FXUS62 KFFC 120128 AFDFFC Area Forecast Discussion National Weather Service Peachtree City GA 828 PM EST Thu Dec 11 2025 ...Late evening update... .KEY MESSAGES... Updated at 822 PM EST Thu Dec 11 2025 - Significant rainfall is not anticipated in the region through the end of next week. - An Arctic front will produce colder temperatures Sunday and Monday, then a rapid warm up will occur during the second half of next week. && .UPDATE... Issued at 822 PM EST Thu Dec 11 2025 High cirrus clouds blanket much of North and Central GA this evening. Though even still, temperatures have already dropped into the mid 30s to mid 40s. Not much change expected through the overnight period from our current conditions right now. Clearing skies are expected by early Friday morning with morning temperatures in the 30s (upper 20s at the highest elevations). Forecast remains on track with only a few edits made to temps and dewpoints. && .SHORT TERM... (This afternoon through Friday) Issued at 209 PM EST Thu Dec 11 2025 With relatively dry, northwesterly flow aloft (supported by broad troughing that extends across much of ECONUS) and retreating high pressure at the surface, expect a pleasant, if slightly cool, post- frontal day across north and central Georgia. Abundant sunshine will be a welcome change after a series of cloudy and foggy days, with highs topping out in the mid-40s to mid-50s areawide. To round off the work week, Friday will begin rather chilly, with morning lows in the lower-30s. As the leading edge of the Arctic high that will support a rapid cooldown later this weekend nudges across the central Plains, a quick-hitting surface low will sweep across the Ohio River Valley. Any associated moisture should remain to the north and east of the forecast area, but our placement between a surface low to our north and a surface high to our south will send warm, breezy southwesterly winds streaming across the area. Highs will rebound into the 60s as a result, likely one of the few days we'll have spent above-average temperature-wise thus far this month. && .LONG TERM... (Saturday morning through next Wednesday) Issued at 209 PM EST Thu Dec 11 2025 Long term will begin this weekend with a front pushing through overnight Saturday into Sunday afternoon. Current mean ensembles are indicating a showers to push through during this time period with the main area of focus being western Georgia. At this time the main weather type will be rain. As this front pushes through we will see temps begin to dip down into the low 30s over NW GA and this area is where we can potentially see a rain/snow mix. We are not expecting any accumulations at this time as temps will have been warm ahead of the front. When it comes to Sunday, did nudge down high temps to account for the front pushing through as well as to better align with model guidance. Did the same for Monday high temps as both days were running closer to the 90th percentile in ensembles. Lows on Sunday night into Monday morning actually were on the lower side but with models coming into better agreement with less of a spread did decide to keep them as is with lows reaching down into the teens across much of the area. Should be staying above any records for this time period. Towards the end of the week should see rainfall return but model spread continues to be wide. && .AVIATION... (00Z TAFS) Issued at 611 PM EST Thu Dec 11 2025 VFR through the period for all sites. High cirrus will continue to stream in from the NW through most of the overnight period before some clearing occurs early Friday morning. WNW to WSW winds will slacken to less than 7kts overnight, increasing after 15z to 5-9kts with isolated gusts up to 18kts Friday afternoon. Additional cirrus possible late Friday afternoon. //ATL Confidence...00Z Update... High confidence on all elements. 07 && .PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS... Athens 31 59 36 62 / 0 0 0 10 Atlanta 34 61 40 62 / 0 0 0 10 Blairsville 27 54 32 58 / 0 0 0 10 Cartersville 31 61 35 60 / 0 0 0 10 Columbus 33 64 43 67 / 0 0 0 10 Gainesville 32 58 37 60 / 0 0 0 10 Macon 31 64 41 67 / 0 0 0 10 Rome 33 64 37 63 / 0 0 0 10 Peachtree City 31 62 38 64 / 0 0 0 10 Vidalia 33 64 43 69 / 0 0 0 0 && .FFC WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... None. && $$ SHORT TERM...96 LONG TERM....Hernandez AVIATION...07