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FXUS62 KFFC 241855
AFDFFC
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEACHTREE CITY GA
255 PM EDT WED JUN 24 2026
..AFTERNOON AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
KEY MESSAGES
- SCATTERED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS RETURN THURSDAY AND FRIDAY
WITH DRIER CONDITIONS AGAIN OVER THE WEEKEND.
- TEMPERATURES AND HUMIDITY WILL INCREASE THIS WEEKEND INTO NEXT
WEEK, WITH TRIPLE DIGIT HEAT INDEX VALUES ACROSS THE AREA.
SHORT TERM
(THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH THURSDAY)
ISSUED AT 153 PM EDT WED JUN 24 2026
PARTLY CLOUDY SKIES THIS AFTERNOON WITH WEAK HIGH PRESSURE
CENTERED OVER N GA KEEPING THINGS DRY. THIS RIDGE MOVES NE OVER
NIGHT ALLOWING A WEAK WAVE CURRENTLY OVER SOUTHERN MS TO PUSH INTO
SW GA THU MORNING. THE HIGH-RES MODELS ARE SHOWING THIS WAVE
BRINGING SHOWERS AND ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS MAINLY TO CENTRAL AND
SOUTH GA THU. INSTABILITY INDICES ARE NOT THAT SPECTACULAR SO NOT
EXPECTING ANY SEVERE STORMS WITH THIS WAVE BUT WILL STILL NEED TO
KEEP AN EYE ON THINGS AS THEY MOVE EAST ACROSS THE AREA. TEMPS
WILL BE A BIT WARMER THU WITH HIGH TEMPS ACROSS THE AREA IN THE
MIDDLE 80S TO LOWER 90S RANGE. LOW TEMPS TONIGHT WILL DIP BACK
DOWN INTO THE LOWER TO MIDDLE 60S WITH LOWS A BIT WARMER THU NIGHT
ONLY DIPPING DOWN INTO THE UPPER 60S TO LOWER 70S.
LONG TERM
(FRIDAY MORNING THROUGH NEXT TUESDAY)
ISSUED AT 153 PM EDT WED JUN 24 2026
TO BEGIN THE PERIOD, A H500 RIDGE WILL BE CENTERED JUST WEST OF THE
STATE OVER MS/LA. GIVEN THE STRONG RIDGE OF HIGH PRESSURE, CALM AND
DRY CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED THROUGH MUCH OF THE PERIOD. WITH THAT
SAID, DANGEROUSLY HOT TEMPERATURES AND HEAT INDEX VALUES ARE
EXPECTED.
SOME LOW END POPS ARE POSSIBLE UNDERNEATH THIS RIDGE BUT THE MAIN
HAZARD WILL BE THE HOT AND HUMID CONDITIONS LEADING TO DANGEROUS
HEAT INDEX VALUES THIS WEEKEND AND INTO EARLY NEXT WEEK.
TEMPERATURES ARE EXPECTED TO BE ABOVE AVERAGE AS HIGH PRESSURE
CENTERS ITSELF JUST WEST OF THE STATE. MAX HEAT INDEX VALUES WILL
LIKELY GET INTO THE UPPER 90S TO JUST OVER 100 DEGREES ACROSS MUCH
OF THE STATE BY THIS WEEKEND AND INTO EARLY NEXT WEEK.
AVIATION
(18Z TAFS)
ISSUED AT 1204 PM EDT WED JUN 24 2026
VFR CEILINGS WITH NO PRECIPITATION OR RESTRICTIONS TO VSBYS
EXPECTED THROUGH TONIGHT. WILL SEE SOME SHRA/TSRA ACROSS THE
CSG/MCN AREAS THU AFTERNOON WITH SOME LOWERED VSBYS IN AND AROUND
ANY CONVECTIVE ACTIVITY. WINDS SHOULD BE MAINLY OUT OF THE SOUTH
VARYING BETWEEN SE AND SW THROUGH THE EVENING HOURS IN THE 4-8KT
RANGE. WINDS SHOULD GO LIGHT AND VARIABLE OVER NIGHT. WINDS
EXPECTED TO PICK BACK UP OUT OF THE S TO SW IN HE MORNING THEN
TURN BACK TO THE SE LATE MORNING IN THE 5-10KT RANGE.
//ATL CONFIDENCE...18Z UPDATE...
CONFIDENCE HIGH ON ALL ELEMENTS.
01
PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS
ATHENS 66 91 70 93 / 0 0 20 50
ATLANTA 69 89 72 91 / 0 10 10 40
BLAIRSVILLE 61 83 65 84 / 0 0 10 50
CARTERSVILLE 66 89 70 91 / 0 10 10 40
COLUMBUS 69 90 71 91 / 0 40 30 50
GAINESVILLE 66 88 70 90 / 0 0 10 40
MACON 68 90 71 91 / 0 10 20 60
ROME 65 89 70 90 / 0 10 10 40
PEACHTREE CITY 67 89 70 90 / 0 20 10 50
VIDALIA 71 93 73 94 / 0 10 10 40
FFC WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES
NONE.
SHORT TERM...01
LONG TERM....CONDRY
AVIATION...01
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