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AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEACHTREE CITY GA
827 PM EDT TUE MAR 17 2026
..NEW 00Z AVIATION DISCUSSION
KEY MESSAGES
UPDATED AT 822 PM EDT TUE MAR 17 2026
- TEMPERATURES REMAIN BELOW NORMAL THROUGH WEDNESDAY WITH ANOTHER
WIDESPREAD FREEZE TONIGHT INTO WEDNESDAY MORNING.
- AN EXTENDED WARMING TREND BEGINS ON WEDNESDAY WITH HIGHS
RETURNING TO THE 70S BY FRIDAY AND 80S THIS WEEKEND.
SHORT TERM
(THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH WEDNESDAY)
ISSUED AT 244 PM EDT TUE MAR 17 2026
CURRENT SATELLITE LOOP SHOWS A FEW MID LEVEL CLOUDS DIMINISHING
ACROSS NORTH GA WITH MOSTLY CLEAR SKIES ACROSS THE REST OF THE
REGION. DRY CONDITIONS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE THROUGH THE SHORT TERM
WITH TEMPS REMAINING BELOW SEASONAL NORMS. TEMPS TONIGHT EXPECTED AT
OR BELOW FREEZING AGAIN WITH HIGHS GETTING UP INTO THE 50S
WEDNESDAY. THIS IS STILL ABOUT 10-15 DEG BELOW NORMAL VALUES BUT A
FEW DEGREES WARMER THAN TODAY. LOWS WED NIGHT WILL DIP DOWN INTO THE
30S AGAIN BUT MOST LOCATIONS WILL STAY ABOVE FRIEZING. ONLY
EXPECTING THE NE GA MOUNTAINS TO SEE TEMPS AT OR BELOW FREEZING THU
MORNING. WILL CONTINUE WITH THE FREEZE WARNING FOR NORTH AND
CENTRAL GA TONIGHT, WITH NO PLANS OF ANOTHER FREEZE WARNING THU
MORNING. A FROST ADVISORY WILL MOST LIKELY BE MORE APPROPRIATE FOR
THU.
WE WILL SEE SOME INCREASED CLOUD COVER ACROSS THE AREA WEDNESDAY AS
WRAP AROUND MOISTURE FROM THE LOW CENTER OVER THE MID-ATLNATIC
STATES MOVES OFF THE EASTERN SEABOARD. NOT EXPECTING ANY
PRECIPITATION JUST OVERCAST SKIES THROUGH WED NIGHT.
LONG TERM
(THURSDAY MORNING THROUGH NEXT MONDAY)
ISSUED AT 244 PM EDT TUE MAR 17 2026
LONG TERM STARTS OFF COOL AS THE UPPER LEVEL RIDGE MOVES OUT OF THE
AREA THROUGH THE LATE WEEK. LOWS REMAIN IN THE 30S AND 40S, HOWEVER
NORTHWEST FLOW WILL KEEP US MOSTLY DRY THROUGH THE FULL PERIOD. A
FEW MODELS WANT TO BRING QUICK SHOTS OF SHOWERS THAT ONLY REALLY
DEVELOP WITH THE ASSISTANCE OF ELEVATION. SO COULD SEE SOME LIGHT
RAIN FOR FAR NORTH GA AND MAYBE A FEW FLURRIES FOR THE HIGHEST OF
ELEVATIONS ON THURSDAY NIGHT (NO IMPACTS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME).
TEMPERATURES WILL WARM THROUGH THE LATE WEEK AND WEEKEND AS THE
MASSIVE UPPER LEVEL RIDGE OVER THE WESTERN CONUS OSCILLATES
EASTWARD. HIGH TEMPS WILL CLIMB BACK TO THE 70S BY FRIDAY AND MAY
SEE A RETURN TO 80S BY SATURDAY AND SUNDAY. LOW END POPS RETURN TO
THE NORTHEASTERN CWA NEXT MONDAY WITH A QUICK SHORTWAVE DIVING DOWN
THE DOWNSTREAM SIDE OF THE RIDGE, HOWEVER MOISTURE WILL BE LIMITED
FOR THIS TO DEVELOP.
AVIATION
(00Z TAFS)
ISSUED AT 822 PM EDT TUE MAR 17 2026
VFR CONDITIONS PREVAIL ACROSS ALL TAF SITES THROUGH THE PERIOD.
WINDS ARE NORTHWEST AT AROUND 8-12 KTS, AND WILL SUBSIDE, BECOMING 5
KTS OR LESS BY AROUND 04Z. SOUTHEAST WINDS ARE POSSIBLE TOMORROW
MORNING, WITH SPEEDS OF UP TO 3-6 KTS, BUT VARIATION IS LIKELY. A
SCATTERED DECK BETWEEN 040 AND 060 IS ANTICIPATED TOMORROW AFTER
AROUND 16Z ACROSS MOST OF NORTH/CENTRAL GEORGIA.
//ATL CONFIDENCE...00Z UPDATE...
MEDIUM-HIGH CONFIDENCE IN WIND DIRECTION, DUE TO VARIABILITY, HIGH
CONFIDENCE ALL OTHER ELEMENTS.
CRS
PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS
ATHENS 28 53 32 64 / 10 10 0 0
ATLANTA 32 55 36 66 / 10 10 0 0
BLAIRSVILLE 21 50 27 62 / 10 0 0 0
CARTERSVILLE 28 55 33 67 / 10 10 0 0
COLUMBUS 30 58 35 69 / 10 0 0 0
GAINESVILLE 30 52 33 64 / 10 10 0 0
MACON 30 55 32 66 / 0 0 0 0
ROME 30 59 35 71 / 10 10 0 0
PEACHTREE CITY 28 55 32 67 / 10 10 0 0
VIDALIA 31 56 35 66 / 0 0 0 0
FFC WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES
FREEZE WARNING UNTIL 10 AM EDT WEDNESDAY FOR GAZ001>009-011>016-
019>025-027-030>039-041>062-066>076-078>086-089>098-102>113.
SHORT TERM...01
LONG TERM....SM
AVIATION...CRS
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