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FXUS62 KFFC 081908
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Area Forecast Discussion
National Weather Service Peachtree City GA
308 PM EDT Tue Sep 8 2026


...Afternoon Area Forecast Discussion...

.KEY MESSAGES...

 - Warmer and dry today with breezy easterly winds.

 - Temperatures gradually warm back up to above normal through
   mid to late week.

 - Rain and thunderstorm chances start to return across Central GA
   on Wednesday, then across the entire area by late week.


&&

.SHORT TERM...
(This evening through Wednesday)
Issued at 304 PM EDT Tue Sep 8 2026

Current conditions across north and central Georgia are mostly dry
and warm. Mostly clear skies are in place with the only shower in
the area across the Cohutta Wilderness and Jones Mill area in far
north Georgia. Temperatures have risen into the mid to upper 80s
and should top out in the upper 80s to near 90 over the next hour
or two. One thing to monitor tonight will be the temperature in
Atlanta - we are currently on a record streak of days in which the
temperature has remained above 70 degrees. Current forecast would
get us to 69 degrees for a low Wednesday morning, so we shall
see.

Through tonight and tomorrow, anticyclonic rossby wave break
continues to happen directly overhead across the eastern US. The
upper level ridge will split with one section setting up over the SE
CONUS. While this will be important to some potential changes in
the sensible weather going into the weekend, the net effect
through Wednesday will be more of the same - warm temperatures and
little in the way of precip chances outside of some sea breeze
influenced shower and thunderstorm potential in parts of east
central Georgia. Highs will be in the 90s across north and central
Georgia with lows tomorrow night in the upper 60s and lower 70s.

&&

.LONG TERM...
(Thursday morning through next Monday)
Issued at 304 PM EDT Tue Sep 8 2026

Mid-level ridging across the southern CONUS will continue to be the
main story through the beginning of the long term as rain chances
remain limited over much of the area. Towards the later half of the
week, the surface high pressure begins to retreat to the east as a
front pushes into the Ohio River Valley. As the high pressure begins
to retreat scattered showers and thunderstorms will be possible in
central Georgia in the periphery of the high pressure. Although a
couple of storms could become strong, these storms are not expected
to be severe and will have limited spotty rainfall. The main impact
will be temperatures continuing to rise to the mid 90s and heat
index values reaching into the low 100s again. Towards the weekend
the frontal system over the Ohio Valley will begin to push southward
before likely stalling just north of Georgia. Despite this the
pattern in the upper levels will become more conducive to rain
chances with the troughing to our north pushing the high pressure
off the coast. Rain chances as a result will increase over the
weekend with scattered showers and thunderstorms expected at this
time.

&&

.AVIATION...
(18Z TAFS)
Issued at 130 PM EDT Tue Sep 8 2026

VFR through TAF period. Only some afternoon FEW to SCT cu expected
each today into tomorrow. Wind will be the primary impact this
afternoon remaining on the east side at 7-12 kts with gusts up to
20 kts. This will go lighter (generally under 5 kts) overnight,
picking back up to 5-10 kts after 16Z tomorrow.

//ATL Confidence...18Z Update...

High all elements.

Lusk

&&

.PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS...
Athens          64  91  67  93 /   0   0   0  20
Atlanta         69  91  71  93 /   0   0   0  20
Blairsville     60  85  61  87 /   0   0   0   0
Cartersville    67  92  68  94 /   0   0   0   0
Columbus        72  93  73  93 /   0   0  10  50
Gainesville     65  89  67  91 /   0   0   0   0
Macon           69  91  71  92 /   0  10  10  50
Rome            67  92  67  94 /   0   0   0   0
Peachtree City  66  91  69  93 /   0   0   0  30
Vidalia         71  90  71  91 /  10  40  10  50

&&

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

$$

SHORT TERM...Hernandez
LONG TERM....Lusk
AVIATION...Lusk