955
FXUS62 KFFC 160552
AFDFFC
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEACHTREE CITY GA
152 AM EDT WED SEP 16 2026
..NEW 06Z AVIATION 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
(06Z TAFS)
ISSUED AT 149 AM EDT WED SEP 16 2026
SCT-BKN MVFR CIGS ARE PSBL THRU 15Z FOR NORTHERN TAF SITES, WITH
LOW-END CHCS FOR INTRUSION OF SCT TO PERHAPS BKN IFR CIGS. EXPECT
A RETURN TO VFR/OCNL SKC BY 16-17Z. WINDS WILL REMAIN OUT OF THE
E AT 5-10KTS.
//ATL CONFIDENCE...06Z UPDATE...
MEDIUM CONFIDENCE MORNING CEILING PROGRESSION.
HIGH CONFIDENCE ALL OTHER ELEMENTS.
96
PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS
ATHENS 65 93 68 96 / 0 0 0 10
ATLANTA 69 93 72 96 / 0 0 0 10
BLAIRSVILLE 63 89 65 89 / 0 10 0 30
CARTERSVILLE 68 95 69 97 / 0 0 0 0
COLUMBUS 67 92 69 95 / 0 0 0 0
GAINESVILLE 67 92 70 95 / 0 0 0 10
MACON 65 91 67 94 / 0 0 0 10
ROME 69 96 69 97 / 0 0 0 0
PEACHTREE CITY 65 92 68 95 / 0 0 0 10
VIDALIA 66 91 67 93 / 0 0 0 0
FFC WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES
NONE.
SHORT TERM...RW
LONG TERM....VAUGHN
AVIATION...96
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