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FXUS62 KFFC 151801
AFDFFC
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEACHTREE CITY GA
201 PM EDT TUE SEP 15 2026
..AFTERNOON AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
KEY MESSAGES
- MOSTLY DRY WEATHER AND ABOVE-NORMAL TEMPERATURES WILL PERSIST
THROUGH THE NEXT FEW DAYS.
- WARM CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED TO CONTINUE WITH RAIN CHANCES
RETURNING THIS WEEKEND.
SHORT TERM
(THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH WEDNESDAY)
ISSUED AT 159 PM EDT TUE SEP 15 2026
NO SUBSTANTIVE PATTERN CHANGE WILL OCCUR THROUGH THE SHORT TERM. AN
ANOMALOUSLY STOUT MIDLEVEL RIDGE WILL REMAIN PARKED OVER THE
SOUTHEAST, WHILE AT THE SURFACE A CAD WEDGE WILL CONTINUE TO PROMOTE
EASTERLY FLOW. WHILE THE CONTINUED EASTERLY BREEZE AND MARGINALLY
DRIER AIR TOMORROW (DEWPOINTS IN THE UPPER 50S IN PARTS OF EASTERN
AND MIDDLE GEORGIA) WILL HELP CUT THE HEAT SOME, TEMPERATURES WILL
STILL REMAIN MARKEDLY ABOVE MID-SEPTEMBER NORMS WITH HIGHS IN THE
90S OUTSIDE OF THE MOUNTAINS. WITH THAT SAID, WEDNESDAY NIGHT INTO
THURSDAY MORNING IS SHAPING UP TO BRING COMPARATIVELY MORE
COMFORTABLE TEMPERATURES CHARACTERIZED BY MORE WIDESPREAD LOWS IN
THE 60S.
LITTLE IF ANY RAINFALL CAN BE ANTICIPATED THROUGH WEDNESDAY. THE
ONLY EXCEPTION TO THIS RULE WOULD BE A COUPLE OF ISOLATED SHOWERS
POSSIBLE MAINLY IN SOUTHEASTERN AND EASTERN COUNTIES PROPAGATING
WESTWARD THROUGH THIS EVENING, BUT THIS WILL BE QUITE LIMITED IN
NATURE.
LONG TERM
(THURSDAY MORNING THROUGH NEXT MONDAY)
ISSUED AT 159 PM EDT TUE SEP 15 2026
TEMPERATURES ARE EXPECTED TO REMAIN UNSEASONABLY HIGH ACROSS MUCH OF
GEORGIA. HUMID CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED TO BRING HEAT INDEX VALUES
BACK TOWARDS THE TRIPLE DIGITS AS WE APPROACH THE WEEKEND.
OVERNIGHT LOWS WILL ALSO BE ON THE RISE WITH THE RETURN OF THE MID
70S TO MUCH OF THE AREA. THIS DOESN'T DO MUCH IN PROVIDING RELIEF
FROM THE DAYTIME HEAT; ESPECIALLY FOR VULNERABLE POPULATIONS. LOOK
AFTER EACH OTHER, AND KEEP AN EYE ON PETS AND KIDS. STAY HYDRATED IF
YOU PLAN TO SPEND TIME OUTSIDE.
THUNDERSTORM CHANCES DURING THE AFTERNOON WILL BE DOWN TO LESS THAN
20% FOR MUCH OF THE AREA THROUGH THE WEEK. THE RIDGE IS FINALLY
EXPECTED TO BREAK DOWN SUNDAY INTO MONDAY AS A FRONT APPROACHES.
ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE POSSIBLE ON SUNDAY AFTERNOON,
BECOMING MORE WIDESPREAD ON MONDAY BUT TOTAL RAINFALL IS EXPECTED TO
BE LESS THAN AN INCH FOR MUCH OF THE CWA THROUGH THE FORECAST
PERIOD.
AVIATION
(18Z TAFS)
ISSUED AT 117 PM EDT TUE SEP 15 2026
LINGERING MVFR CIGS AT AHN WILL IMPROVE TO VFR 4-5 KFT THIS
AFTERNOON WITH SCT CU 4-6 KFT ELSEWHERE. SOME POTENTIAL EXISTS
FOR AREAS OF MVFR TO PERHAPS IFR CIGS 09-13Z WEDNESDAY, THOUGH
CONFIDENCE IN PLACEMENT AND EXTENT IS NOT HIGH. OTHERWISE, FEW/SCT
CU 4-6 KFT CAN AGAIN BE EXPECTED WEDNESDAY. WINDS WILL REMAIN E
LARGELY 5-10 KTS WITH A FEW GUSTS OVER 15 KTS POSSIBLE THROUGH
THIS EVENING.
//ATL CONFIDENCE...18Z UPDATE...
LOW CONFIDENCE ON MORNING CIG POTENTIAL.
HIGH CONFIDENCE ON OTHER ELEMENTS.
RW
PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS
ATHENS 67 91 63 92 / 0 0 0 0
ATLANTA 72 91 68 92 / 10 0 0 0
BLAIRSVILLE 63 87 61 88 / 0 10 0 20
CARTERSVILLE 70 93 67 94 / 0 0 0 10
COLUMBUS 72 92 66 91 / 0 0 0 0
GAINESVILLE 68 90 66 91 / 0 0 0 10
MACON 69 91 63 91 / 10 0 0 0
ROME 70 94 68 95 / 0 0 0 0
PEACHTREE CITY 69 91 64 92 / 10 0 0 0
VIDALIA 68 90 65 89 / 0 0 0 0
FFC WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES
NONE.
SHORT TERM...RW
LONG TERM....VAUGHN
AVIATION...RW
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