FXUS62 KFFC 211716 AFDFFC Area Forecast Discussion National Weather Service Peachtree City GA 116 PM EDT Sat Mar 21 2026 ...New 18Z Aviation Discussion... .KEY MESSAGES... Updated at 112 PM EDT Sat Mar 21 2026 - Temperatures will reach 15-20 degrees above average on Saturday, Sunday, and Monday. - Low chance (<20%) for showers/storms in north Georgia Saturday evening. If any storms are able to form, wind gusts in the 40-50mph range are possible. - Another chance for rain early next week as a front pushes into north and central Georgia. Marginal Risk for portions of central Georgia for Monday afternoon with strong wind gusts as the main threat. && .SHORT TERM... (Today through Sunday) Issued at 305 AM EDT Sat Mar 21 2026 Another day of mostly dry and sunny conditions for a majority of the area. Continued northwest flow aloft does bring the chance for a few storms to affect the far northeastern portion of the area today though. Taking a look at CAMs, they are decently consistent in pushing a cluster of storms through the Carolinas with the far western edge of this potentially entering far northeastern Georgia. There is a marginal risk that clips Towns county today with a general thunder stretching from Dade county to Athens area today. The main threat will be strong wind gusts (40-50mph) for this far northeast area. Limiting factor will likely be dry air at the surface with PWATs under an inch forecasted. Timing will be late evening (7pm-11pm). Expect temperatures to climb into the low mid 80s for today and tomorrow with light wind gusts (10-15mph) out of the southwest for both days. Breezy winds overnight and dry conditions should limit any fog development. && .LONG TERM... (Sunday night through Friday) Issued at 305 AM EDT Sat Mar 21 2026 Upper level ridging to generally pulse eastward through the period Occasional periods of NW flow to be reintroduced beginning Monday and pulsing nearly every day or two. The first comes through Monday into Tuesday, bringing NW flow into an area with temps in the 80s and PWATs between 1" and 1.25" (A pattern more like summer than anything). NBM hold PoPs generally below 25 percent (peaking Tuesday night), however this is likely underdone, like typical low resolution performance in summertime NW flow. Expect to see a few days with increasing PoPs, including Monday as a weak sfc features accompanies the NW flow. Will have to see how the weekend plays out before determining thunderstorms potential, though will likely see at least some isolated to scattered showers in north GA through the day. Otherwise, the heat will continue with highs in the mid to upper 80s. SM && .AVIATION... (18Z TAFS) Issued at 112 PM EDT Sat Mar 21 2026 VFR at all sites through the period. Winds will be W/WSW at 8-10kts with isolated gusts up to 18kts thru 00z, then diminish to 4-6kts. Winds will favor a similar direction on Sunday picking up after 14z. FEW cirrus (15 to 25 kft) and low clouds (7-8kft) will be possible thru 00z before clearing out. Similar to yesterday, smoke plumes from prescribed burns and wildfires are visible on satellite but observations have not suggested impactful reductions to surface visibilities. //ATL Confidence...18Z Update... High confidence on all elements. 07 && .PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS... Athens 83 59 85 63 / 0 10 0 0 Atlanta 82 59 84 62 / 0 0 0 0 Blairsville 79 54 81 58 / 20 20 0 0 Cartersville 82 57 86 62 / 10 0 0 0 Columbus 83 55 85 58 / 0 0 0 0 Gainesville 81 60 84 63 / 10 10 0 0 Macon 83 57 85 60 / 0 0 0 0 Rome 85 58 87 61 / 10 0 0 0 Peachtree City 82 56 84 60 / 00 0 0 Vidalia 85 58 87 60 / 0 0 0 0 && .FFC WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... None. && $$ SHORT TERM...Hernandez LONG TERM....SM AVIATION...07