Hazardous Weather Outlook
Issued by NWS Atlanta, GA
Issued by NWS Atlanta, GA
141 FLUS42 KFFC 181550 HWOFFC Hazardous Weather Outlook National Weather Service Peachtree City GA 1150 AM EDT Tue Aug 18 2026 GAZ001>009-011>016-019>025-027-030>039-041>062-066>076-078>086- 089>098-102>113-191600- Baldwin-Banks-Barrow-Bartow-Bibb-Bleckley-Butts-Carroll-Catoosa- Chattahoochee-Chattooga-Cherokee-Clarke-Clayton-Cobb-Coweta- Crawford-Crisp-Dade-Dawson-DeKalb-Dodge-Dooly-Douglas-Emanuel- Fannin-Fayette-Floyd-Forsyth-Gilmer-Glascock-Gordon-Greene- Gwinnett-Hall-Hancock-Haralson-Harris-Heard-Henry-Houston-Jackson- Jasper-Jefferson-Johnson-Jones-Lamar-Laurens-Lumpkin-Macon- Madison-Marion-Meriwether-Monroe-Montgomery-Morgan-Murray- Muscogee-Newton-North Fulton-Oconee-Oglethorpe-Paulding-Peach- Pickens-Pike-Polk-Pulaski-Putnam-Rockdale-Schley-South Fulton- Spalding-Stewart-Sumter-Talbot-Taliaferro-Taylor-Telfair-Toombs- Towns-Treutlen-Troup-Twiggs-Union-Upson-Walker-Walton-Warren- Washington-Webster-Wheeler-White-Whitfield-Wilcox-Wilkes- Wilkinson- 1150 AM EDT Tue Aug 18 2026 This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for north and central Georgia. .DAY ONE...This Afternoon and Tonight... A Heat Advisory is in effect for portions of central Georgia until 8 pm today. Air temperatures in the mid to upper 90s will combine with humid air to bring heat indices up to 109 across the advisory area. Please use caution if outdoors. Take breaks, drink fluids, and try to avoid being outside during peak afternoon heating if possible. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Wednesday through Monday... Scattered thunderstorms will possible across north and central Georgia Friday and Saturday, mainly during the afternoon and evening. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... Spotter activation will not be needed through tonight. $$