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FXUS62 KFFC 300719
AFDFFC

Area Forecast Discussion
National Weather Service Peachtree City GA
319 AM EDT Sat May 30 2026


...Morning Area Forecast Discussion...

.KEY MESSAGES...

  - Scattered to numerous showers and thunderstorms can be
    expected across the area through the beginning of next week.

  - Locally heavy rainfall will remain the primary concern in any
    thunderstorms given the continued moist environment in place.

  - Drier conditions expected over much of the area by mid week.


&&

.SHORT TERM...
(Today through Sunday)
Issued at 303 AM EDT Sat May 30 2026

Current radar shows ongoing lingering showers across portions of
north and central Georgia. These showers remain light, giving many
areas beneficial slower rainfall versus the heavy rain rates from
the afternoon. Scattered to widespread areas of low clouds and
patchy fog are developing and are expected to continue through
sunrise with visibilities less than 4-5SM in many areas,
especially those who received quite a bit of rainfall yesterday.

For today, expecting showers and embedded thunderstorms to pick up
again during the late afternoon and evening timeframe. This will
be generally centered on the frontal boundary again and where it
settles for the day. CAMs indicate this will be somewhere closer
to northeast Georgia today for much of the activity but cannot
rule out more isolated pop ups in the central and western portions
of Georgia. More extensive cloud cover will also likely limit the
areal coverage of thunderstorms this afternoon but with enough
moisture in the area likely to still see a couple of rumbles of
thunder in isolated areas. General concerns will yet again be
showers in a high PWAT environment that could lead to isolated
instances of flash flooding.

Sunday, rain chances push more to central and southern Georgia as
the front is expected to push more towards Florida. This in
conjunction with a wedge setting up over the northeast will
ultimately give northern and eastern Georgia a bit of a break
from rainfall chances while central Georgia continues to see
rainfall. Best timing for scattered showers and thunderstorms will
again be during the afternoon and evening timeframe. High
temperatures Sunday will be below average in the low to mid 70s
for much of the area.

&&

.LONG TERM...
(Sunday night through Friday)
Issued at 303 AM EDT Sat May 30 2026

The same forecast will pretty much run through the early part of
next week with highs in the upper 70s and low 80s and afternoon
thunderstorms forming between 2-3PM and falling apart again after
10PM. No severe weather is expected, and the only real concern we
continue to monitor is the potential for flash flooding; primarily
in the urban areas.

For the first time in a while, we`re beginning to see a pretty good
sign of a pattern shift come Tuesday and into Wednesday. A cut off
low out of New England will make it`s way south into the mid
Atlantic region, setting up High pressure down the spine of the
Appalachians and into the SE. The rain should hold off then until
next weekend.

&&

.AVIATION...
(06Z TAFS)
Issued at 200 AM EDT Sat May 30 2026

Showers continue across much of the area and are expected to
continue through the next couple of hours at least. SCT IFR CIGs
are becoming prevalent across the area with temporary bkn IFR
likely through the overnight but especially closer to sunrise.
Should see CIGs lift through the morning and mid day to VFR by
~18z. Chance for TSRA again tomorrow ~19-23z for most sites. Winds
turn to the W and then NW throughout the day before becoming VRB
overnight and then turning to E by tomorrow morning.

//ATL Confidence...06Z Update...
Medium on IFR timing/coverage.
Medium on TSRA timing.
Medium to high on all other elements.

Hernandez

&&

.PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS...
Athens          84  63  73  61 /  70  50  60  70
Atlanta         83  67  75  64 /  70  50  40  50
Blairsville     79  59  71  58 /  80  20  40  60
Cartersville    84  66  77  63 /  70  30  40  40
Columbus        86  68  83  67 /  60  30  70  30
Gainesville     82  63  71  62 /  70  40  50  70
Macon           84  66  79  65 /  60  50  70  50
Rome            84  65  78  63 /  80  20  30  40
Peachtree City  84  66  77  64 /  60  50  50  40
Vidalia         85  68  81  67 /  70  50  70  50

&&

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

$$

SHORT TERM...Hernandez
LONG TERM....Vaughn
AVIATION...Hernandez