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Area Forecast Discussion
National Weather Service Peachtree City GA
242 AM EDT Tue Mar 17 2026


...Morning Area Forecast Discussion...

.KEY MESSAGES...
Updated at 241 AM EDT Tue Mar 17 2026

- Temperatures remain below normal through Wednesday with another
  widespread freeze tonight into Wednesday morning.

- An extended warming trend begins on Wednesday with highs
  returning to the 70s by Friday and 80s this weekend.


&&

.SHORT TERM...
(Today through Wednesday)
Issued at 241 AM EDT Tue Mar 17 2026

Dry conditions will persist through the short term, though
temperatures will remain chilly for mid-March as northwest flow
persists aloft. Northwest winds will be on the breezy side again
today, especially as mixing increases by late morning, with gusts 20-
25 mph through the afternoon. Highs will only top out in the 40s
across most of north Georgia and lower 50s across the bulk of
central Georgia despite plenty of sun. Tonight will bring one more
bout of widespread freezing temperatures as the surface high shifts
eastward across the Appalachians. Another Freeze Warning is in
effect areawide tonight into Wednesday morning as lows will drop
into the 20s and low 30s.

Wednesday kicks off an extended warming trend as southerly low-level
flow returns in the wake of the eastward-departing surface high.
Even so, highs will remain in the 50s, some 10-15 degrees below
normal. Widespread high clouds and virga will also increase on
Wednesday as a transient clipper swings through the region, though
the very moisture-starved low levels will prevent any threat of
precipitation.

&&

.LONG TERM...
(Wednesday night through Monday)
Issued at 241 AM EDT Tue Mar 17 2026

Dry and Warmer Late Week Into The Weekend:

From Thursday through the upcoming weekend, a very strong ridge
over the Southwest US will start to slowly slide east and spread
into our area, finally kicking out the cold airmass. High
temperatures will return to the 60s on Thursday, 70s on Friday,
and 80s over the weekend. Morning lows will climbing back up to
the 40s by Friday, and 50s over the weekend. Between the dry
northwest mid-level flow and subsidence from the ridge, rain
chances will remain below 10% through at least Sunday.

&&

.AVIATION...
(06Z TAFS)
Issued at 123 AM EDT Tue Mar 17 2026

VFR conditions will prevail through the period with FEW/SCT 4-5
kft cu possible at times through the afternoon. Winds will remain
NW, largely at 8-12 kts through morning, and gusts 20-25 kts will
return by 15-16Z. Speeds will settle back to 3-6 kts after 00Z
Wednesday.

//ATL Confidence...06Z Update...
High confidence.

RW

&&

.PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS...
Athens          48  28  52  31 /   0  10   0   0
Atlanta         47  32  53  36 /   0  10   0   0
Blairsville     39  20  48  26 /   0  10   0   0
Cartersville    46  27  55  32 /   0  10   0   0
Columbus        52  30  56  34 /   0   0   0   0
Gainesville     45  29  51  32 /   0  10   0   0
Macon           52  29  55  32 /   0   0   0   0
Rome            49  30  58  34 /   0  10   0   0
Peachtree City  48  27  55  31 /   0  10   0   0
Vidalia         53  31  56  35 /   0   0   0   0

&&

.FFC WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
Freeze Warning until 10 AM EDT this morning for GAZ001>009-
011>016-019>025-027-030>039-041>062-066>076-078>086-089>098-
102>113.

Freeze Warning from 11 PM this evening to 10 AM EDT Wednesday
for GAZ001>009-011>016-019>025-027-030>039-041>062-066>076-
078>086-089>098-102>113.

&&

$$

SHORT TERM...RW
LONG TERM....Culver
AVIATION...RW