Area Forecast Discussion
Issued by NWS Atlanta, GA
Issued by NWS Atlanta, GA
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507 FXUS62 KFFC 250012 AFDFFC Area Forecast Discussion National Weather Service Peachtree City GA 712 PM EST Mon Nov 24 2025 ...New 00Z Aviation Discussion... .KEY MESSAGES... Updated at 707 PM EST Mon Nov 24 2025 - Above-normal temperatures will continue through the middle of the upcoming week. - Showers and thunderstorms make a return between Tuesday and Thursday. Amounts range from less than 1" south of I-85 and 1-2" in far north Georgia, with isolated pockets of up to 3" possible. - There is a marginal risk (level 1 of 5) of severe weather across most of the area Tuesday. Damaging winds and hail will be the main hazards, though an isolated tornado cannot be ruled out. && .SHORT TERM... (This afternoon through Tuesday) Issued at 210 PM EST Mon Nov 24 2025 Current satellite loop shows some fair weather CU developing across the state as the surface flow has become southeasterly. Mid to upper level flow has also switched from NW to SW as the next closed low frontal system develops over the central and southern plains. The main high pressure ridge that has kept GA dry for the past few days is pushing off the Mid-Atlantic/Carolina coast allowing the next frontal system to push east Tonight. Currently the closed low is centered over the TX/OK panhandles and will move into the western great lake states by 12z Tue. Its associated cold front is pushing into the Mid to lower MS river valley and will continue moving east tonight. We should start to see showers with some isolated thunderstorms move into NW GA early Tue morning and into the ATL area right around daybreak. The models are showing as this front pushes into the state it appears the frontal boundary stalls across north GA Tue before finally exiting the state Wed afternoon. If this does occur it will allow a few waves along the front to move across the area Tuesday allowing more precip chances over the same location. Not expecting any flooding but we could see a two day precip total of 0.5" to 2" for areas north of Interstate 20. There is a good possibility we could also see some isolated higher amounts. We could see some strong to severe storms with this frontal boundary as instability indices are are not the greatest but they are still modest. It is likely that showers and thunderstorms will begin forming out ahead of the front early Tuesday, along with the arrival of best shear (35-40kts). However, the best instability will come with the onset of the afternoon diurnal heating. Afternoon capes should get up into the 500-1200 J/kg range, with weakening shear as the main axis of the jet will have exited. All in all there will be a low-end risk for isolated strong to severe thunderstorms. The Storm Prediction Center has outlooked a majority of the forecast area under a Marginal (level 1 out of 5) with a slight risk area (level 2 of 5) right next door across AL. Given shear orientation along the line, the primary concerns will be the potential for damaging gusts and perhaps some hail. An isolated tornado cannot be ruled out. && .LONG TERM... (Wednesday morning through next Sunday) Issued at 210 PM EST Mon Nov 24 2025 Starting the long term outlook on Wednesday morning. The line of showers and thunderstorms will be well on its way crossing the CWA. CAMs show significant spread in the speed of the front with the HRRR being most progressive and moving the line out of the area by 12z and the NAM3km being one of the slowest with the line still in east central Georgia at the same time. Instability will be mostly limited due to morning cool air, however robust flow ahead of the line will be enough to destabilize quickly should the line proceed slower. The good news is that dynamic driven shear will be limited as the parent low moves well to the northeast. Overall severe potential is low, but not zero for Wednesday morning. As the front moves out of the area, cool air quickly builds in with PWATs dropping to near or even less than 0.25". Temperatures will drop into the 30s Wednesday night before reinforcing of the parent trough truly digs in across the eastern CONUS. Temps truly drop going into Friday morning with highs in the mid 20s to low 30s for all of north and central GA. No precipitation is expected until early next week and temperatures slowly climb through the weekend. && .AVIATION... (00Z TAFS) Issued at 707 PM EST Mon Nov 24 2025 Easterly winds will begin to turn more SE through the overnight before turning SW ~17z tomorrow ahead of the approaching front. Should see MVFR ~2000-2500ft start to develop as early as 09z with the low end chance for showers to affect the site from 12-16z. If the showers materialize could see a low chance for IFR CIGS during this time frame. More confidence in showers affecting the metro ~19z with the potential for TSRA in the 22z-04z time frame as a broken line pushes through the area. //ATL Confidence...00Z Update... Low to medium confidence on morning showers and CIGS. Medium to high on shower and TSRA development tomorrow evening. Hernandez && .PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS... Athens 55 74 60 68 / 10 50 90 10 Atlanta 59 75 60 67 / 20 60 90 10 Blairsville 50 62 52 61 / 40 80 100 10 Cartersville 57 73 55 65 / 30 80 80 0 Columbus 59 79 60 71 / 20 40 90 10 Gainesville 56 70 59 66 / 30 70 90 10 Macon 57 80 61 73 / 0 10 70 20 Rome 59 75 57 67 / 40 90 80 0 Peachtree City 57 76 58 68 / 20 40 90 10 Vidalia 56 81 61 78 / 0 0 20 40 && .FFC WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... None. && $$ SHORT TERM...01 LONG TERM....SM AVIATION...Hernandez