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FXUS62 KFFC 030734
AFDFFC
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEACHTREE CITY GA
234 AM EST TUE FEB 3 2026
..MORNING AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
KEY MESSAGES
UPDATED AT 1257 AM EST TUE FEB 3 2026
- WARM TEMPERATURES TODAY AHEAD OF A FRONT THAT WILL BRING
WIDESPREAD LIGHT RAIN TO THE AREA THIS EVENING THROUGH
WEDNESDAY.
- DRY CONDITIONS WITH TEMPERATURES NEAR DAILY NORMALS FROM LATE
WEEK THROUGH THE WEEKEND.
SHORT TERM
(TODAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY)
ISSUED AT 1257 AM EST TUE FEB 3 2026
A QUIET AND COOL START TO THE DAY IN NORTH AND CENTRAL GA WITH
MOSTLY CLEAR SKIES, LIGHT WINDS, AND MORNING LOWS IN THE UPPER
20S TO LOW 30S. TEMPERATURES WILL THEN SOAR INTO THE MID TO UPPER
50S IN NORTH GA AND LOW TO MID 60S IN CENTRAL GA, BY THIS
AFTERNOON, AS DEEP SOUTHWEST FLOW STRENGTHENS AND BRINGS A WARMER
AIRMASS INTO THE REGION. THIS FLOW DEVELOPS IN RESPONSE TO A MID-
LEVEL SHORTWAVE AND FRONTAL BOUNDARY THAT WILL BE DROPPING ACROSS
THE LOWER MIDWEST INTO THE TN VALLEY THROUGHOUT THE DAY. BY MID
TO LATE AFTERNOON, MOISTURE POOLING OUT AHEAD OF THE FRONTAL
BOUNDARY WILL BRING INCREASINGLY CLOUDY SKIES TO THE AREA, WITH
WIDESPREAD LIGHT RAIN STARTING TO MOVE INTO FAR NW GA. THIS WILL
VERY SLOWLY SPREAD ACROSS THE REST OF NORTH GA DURING THE EVENING
AND OVERNIGHT HOURS, CONTINUING ACROSS CENTRAL GA THROUGH
WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON. OVERALL, RAINFALL TOTALS WILL RANGE FROM
0.10 TO 0.25 INCHES, WITH UP TO 0.75 INCHES IN THE FAR NORTH GA
MOUNTAINS. DESPITE THE RAIN, THE WARM AND HUMID AIRMASS WILL KEEP
TEMPERATURES MILD TONIGHT AND WEDNESDAY, GENERALLY RANGING FROM
MID 40S TO MID 50S. THE ACTUAL COLD FRONT WILL START TO PUSH
ACROSS THE REGION WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING, WITH A DRY AND
COOL AIRMASS RAPIDLY FILLING IN BEHIND IT AND ENDING ANY RAIN
CHANCES.
LONG TERM
(WEDNESDAY NIGHT THROUGH MONDAY)
ISSUED AT 1257 AM EST TUE FEB 3 2026
AS THE COLD FRONT MOVES THE RAIN OUT LATE WEDNESDAY, COLD AIR IS
EXPECTED TO FILTER IN BEHIND IT. WIDESPREAD TEMPERATURES BELOW
FREEZING ARE EXPECTED FOR WEDNESDAY NIGHT INTO THURSDAY MORNING,
WITH BREEZY NORTHWEST WINDS DROPPING WINDCHILL VALUES INTO THE
TEENS TO LOW 20S.
ONCE THAT PASSES THROUGH, IT'LL BE QUIET WEATHER FOR A LITTLE
WHILE. LONG TERM MODELS DON'T EVEN HINT AT THE POSSIBILITY OF
RETURNING PRECIP UNTIL EARLY NEXT WEEK AND A LOT CAN CHANGE UNTIL
THEN. TEMPERATURES WILL CLIMB BACK INTO THE 50S BY THE END OF THE
WORK WEEK THOUGH OVERNIGHT LOWS ARE EXPECTED TO HOVER AT OR JUST
BELOW FREEZING FOR THE REMAINDER OF THE FORECAST. A SUBTLE
REMINDER THAT WINTER FOR THE SE IS ON IT'S WAY OUT.
AVIATION
(06Z TAFS)
ISSUED AT 1246 AM EST TUE FEB 3 2026
VFR CONDITIONS WILL PREVAIL THE REST OF THE NIGHT AND FOR MOST OF
THE DAY ON TUESDAY WITH ONLY SOME PASSING 10-20KFT CLOUDS. LOWER
VFR CIGS OF 5-8 KFT WILL INCREASE AFTER 18Z, WITH MVFR CIGS AFTER
00Z WEDNESDAY AT ATL AREA SITES AS WIDESPREAD LIGHT RAIN MOVES IN
FROM THE NORTHWEST. AREAS OF IFR CIGS AND MVFR-IFR VIS WILL BECOME
POSSIBLE AFTER 02-04Z WEDNESDAY AS RAIN CONTINUES TO SETTLE IN
ACROSS THE AREA. WINDS WILL REMAIN W TO SW AT 4-9 KTS.
//ATL CONFIDENCE...06Z UPDATE...
MEDIUM ON CIG/VIS TIMING AND CATEGORY LATE TUE INTO WED.
HIGH CONFIDENCE ON ALL OTHER ELEMENTS.
CULVER
PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS
ATHENS 42 55 32 48 / 80 50 10 0
ATLANTA 46 53 27 45 / 90 30 10 0
BLAIRSVILLE 37 47 20 41 / 90 20 10 0
CARTERSVILLE 43 50 24 45 / 90 10 0 0
COLUMBUS 48 58 30 50 / 90 50 10 0
GAINESVILLE 42 53 30 47 / 90 30 10 0
MACON 47 59 32 51 / 70 70 10 0
ROME 44 51 27 47 / 90 10 0 0
PEACHTREE CITY 45 55 27 47 / 100 40 0 0
VIDALIA 46 59 37 50 / 30 80 30 10
FFC WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES
NONE.
SHORT TERM...CULVER
LONG TERM....VAUGHN
AVIATION...CULVER
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