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Area Forecast Discussion
National Weather Service Peachtree City GA
245 PM EDT Mon Sep 7 2026


...Afternoon Area Forecast Discussion...

.KEY MESSAGES...

 - Cooler temperatures today with breezy easterly winds and
   isolated showers and storms.

 - Drier weather moves in through mid-week, with increasing rain
   chances by late week.

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


&&

.SHORT TERM...
(This afternoon through Tuesday)
Issued at 244 PM EDT Mon Sep 7 2026

Cooler, Breezy, and Mostly Dry Through Tuesday:

The frontal boundary from yesterday has cleared the area with a
wedge of high pressure pushing down the eastern seaboard and into NE
GA. Seeing low clouds and gusty east winds across the area this
afternoon as this wedge builds in. These breezy easterly winds are
ushering in a `cooler` airmass, which is providing some much needed
relief from the recent stretch of middle to upper 90s temps. Temps
are currently in the lower to middle 80s across the area and are
expected to only rise a few more degrees through the evening hours.
Even with the ridge/wedge building in there is still a decent
amount of moisture across the area and we are beginning to see some
isolated showers and thunderstorms pop up mainly across east and
central portions of the state.

Tonight into Tuesday,

A mid-level ridge over the south-central US will expand east over
our area. Subsidence from the ridge combined with even drier air
moving in within the breezy easterly flow will result in very low
rain chances. Temperatures in the morning will be around the upper
60s, and then climb to the mid to upper 80s to near 90 in the
afternoon.

&&

.LONG TERM...
(Wednesday morning through next Sunday)
Issued at 244 PM EDT Mon Sep 7 2026

Beginning midweek, what remains of a secondary lobe of mid-level
high pressure will be gradually nudged offshore by the first in a
series of shortwaves, accompanied by an advancing cold front. As
such, most will remain dry on Wednesday (due to the continued
impacts of wedging at the surface), with chances for isolated to
scattered showers and thunderstorms relegated to the southern third
of the forecast area -- in the vicinity of a tendril of moisture
extending across the northern Gulf.

By Thursday, with further breakdown of our residual ridging, rain
chances will return in earnest areawide, lingering well into the
weekend. Greatest coverage is expected Friday through Sunday, as the
aforementioned front breaches Georgia from the northwest, filtering
southward and stalling out across the midsection of the state.
Current forecast QPF over that 72-hour timeframe is manageable by
FFG standards (up to an inch and a quarter), but care will need to
be taken to monitor for chances for localized flash flooding in
areas that receive multiple rounds of heavy rainfall.

The weekend frontal passage looks to have minimal (if any) impacts
on our temperatures, and highs are expected to be in the upper 80s
to lower 90s effectively each day in the extended. Morning lows will
remain quite warm -- in the upper 60s to lower 70s, as much as 6 to
12 degrees above average for this time of year.

&&

.AVIATION...
(18Z TAFS)
Issued at 138 PM EDT Mon Sep 7 2026

MVFR to VFR ceilings across the area as a wedge of high pressure
builds into NE GA. This wedge will continue to build through Tue
morning before the drier airmass moves in Tue afternoon. Even with
the wedge/ridge building we could still see some isolated to
scattered showers this afternoon but thunderstorm chances are
low. Going with a VCSH this afternoon across the ATL/AHN area TAF
sites with a PROB30 for MCN/CSG. Winds will stay mainly out of
the E to SE in the 8-12kt range this afternoon with gust to 20kt.
Wind speeds will diminish overnight to 10kt or less then pick
back up Tues with speeds similar to Today. No restrictions to
VSBYs expected outside of any SHRA/TSRA.

//ATL Confidence...18Z Update...
Confidence high on all elements except medium on ceilings.

01

&&

.PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS...
Athens          66  89  66  91 /   0   0   0   0
Atlanta         71  89  71  91 /  10   0   0   0
Blairsville     62  82  61  85 /   0   0   0   0
Cartersville    70  90  69  92 /   0   0   0   0
Columbus        72  92  73  93 /   0   0   0  20
Gainesville     67  86  67  89 /   0   0   0   0
Macon           70  90  71  91 /  10   0   0  20
Rome            69  90  68  92 /   0   0   0   0
Peachtree City  69  89  69  91 /  10   0   0  10
Vidalia         71  90  72  91 /  10  20  10  50

&&

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

$$

SHORT TERM...01
LONG TERM....96
AVIATION...01