Area Forecast Discussion
Issued by NWS Atlanta, GA
Issued by NWS Atlanta, GA
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442 FXUS62 KFFC 120527 AFDFFC Area Forecast Discussion National Weather Service Peachtree City GA 127 AM EDT Tue May 12 2026 ...Morning Area Forecast Discussion... .KEY MESSAGES... - Isolated showers possible in far south central Georgia today. No significant accumulations expected. - No significant precipitation in the forecast through the weekend. - Weak cold front brings dry and cool conditions Monday evening through mid-week. Warming temperatures expected late in the week. && .SHORT TERM... (Today through Wednesday) Issued at 125 AM EDT Tue May 12 2026 The "damp" period has come to an end, for most, with post frontal dry air settling across the area and a sfc high to the northeast driving NE flow into the area. This will further dry conditions through the short term. That said, a few spot showers may be possible through tomorrow as the stalled front and deformation zone settle across the Gulf Coast. Any precipitation from this feature will be trace at best and likely won`t reach further than 1 to 2 rows of counties into the CWA. Temperatures will be comfortable through Thursday, with highs in the mid to upper 70s and maybe even low 80s. Skies over Georgia generally clearing over the next 3 days. A dry front on Thursday, while not bringing any rainfall, will bring even further dry. Dewpoints may fall into the low 40s, resulting in RH values in of 30 percent or below. && .LONG TERM... (Wednesday night through Monday) Issued at 125 AM EDT Tue May 12 2026 A fairly dry cold front sweeps through the area Wed/Wed night finally pushing off the GA coast Thu morning. High pressure builds in behind this front and keeps things mostly dry through the weekend. Cooler temps move in behind this exiting cold front with lows Thu morning dipping into the 50s to lower 60s with highs Thu in the 70s to lower 80s. These cooler temps continue Fri morning with lows in the 40s to lower 50s. These temps do start to rebound Fri as highs get up into the lower to middle 80s. By Sat morning a week wave moves SE out of the Central Plains and into KY/TN. We will see some increase moisture across the state but still not expecting much precip. Only going with 20 PoPs across mainly North GA Sat as the wave moves East. With these dry conditions going into the weekend, may bring back some fire weather concerns. Most of the state has received enough rain to reduce some of the risk that we were facing but we still need to monitor the situation. Please continue to monitor the Fire Weather Forecast as we approach the middle of the week for potential critical fire weather. && .AVIATION... (06Z TAFS) Issued at 122 AM EDT Tue May 12 2026 VFR through period, brief sct MVFR psbl early this morning before 14z. Winds turning progressively E through morning. Winds sustained at 5 to 10 kts with gusts 15 to 20kts. Winds lighten overnight to 2 to 7kts SE. //ATL Confidence...06Z Update... Medium confidence MVFR cigs this morning. High confidence all other elements. SM && .PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS... Athens 55 81 56 78 / 0 10 0 0 Atlanta 59 81 59 76 / 0 10 0 0 Blairsville 51 75 47 68 / 0 10 0 0 Cartersville 56 81 52 75 / 0 10 0 0 Columbus 60 84 60 80 / 0 0 0 0 Gainesville 56 78 56 74 / 0 0 0 0 Macon 57 83 59 80 / 10 10 0 0 Rome 54 82 52 76 / 0 10 0 0 Peachtree City 57 82 56 77 / 0 10 0 0 Vidalia 59 84 63 84 / 10 20 10 0 && .FFC WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... None. && $$ SHORT TERM...SM LONG TERM....01 AVIATION...SM