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FXUS62 KFFC 131029
AFDFFC

Area Forecast Discussion
National Weather Service Peachtree City GA
629 AM EDT Wed May 13 2026



...New 12Z Aviation Discussion...

.KEY MESSAGES...

- Isolated showers possible in northeast Georgia today. No
  significant accumulations expected.

- No significant precipitation in the forecast through the
  weekend.

- Warming temperatures expected late in the week with many areas
  reaching into the upper 80s to low 90s by the weekend.

&&

.SHORT TERM...
(Today through Thursday)
Issued at 128 AM EDT Wed May 13 2026

Mostly dry conditions through Friday as Northwest flow reigns
supreme. There is the potential for a few small showers (maybe a
rumble of thunder; low chance) as a dry front moves into the area
from the northwest today. The greatest chances for this will be in
the northeast GA mountains and areas where precip can decouple from
topography. Timing wise, greatest chances will be later in the
afternoon to evening.

After that, conditions clear out with temperatures briefly dipping
Thursday, before an upswing into the weekend. Model performance on
wind gusts and dewpoints have been less than stellar, so small
adjustments have been made in the gridded forecast to account for
this.

&&

.LONG TERM...
(Thursday night through Tuesday)
Issued at 128 AM EDT Wed May 13 2026

High pressure over the area continues into the extended periods
keeping things dry through day 7. Cooler temps to begin the extended
periods but that will be short lived. Fri morning lows will be in
the 40s to lower 50s with temps beginning to rebound as High temps
get up into the lower to middle 80s. By Sat morning a week wave
moves SE out of the Central Plains and into KY/TN. We will see some
increase moisture across the state but still not expecting any
precip. Mainly increased cloud cover but temps will get up into the
80s to near 90. These elevated temps continue Sun and into Mon with
no precip in site.

These warm/dry conditions going into the weekend, may bring back
some fire weather concerns. Most of the state has received enough
rain to reduce some of the risk that we were facing but we still
need to monitor the situation. Please continue to monitor the Fire
Weather Forecast as we approach the middle of the week for potential
critical fire weather.

&&

.AVIATION...
(12Z TAFS)
Issued at 628 AM EDT Wed May 13 2026

VFR cigs and vsby thru period. Winds E at 3 to 8 kts, turn NW
this morning by about 16Z. Winds pick up through afternoon to
sustained 7 to 12 kts with gusts 15 to 20 by kts around sunset.
Dry cold front out of NW may bring isolated shra to NE GA, likely
will avoid TAF sites.

//ATL Confidence...12Z Update...
Medium confidence shra this afternoon northeast Georgia.
High confidence all other elements.

SM

&&

.PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS...
Athens          81  56  77  48 /   0   0   0   0
Atlanta         81  58  75  53 /   0  10   0   0
Blairsville     75  47  68  42 /  20  20   0   0
Cartersville    81  52  75  46 /  10  20   0   0
Columbus        82  59  78  50 /   0   0   0   0
Gainesville     79  55  75  49 /   0  10   0   0
Macon           81  59  79  50 /  10   0   0   0
Rome            81  51  75  45 /  10  20   0   0
Peachtree City  81  56  76  48 /   0   0   0   0
Vidalia         81  61  81  54 /  20   0   0   0

&&

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

$$

SHORT TERM...SM
LONG TERM....01
AVIATION...SM