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FXUS62 KFFC 130946
AFDFFC

Area Forecast Discussion
National Weather Service Peachtree City GA
546 AM EDT Tue Oct 13 2026


...New 06Z Aviation Discussion...

.KEY MESSAGES...

  - Patchy fog again this morning for areas of northern Georgia is
    expected to burn off after 10 AM.

  -Dry conditions for much of the week with temperatures warming
    up to well above normal.

  - Confidence is increasing that a much cooler airmass will move
    in for next weekend behind a strong cold front.

&&

.SHORT TERM...
(Today through Wednesday)
Issued at 455 AM EDT Tue Oct 13 2026

Clear and pleasant conditions are expected today, and will continue
through the rest of the work week. Temperatures will rise into the
mid 80s by early afternoon, with NW winds keeping humidity down.
Temps will fall into the low 60s tonight before heating into the
upper 80s tomorrow.

With high pressure settled over the area, our gusty winds are behind
us. Winds should be around 5 mph through the day with little in the
way of gusts.

&&

.LONG TERM...
(Wednesday night through Monday)
Issued at 455 AM EDT Tue Oct 13 2026

The extended periods begin Wed night with a large high pressure
ridge centered just off the Carolina coast with its ridge axis
extending from the TX/LA Gulf coast to the GA/SC Atlantic coast.
This ridge stays fairly stationary through Thu keeping things warm
and dry but it does weaken slowly through the end of the week.
Temperatures Thu and Fri will be in the 80s to near 90s with lows
mainly in the 60s. As this ridge begins to weaken Thu, a fairly
organized frontal boundary begins to move SE out of the Central
Plains. It makes its way SE Thu night/Fri morning and into NW GA Fri
afternoon. As this front moves SE both the ECMWF and the GFS show it
loosing strength as a lot of its dynamics and moisture move NE
closer to the parent low center over the eastern Great Lakes and New
England states. Just the southern tail end of this front swings SE
through GA Fri night/Sat with the models showing it moving into N FL
just after midnight Sun morning. If this holds true all we should
see from this frontal passage is maybe some increased cloud cover
but the biggest thing we will see is very Fall like temps moving
into the area for the weekend.

The models show a very strong high pressure ridge moving east out of
the Northern/Central Plains Sat and also building south into GA
behind the exiting frontal boundary. This ridge will bring a
cooler/drier airmass to the region Sat with high temps expected in
the 60s and 70s. Low temps Sun morning will dip down into the 40s
and 50s.  May even see some upper 30s across the NE GA mountains.
Sundays High temps expected to be in the 60s to lower 70s with some
50s across the NE GA mountains. Looks like "Sweater Weather" is on
the horizon.

&&

.AVIATION...
(12Z TAFS)
Issued at 544 AM EDT Tue Oct 13 2026

SKC continues through the day. Some patchy fog will linger for RYY
and PDK until 14Z. Winds will be NW at less than 6kts before
becoming light and variable after 22Z.

//ATL Confidence...06Z Update...

High on all elements.

Vaughn

&&

.PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS...
Athens          87  60  88  60 /   0   0   0   0
Atlanta         86  62  87  63 /   0   0   0   0
Blairsville     82  57  84  59 /   0   0   0   0
Cartersville    87  59  88  60 /   0   0   0   0
Columbus        89  61  90  62 /   0   0   0   0
Gainesville     86  62  86  62 /   0   0   0   0
Macon           89  60  90  61 /   0   0   0   0
Rome            87  56  88  58 /   0   0   0   0
Peachtree City  87  58  89  59 /   0   0   0   0
Vidalia         87  62  88  63 /   0   0   0   0

&&

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

$$

SHORT TERM...Vaughn
LONG TERM....01
AVIATION...Vaughn