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Area Forecast Discussion
National Weather Service Peachtree City GA
205 PM EDT Wed Oct 28 2026

...Afternoon Area Forecast Discussion...

.KEY MESSAGES...

  - Dry and temperate conditions persist through the end of the
    work week amid a gradual warming trend.

  - Rain chances begin to increase by the weekend, especially by
    late Saturday into Sunday.

&&

.SHORT TERM...
(This afternoon through Thursday)
Issued at 149 PM EDT Wed Oct 28 2026


A strong surface high pressure centered off the Northeast coast will
continue to nose heights southward into our area, with a regional
high pressure setting up over the Tennessee Valley region for
Thursday. Combined with a weak low off the coast of Florida, this
will lock in a northeast to east flow and work to funnel a
more moist low level profile over the region through the
overnight hours. This moisture profile will increase the cloud
cover for early thursday morning before lifting in the afternoon.
Otherwise, more mid to upper level clouds will stream in on
Thursday night as cirrus spills over the building mid-level
ridge.


The primary impacts of this will be a continuation of the dry and
precipiation-free pattern, with a few more clouds around.
Temperatures will run a few degrees above normal today, with highs
in the low to upper 70s and lows in the lower to upper 50s, warming
a little further for Thursday. Northeast surface winds around
5-10kts will persist through tomorrow will continue out of the
northeast around 5-10 mph with occasional low end gusts each
afternoon.



&&

.LONG TERM...
(Friday morning through next Tuesday)
Issued at 149 PM EDT Wed Oct 28 2026

Temperatures during the daytime will climb into the low to mid 70s
across most of the CWA before we see some low 80s as we go into the
weekend as the winds swing around to the south. High pressure begins
to break down with the approach of a trough from the west and we`ll
see the chances of showers and possibly a thunderstorm start to
increase late on Saturday evening before sweeping through on Sunday.
While the threat of severe weather is marginal, the GFS shows a
decent amount of rain on Sunday with values ranging from 1.5-2.5".

On the flip side of that, the Euro keeps rainfall totals at less
than half an inch, coming in with a significantly drier solution.
Regardless of how it plays out, current drought conditions should
minimalize the overall flood threat. Some localized flash
flooding will be possible if the GFS gets it right with training
storms and in the metro area.

The system will clear out late Sunday, giving us a few more days of
clear fall weather. Another round of rain and possibly a
thunderstorm will creep it`s way back into the forecast towards the
middle of next work week.

&&

.AVIATION...
(18Z TAFS)
Issued at 123 PM EDT Wed Oct 28 2026

VFR conditions will prevail at all sites this afternoon. Winds
will be from the northeast to east around 5-10kts with some gusts
up to 18kts through early evening. Scattered to broken Low-
VFR/MVFR Ceilings will begin to filter into the area by tomorrow
morning down to 2500ft with improvements in the afternoon.

//ATL Confidence...18Z Update...
High confidence on all elements.

82

&&

.PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS...
Athens          53  77  50  79 /   0   0   0   0
Atlanta         55  76  54  78 /   0   0   0   0
Blairsville     46  74  46  78 /   0   0   0   0
Cartersville    49  78  47  80 /   0   0   0   0
Columbus        54  80  56  81 /   0   0   0   0
Gainesville     54  75  52  78 /   0   0   0   0
Macon           54  80  54  82 /   0   0   0   0
Rome            45  77  45  80 /   0   0   0   0
Peachtree City  50  77  50  79 /   0   0   0   0
Vidalia         59  81  58  82 /   0   0   0   0

&&

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

$$

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