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Area Forecast Discussion
National Weather Service Peachtree City GA
209 PM EDT Sat Oct 11 2025

...Afternoon Area Forecast Discussion...

.KEY MESSAGES...
Updated at 202 PM EDT Sat Oct 11 2025

    - Fair weather continues for most of North and Central Georgia
      through Sunday.

- A few light rain showers will remain possible across
  east-central Georgia.

    - Dry conditions will persist through next week, combining
      with warming temperatures to promote continued or worsening
      drought.

&&

.SHORT TERM...
(This afternoon through Sunday)
Issued at 202 PM EDT Sat Oct 11 2025

This Evening & Tonight:

Quiet weather will occur in most of north and central Georgia during
this period, despite the strong coastal low spinning along the
Georgia Coastline. Most of the region will feature fair skies, low
humidity and mild temperatures. Due to the low humidity temperatures
will fall quickly this evening. By Sunday morning the mountains and
portions of northwest Georgia should reach the upper 40s. The
Atlanta Metro and central Georgia should remain in the 50s
overnight. A few rain showers are possible in east central Georgia,
though rainfall won`t be widespread due to a lack of appreciable
forcing mechanisms.

Sunday:

As the coastal low moves into the Carolinas on Sunday the model
guidance suggests that weak shortwave will rotate around the
backside of the low. CAM guidance is hit and miss with this feature
regarding its ability to generate rainfall in Georgia. However it
should provide some weak lift, and with ample mid-level moisture in
place some precipitation chances are warranted across eastern
Georgia. We bumped up rain chances (from the base NBM guidance) into
the 15 to 35% range, with the highest chances expected during the
afternoon. A low degree of instability suggests that lightning is
unlikely on Sunday. Rain totals don`t look overly impressive, likely
less than 0.20 inches. For western and northern Georgia dry weather
is expected on Sunday.

Confidence in the temperature forecast for Sunday is high for
western Georgia, where sunshine and rising heights should allow
temperatures to approach 80 degrees. Greater uncertainty in the high
temperature forecast exists for eastern (particularly east central)
Georgia where cloud clover and light rainfall could limit afternoon
highs to the low 70s. If rainfall holds off until the evening or
doesn`t occur then highs could find there way into the upper 70s.

&&

.LONG TERM...
(Monday morning through next Friday)
Issued at 202 PM EDT Sat Oct 11 2025

Any meaningful rainfall across North and Central GA appears unlikely
over the next 7 days. Mid to upper troughing will be lifting
northeastward along the East Coast, with broad ridging taking up
residence across much of the Central US and stick around through
much of next week. Daytime highs will range from the upper 70s to
the mid 80s from Monday to Friday. Expect temperatures to be 5-10
degrees cooler in the northeast GA mountains. Overnight temperatures
remain on the cooler side with values in the 50s (40s in the
mountains). Given the lack of rainfall in the long term forecast,
drought conditions are likely to remain the same or worsen.

&&

.AVIATION...
(18Z TAFS)
Issued at 202 PM EDT Sat Oct 11 2025

Prevailing VFR conditions are anticipated in northern and western
Georgia through at least 00Z Monday. MVFR ceilings (2000 to 3000
ft AGL) could occur at times in east central Georgia, south and
east of KMCN. A few light rain showers are also anticipated in
eastern Georgia though impact are unlikely at KMCN or KAHN. Winds
will be from the north, with a gradual transition from northeast
to northwest winds between 00Z and 14Z Sunday.

//ATL Confidence...18Z Update...
High confidence in all elements of the KATL TAF.

Albright

&&

.PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS...
Athens          55  76  54  78 /  10  20  10   0
Atlanta         56  79  56  80 /   0  10   0   0
Blairsville     46  73  49  74 /   0  10  10   0
Cartersville    49  78  50  79 /   0   0   0   0
Columbus        56  81  54  83 /   0   0   0   0
Gainesville     54  78  55  79 /   0  10  10   0
Macon           58  78  55  81 /  10  20  10   0
Rome            52  81  51  82 /   0   0   0   0
Peachtree City  53  79  52  80 /   0  10   0   0
Vidalia         60  72  58  80 /  20  30  20   0

&&

.FFC WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
None.
&&

$$

SHORT TERM...Albright
LONG TERM....07
AVIATION...Albright