Hazardous Weather Outlook
Issued by NWS Atlanta, GA
Issued by NWS Atlanta, GA
868 FLUS42 KFFC 160752 HWOFFC Hazardous Weather Outlook National Weather Service Peachtree City GA 352 AM EDT Sun Aug 16 2026 GAZ001>009-011>016-019>025-027-030>039-041>062-066>076-078>086- 089>098-102>113-170800- 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- 352 AM EDT Sun Aug 16 2026 This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for north and central Georgia. .DAY ONE...Today and Tonight... A Heat Advisory remains in effect for much of north and central Georgia today. Afternoon "feels like" temperatures will once again be well into the 100s. Please exercise caution if outdoors and check on vulnerable neighbors. Isolated thunderstorms will be possible across eastern and central Georgia this afternoon and evening. A few strong storms will be possible. Primary threats will be strong wind gusts, frequent lightning, and heavy rain. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Monday through Saturday... Hot and humid conditions will persist through the weekend, with heat indices rising into the triple digits. The Heat Advisory will remain in effect through 8PM EDT on Monday. Isolated to scattered showers and thunderstorms are expected each afternoon through the weekend into next week. Locally heavy rainfall and gusty winds will be primary storm threats. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... Spotter activation will not be needed through tonight. $$