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FXUS62 KFFC 300650
AFDFFC

Area Forecast Discussion
National Weather Service Peachtree City GA
250 AM EDT Fri Oct 30 2026


...Morning Area Forecast Discussion...

.KEY MESSAGES...

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

 - While rain chances continue to decrease for Sunday a more
robust wave will bring another chance for rain by mid week.



&&

.SHORT TERM...
(Today through Saturday)
Issued at 228 AM EDT Fri Oct 30 2026

Short term forecast remains dry, although we have reached the end
of the dry road with a larger scale pattern change taking shape by
the end of the short term. Last warm day in store Friday as mid
level ridge remains in control with sub 1.0" pwats in place will
allow for temps to again rise to near 80 area wide before the
short wave approaches. At the surface, 1032mb surface ridge
centered over the mid-atlantic wedges in by Saturday while
increased moisture within an increasing SW flow aloft rides over
the top of the sfc wedge. That combination will lower temps on
Halloween as cloud cover increases and a NE flow at the surface
begins to bring lower dpts in with the wedge front. Guidance is
still trending lower on the pop coverage for the weekend and
holding off on any significant pops with the exception of the far
western GA counties early Sunday.

&&

.LONG TERM...
(Saturday night through Thursday)
Issued at 228 AM EDT Fri Oct 30 2026

Looking Sunday onward, models continue to shift towards less wet
conditions Sunday morning with quickly diminishing PoPs through the
afternoon. The cause of this is better resolution of the new surface
high asserting itself across the northeast driving east surface flow
into the southeast CONUS. Subsequent CAD reduces moisture transport
and keeps PWATs generally below 1.5". The developed high will also
suppress much of the lifting associated with the weak subtropical
shortwave. Our next best shot at any meaningful precipitation looks
to come through the mid week timeframe. Timing of this secondary
wave is uncertain as it will depend on when the western trough can
decouple from the west coast and begin transporting energy eastward.
The amplitude of the wave itself though will be enough to get the
blocking high moving once more, which means an increase in
confidence when compared to this Sunday. The high amplitude nature
of the wave also means a slightly increased thunderstorm (maybe
severe?) risk, however this will also depend on timing and forward
momentum.

Temperatures through the period will be fair. Highs will start off
in the 60s on Sunday (CAD) and increase to the 70s and near 80
through mid week. The temperature increase will be reliant on
southerly flow ahead of the mid-week system.

&&

.AVIATION...
(06Z TAFS)
Issued at 133 AM EDT Fri Oct 30 2026

VFR conditions expected this cycle with only some passing high
clouds and limited afternoon CU in the 4-5kft range. Winds will be
light and out of the east throughout the period.

//ATL Confidence...06Z Update...
High confidence all elements

30

&&

.PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS...
Athens          79  56  72  54 /   0   0   0   0
Atlanta         79  60  73  58 /   0   0   0  20
Blairsville     78  53  67  50 /   0   0   0   0
Cartersville    81  57  74  55 /   0   0   0  20
Columbus        81  62  78  60 /   0   0  10  20
Gainesville     79  59  69  56 /   0   0   0   0
Macon           81  58  78  57 /   0   0   0  10
Rome            80  54  74  54 /   0   0   0  20
Peachtree City  79  57  74  55 /   0   0  10  10
Vidalia         83  59  81  60 /   0   0   0   0

&&

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

$$

SHORT TERM...30
LONG TERM....SM
AVIATION...30