION
KEY MESSAGES
UPDATED AT 116 PM EST SUN FEB 1 2026
- AREAS WITH LINGERING SNOWFALL WILL LIKELY SEE ICY ROADS IN THE
MORNING ON ANY UNTREATED ROADWAYS.
- WIND CHILLS IN THE TEENS TO LOW 20S ACROSS THE AREA ARE EXPECTED
TOMORROW MORNING.
- TEMPERATURES WARM BACK UP TO NEAR NORMAL EARLY IN THE WEEK, WITH
RAIN CHANCES RETURNING MID WEEK AND ANOTHER COOL DOWN TO FOLLOW.
SHORT TERM
(TODAY THROUGH MONDAY)
ISSUED AT 121 AM EST SUN FEB 1 2026
DANGEROUSLY COLD TEMPERATURES AND WIND CHILLS WILL REMAIN THE
PRIMARY WEATHER CONCERN THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON ACROSS NORTH AND
CENTRAL GEORGIA. A DRY ARCTIC AIRMASS HAS SPREAD OVER THE REGION
BEHIND THE DEEP UPPER LEVEL LOW (TPV) THAT BROUGHT HEAVY SNOW TO
NORTHEAST AND EAST-CENTRAL GA YESTERDAY. THE 00Z SOUNDING AT OUR
OFFICE WAS A GREAT INDICATOR OF HOW DEEP AND COLD THE AIRMASS IS,
AS THE TEMPERATURES AT 850MB, 700MB, AND 500MB WERE ALL IN THE
TOP 10 COLDEST ON RECORD. THIS AIRMASS WILL SUPPORT LOW
TEMPERATURES THIS MORNING IN THE TEENS ACROSS MUCH OF NORTH AND
CENTRAL GA, WITH SINGLE DIGITS IN THE NORTHEAST GA MOUNTAINS.
BREEZY NW WINDS GUSTING 20-30MPH WILL CREATE 'FEELS LIKE'
TEMPERATURES (WIND CHILLS) AROUND -5 TO 5 DEGREES ACROSS MOST OF
THE AREA, AND AS LOW AS -15 DEGREES IN THE NORTHEAST GA MOUNTAINS.
THIS HAS PROMPTED AN EXTREME COLD WARNING FOR THE ENTIRE AREA,
WHICH IS IN EFFECT THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON WHEN TEMPERATURES START
TO WARM UP AND WINDS START TO WEAKEN. UNDER MOSTLY SUNNY SKIES,
HIGH TEMPS THIS AFTERNOON WILL ONLY CLIMB TO THE LOW 30S IN NORTH
GA, AND MID TO UPPER 30S ACROSS CENTRAL GA. FOR AREAS THAT WERE
HIT HARD WITH SNOW YESTERDAY, TRAVEL CONDITIONS COULD REMAIN
HAZARDOUS THROUGHOUT THE DAY DUE TO THE COLD TEMPS.
TEMPERATURES WILL FALL BACK INTO THE UPPER TEENS TO LOW 20S
TONIGHT INTO MONDAY MORNING UNDER MOSTLY CLEAR SKIES AND LIGHT
WINDS. CONDITIONS WILL FEEL MUCH MORE PLEASANT BY MONDAY AFTERNOON
AS THE AIRMASS STARTS TO MODERATE AND TEMPS CLIMB TO THE MID TO
UPPER 40S IN NORTH GA, AND LOW 50S IN CENTRAL GA. BETWEEN THESE
TEMPS AND MOSTLY SUNNY SKIES, EVEN THE HARDEST HIT AREAS FROM THE
SNOW EVENT SHOULD HAVE ANY LINGERING IMPACTS SUBSIDE.
LONG TERM
(MONDAY NIGHT THROUGH SATURDAY)
ISSUED AT 121 AM EST SUN FEB 1 2026
THE LONG TERM PERIOD STARTS OFF CHILLY WITH TEMPERATURES MONDAY
NIGHT/TUESDAY MORNING IN THE 20S AREAWIDE. THANKFULLY, LIGHT TO
CALM WINDS OVERNIGHT SHOULD KEEP WIND CHILLS NEARLY IDENTICAL TO
LOW TEMPERATURES. A RETURN TO MORE SEASONAL TEMPERATURES IS
EXPECTED BY TUESDAY AFTERNOON WITH FORECAST HIGHS IN THE 50S
ACROSS NORTH GA AND LOWER 60S IN PARTS OF CENTRAL GEORGIA.
A MID-LEVEL TROUGH WILL USHER ANOTHER COLD FRONT THROUGH THE
REGION AROUND MID-WEEK (TUESDAY NIGHT AND WEDNESDAY). RAIN CHANCES
WILL INCREASE LATE TUESDAY IN THE NORTHWEST WITH CHANCES
SPREADING SOUTH AND EAST THROUGH WEDNESDAY. RAINFALL TOTALS AT
THIS TIME APPEAR UNIMPRESSIVE WITH ONLY A 30-40% PROBABILITY OF UP
TO HALF AN INCH IN OUR FAR SOUTHWESTERN COUNTIES (COLUMBUS AREA).
THE POTENTIAL FOR ANY WINTRY PRECIPITATION IN THE NORTHEAST
REMAINS LOW AT THIS TIME GIVEN THAT TEMPERATURES ARE EXPECTED TO
REMAIN ABOVE FREEZING BY THE TIME PRECIPITATION EXITS. FOLLOWING
THE COLD FRONT, DRIER AND COOLER CONDITIONS WILL RETURN THROUGH AT
LEAST THE END OF THE WORK WEEK.
AVIATION
(18Z TAFS)
ISSUED AT 116 PM EST SUN FEB 1 2026
CLEAR SKIES ARE EXPECTED THROUGH THE REMAINDER OF THE DAY BEFORE A
DENSE CIRRUS OVERNIGHT PUSHES IN OVERNIGHT AND THEN A BKN/SCT
LAYER AROUND 5-6KFT IS LIKELY TO MOVE IN EARLY TOMORROW MORNING.
SKC SHOULD PREVAIL BY TOMORROW NIGHT. WIND GUSTS UP TO 25KT WILL
CONTINUE THROUGH THE AFTERNOON BEFORE DIMINISHING OVERNIGHT INTO
TOMORROW MORNING.
//ATL CONFIDENCE...18Z UPDATE...
HIGH CONFIDENCE ON ALL ELEMENTS.
HERNANDEZ
PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS
ATHENS 19 46 26 53 / 0 0 0 10
ATLANTA 24 48 30 57 / 0 0 0 10
BLAIRSVILLE 10 42 22 50 / 0 0 0 20
CARTERSVILLE 18 48 26 57 / 0 0 0 20
COLUMBUS 22 52 29 62 / 0 0 0 0
GAINESVILLE 21 44 28 52 / 0 0 0 10
MACON 21 51 27 61 / 0 0 0 0
ROME 21 52 29 59 / 0 0 0 30
PEACHTREE CITY 21 49 28 58 / 0 0 0 10
VIDALIA 22 52 29 62 / 0 0 0 0
FFC WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES
NONE.
SHORT TERM...CULVER
LONG TERM....07
AVIATION...HERNANDEZ
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