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AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION...UPDATED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEACHTREE CITY GA
755 PM EDT WED MAR 18 2026
..NEW 00Z AVIATION DISCUSSION
KEY MESSAGES
UPDATED AT 740 PM EDT WED MAR 18 2026
- A FROST ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT FOR NORTH AND CENTRAL GEORGIA
OVERNIGHT INTO EARLY THURSDAY MORNING.
- TEMPERATURES WILL GRADUALLY INCREASE EACH DAY THIS WEEK, WITH
TEMPERATURES 10-15 DEGREES ABOVE AVERAGE THIS WEEKEND.
- DRY CONDITIONS WILL PERSIST THROUGH THE WEEKEND, WITH ANY
POTENTIAL RAIN CHANCES HOLDING OFF UNTIL AT LEAST MONDAY.
SHORT TERM
(THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH THURSDAY)
ISSUED AT 225 PM EDT WED MAR 18 2026
CURRENT SATELLITE LOOP SHOWS A FEW MID TO HIGH LEVEL CLOUDS
STREAMING ACROSS THE STATE AROUND THE BACKSIDE OF THE LOW PRESSURE
SYSTEM OVER THE MID-ATLANTIC STATES. NOT EXPECTING ANY RAIN AS IT
IS JUST TOO DRY IN THE LOWER LEVEL TO SUPPORT ANY PRECIP. CURRENT
RH LEVELS ARE IN THE 20% TO 30% RANGE AND THINGS ARE EXPECTED TO
STAY DRY THROUGH THE END OF THE WEEK. TEMPS ARE STILL ON THE COOL
SIDE TODAY WITH HIGHS ONLY IN THE 50S AND LOWS TONIGHT DIPPING
BACK DOWN INTO THE 30S. NOT EXPECTING TEMPS TO DIP BELOW THE
FREEZING MARK TONIGHT (EXCEPT FOR THE NE GA MOUNTAINS) SO WILL NOT
BE ISSUING ANOTHER FREEZE WARNING. HAVE ISSUED A FROST ADVISORY
FOR THE ENTIRE AREA AS WE WILL DEFINITELY SEE TEMPS IN THE 33-36
DEG RANGE.
ANOTHER WEAK DRY CLIPPER WILL TRAVERSE THE AREA ON THURSDAY
WITHIN PERSISTENT NORTHWEST FLOW ALOFT. AGAIN, THE AIRMASS WILL
REMAIN TOO DRY FOR ANY PRECIPITATION. TEMPERATURES WILL BEGIN TO
RETURN TO NEAR SEASONAL NORMS THU WITH HIGHS MAINLY IN THE 60S
ACROSS THE AREA. LOWS THU NIGHT WILL BE ABOUT 10 DEG WARMER WITH
LOWS IN THE 40S.
LONG TERM
(FRIDAY MORNING THROUGH NEXT TUESDAY)
ISSUED AT 225 PM EDT WED MAR 18 2026
KNOCK ON WOOD..BUT ITS SHAPING UP TO BE A RATHER TRANQUIL 7 DAY
PERIOD FOR OUR REGION. LARGE RIDGE AND HEAT WAVE OVER THE
SOUTHWEST US WILL TAKE THE HEADLINES LEAVING THE EASTERN PORTION
OF THE COUNTRY IN A DRY NW FLOW. WITH NO ARCTIC AIR TO SURGE IN
PLACE TEMPS SHOULD SLOWLY RISE INTO THE WEEKEND AND PEAK IN THE
80S AREAWIDE BY SUNDAY. ONE OF THE UNCERTAINTIES WITH THE NW FLOW
WILL BE IF ANY DISTURBANCES ROTATE AROUND THE RIDGE AND SLIDE
SOUTHEAST ACROSS THE AREA. SOME GUIDANCE HINTS AT A FEW, ONE ON
SUNDAY AND ANOTHER ON MONDAY WHICH WILL ONLY SERVE TO ADD LOW END
POPS TO THE FORECAST GIVEN THE OVERALL DRY ATMS. NBM NEXT BEST
CHANCE OF RAIN WITH A MORE SIGNIFICANT DISTURBANCE AND COOL FRONT
COMES IN ON MONDAY...ALBEIT 20 TO 30 POPS AT BEST. TEMPS COOL A
BIT WITH THE FRONT ON MONDAY AND TUESDAY BEHIND THE FRONT BUT
STILL SEASONABLE.
AVIATION
(00Z TAFS)
ISSUED AT 740 PM EDT WED MAR 18 2026
VFR CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED THROUGH THE TAF PERIOD. CURRENT MID-
LEVEL CLOUDS SHOULD EXIT N AND CNTRL GEORGIA BY AROUND 03Z. SKC
WILL PREVAIL FOR THE REST OF THE OVERNIGHT PERIOD, UNTIL ANOTHER
MID-/UPPER-LEVEL CLOUD DECK PUSHES INTO THE AREA FROM THE N ON
THURSDAY MORNING. WINDS WILL BE LIGHT/VRB TO CALM OVERNIGHT, THEN
BECOME WSW AT 3-7 KTS THURSDAY LATE MORNING/EARLY AFTERNOON.
//ATL CONFIDENCE...00Z UPDATE...
HIGH CONFIDENCE ON ALL ELEMENTS.
MARTIN
PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS
ATHENS 34 66 41 73 / 0 0 0 0
ATLANTA 38 67 47 74 / 0 0 0 0
BLAIRSVILLE 30 62 38 71 / 0 0 10 0
CARTERSVILLE 35 68 43 76 / 0 0 0 0
COLUMBUS 37 70 44 76 / 0 0 0 0
GAINESVILLE 35 65 43 73 / 0 0 0 0
MACON 35 68 42 75 / 0 0 0 0
ROME 36 71 45 79 / 0 0 0 0
PEACHTREE CITY 35 68 42 75 / 0 0 0 0
VIDALIA 37 68 43 76 / 0 0 0 0
FFC WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES
FROST ADVISORY FROM 2 AM TO 9 AM EDT THURSDAY 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....30
AVIATION...MARTIN
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