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FXUS62 KFFC 261847
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Area Forecast Discussion
National Weather Service Peachtree City GA
247 PM EDT Sun Apr 26 2026



...Afternoon Area Forecast Discussion...

.KEY MESSAGES...

- Several rounds of showers and thunderstorms are forecast for North
  and Central Georgia over the next week. Despite this, little to no
  meaningful improvement to ongoing drought is anticipated.

- Some severe potential exists for parts of North Georgia Tuesday
  into Wednesday and bears watching.

- Fairly seasonal temperatures (70s & 80s) are expected through at
  least mid-week next week, warming to well above normal by the
  weekend.

&&

.SHORT TERM...
(This afternoon through Monday)
Issued at 246 PM EDT Sun Apr 26 2026

A weak frontal boundary continues to slowly sag south across our
extreme southern tier of counties this afternoon. An isolated stray
shower of thunderstorm is not out of the question but chances remain
low (< 15%). Most places can expect pleasant temperatures and dry
weather through Monday given the post frontal environment. High
temperatures this afternoon will climb into the low to mid 80s (70s
at the higher elevations). High pressure has already begun and will
continue to slide into the region from the northeast today with a
CAD wedge setting up overnight. Aloft a mid-level ridge will briefly
set up from the Southeast stretching up the East Coast. While
temperatures are not expected to drastically fall, it will be
notably cooler at least in parts of eastern GA and the higher
elevations in the northeast both Monday morning and afternoon. With
this forecast package elected to bring down temperatures 1-3 degrees
during this period as it seemed the NBM was a hair on the warmer
side given the set up that`s expected. Overnight/Morning lows are
forecast to range from the low 50s in eastern GA to low 60s in areas
like Columbus. Monday afternoon temperatures will climb into the mid-
to-upper 70s in eastern GA (perhaps upper 60s at the higher
elevations) to low 80s elsewhere.

The brief respite in dry weather will be short-lived. Late Monday, a
shortwave will quickly lift northeast across the Upper MidWest. At
the surface, a low pressure system and surface front will quickly
push across the MS Valley towards the TN Valley Region. Moisture
will return to the region Monday Night into early Tuesday with
increasing southerly flow ahead of this next weather system. Rain
and thunder chances may begin as early as Monday Night into early
Tuesday for our northwestern counties.

&&

.LONG TERM...
(Tuesday morning through next Saturday)
Issued at 246 PM EDT Sun Apr 26 2026

The extended periods begin Tue morning with the next frontal
boundary entering NW GA just before sunrise. This boundary will
spread precip across the area Tue as it moves south through the
region. As this front moves into the state instability indices
weaken. We will see some thunderstorms with this system but the best
location for any severe storm will be across NW GA where the best
instability will be located. The other big questions is how much
precip will we see from this front. Right now were looking at 1" to
2" across NW GA and around 1" across the ATL area. Areas south of
that will see 0.5" or less. This system will be very reminiscent of
the one that went through yesterday as it weakens substantially the
further south it moves. This 1st front is just the beginning as
another wave is expected to move into the area Wed with another one
Thu. These 2 waves will bring more shower sand thunderstorms to the
area but again it does not look like we will see much in the way of
severe weather. Precip wise we will see another 0.5" to 1 " across
the area which should bring the 7 day total across NW GA into the
1.5" to 3" range and into the 1" to 2" range for the ATL area.
Should see 1" or less across central portions of the state. Even
through we are not expecting any sever outbreaks in the near future,
given the dynamics we will need to keep an eye out Tue through Thu.

High temperatures will be warm, but comfortable, reaching from the
mid 70s to the upper 80s. Looking further out, to the end of next
week. Models have been trending towards the development of a
blocking pattern over the Atlantic, which would suggest further
potential cooling for next weekend.

&&

.AVIATION...
(18Z TAFS)
Issued at 116 PM EDT Sun Apr 26 2026

Isolated areas of MVFR still linger at the northern sites but are
expected to lift to low VFR shortly persisting thereafter. Light NW
to NE winds less than 7 MPH to continue until 20z when winds more
fully shift to the NE. Winds increase to 5-10kts with gusts up to
20kts from 06z onward. There remains a non-zero potential for a
brief period of SCT MVFR (15-25kft) between 08-12z but confidence
remains low.

//ATL Confidence...18Z Update...

Low confidence on occurrence of brief MVFR after 06z.
High confidence on remaining elements.

07

&&

.PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS...
Athens          54  77  52  76 /   0   0  10  30
Atlanta         58  79  59  78 /   0   0  20  40
Blairsville     49  73  51  68 /  10   0  30  60
Cartersville    56  80  56  79 /   0   0  30  50
Columbus        60  83  59  85 /   0   0  10  20
Gainesville     55  75  55  73 /   0   0  20  50
Macon           57  80  55  83 /   0   0   0  10
Rome            57  81  58  80 /   0   0  40  60
Peachtree City  56  80  56  81 /   0   0  10  30
Vidalia         58  80  54  86 /  10   0   0   0

&&

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

$$

SHORT TERM...07
LONG TERM....01
AVIATION...07