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FXUS62 KFFC 292352
AFDFFC

Area Forecast Discussion
National Weather Service Peachtree City GA
752 PM EDT Thu Oct 29 2026

...New 00Z Aviation Discussion...

.KEY MESSAGES...

  - Dry and temperate conditions persist through the end of the
    work week.

  - Rain chances increase into the weekend, highest late Saturday
    into Sunday.

  - A second round of rain is expected by the middle of next week
    as a frontal system approaches the area.

&&

.SHORT TERM...
(This afternoon through Friday)
Issued at 146 PM EDT Thu Oct 29 2026

A mid-level ridge will continue to amplify over the area through
Friday as surface high pressure anchored over the Appalachian region
keeps the status quo nice weather through the short term. Surface
winds will continue out of the northeast at around 5-10 mph with a
few low end gusts possible each day. Low level conditions were
moist enough to produce a few low clouds this morning, with less
development expected Friday morning under slightly drier
conditions. Otherwise, there will be a general increase in cirrus
spreading across the region on Friday ahead of our next developing
weather system. Friday night, we will see the ridge begin to
dampen in response to a developing shortwave and associated trough
digging into the ArkLaTex region, which will drive a change in
the sensible weather for our area by the second half of the
weekend. Temperatures will run anywhere from 5-8 degrees above
normal for this time of year over the next couple of days, with
highs in the mid to upper 70s and lows in the upper 40s to upper
50s, becoming a few degrees warmer on Friday.

&&

.LONG TERM...
(Saturday morning through next Wednesday)
Issued at 146 PM EDT Thu Oct 29 2026

The long term picks up as a weak system is expected to work it`s way
through the SE. The GFS has come into line with the Euro, showing
the likelihood of receiving more than a half of inch of rain has
fallen to less than 50% across the CWA. While showers and possibly a
rumble of thunder are possible Saturday night into Sunday morning,
we aren`t expecting anything significant in terms of potential
precipitation. As a result, Sunday doesn`t look like the washout we
have been expecting.

Any lingering precip will clear out late Sunday afternoon and we`ll
have another few days of pleasant weather with highs in the low to
mid 70s before a stronger low pressure system pushes in from the
Great Plains on Wednesday. There is still some uncertainty in the
forecast when it comes to rainfall totals and coverage, but temps
are expected to fall into the upper 60s and low 70s after the front
passes with overnight lows falling back towards the upper 40s by the
second half of the work week.

&&

.AVIATION...
(00Z TAFS)
Issued at 720 PM EDT Thu Oct 29 2026

VFR conditions expected through the period outside of some passing
high cirrus and isolated afternoon CU of 4-5kft. Winds light and
variable at night, becoming northeast to east around 5-8kts during
the afternoon.

//ATL Confidence...00Z Update...

High Confidence on all elements.

Culver

&&

.PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS...
Athens          51  80  56  72 /   0   0   0   0
Atlanta         55  79  60  73 /   0   0   0   0
Blairsville     47  79  54  68 /   0   0   0   0
Cartersville    48  81  57  74 /   0   0   0   0
Columbus        57  81  61  78 /   0   0   0  10
Gainesville     53  79  59  69 /   0   0   0   0
Macon           55  81  58  77 /   0   0   0   0
Rome            46  80  54  74 /   0   0   0   0
Peachtree City  51  79  57  74 /   0   0   0   0
Vidalia         58  82  59  80 /   0   0   0   0

&&

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

$$

SHORT TERM...82
LONG TERM....Vaughn
AVIATION...Culver