590 FXUS62 KFFC 280823 AFDFFC Area Forecast Discussion National Weather Service Peachtree City GA 323 AM EST Sat Feb 28 2026 ...New 06Z Aviation Discussion... .KEY MESSAGES... Updated at 317 AM EST Sat Feb 28 2026 - Saturday morning low clouds and areas of fog will give way to clearing skies and warm weekend temperatures. - Dry conditions continue early next week, with cooler (but near normal) temperatures as a wedge builds in. - Much warmer temperatures and increased rain chances return by late next week. && .SHORT TERM... (This afternoon through Saturday) Issued at 236 PM EST Fri Feb 27 2026 Only a diminishing swath of showers remains in Middle Georgia this afternoon as a vestige of the abundant rainfall that fell across much of the area from yesterday into this morning. Drier air is slowly filtering into north Georgia as a weak cold front shifts southward. While shower coverage will continue to gradually wane over the next several hours, a few rogue showers can't be ruled out even across north Georgia into this evening amid a bit of weak instability. By and large, though, a drying trend can be expected headed into tonight. Weak easterly flow and lingering low-level moisture will bring a return of more widespread low cloud cover as well as some fog overnight, and at least locally dense fog is a possibility in spots by early Saturday morning. Beyond the cloudy/foggy morning, things will take a turn for the better by the afternoon as skies will clear from northwest to southeast. With no cooler airmass in the wake of the front, temperatures will respond accordingly. Highs will warm several degrees above normal, reaching the upper 60s to low 70s, making for a Spring-like final day of February. && .LONG TERM... (Sunday morning through next Thursday) Issued at 236 PM EST Fri Feb 27 2026 Mild and Dry Through Tuesday: Pleasant conditions continue on Sunday, as a slightly warmer but still dry airmass spreads over the region. Temperatures in the upper 40s to low 50s in the morning will warm to the 70s across the area in the afternoon. Strong surface high pressure will move over the Mid-Atlantic early next week, resulting in a typical 'wedge' setup over our area with cool and breezy east-northeast winds. Mid-level flow will remain generally dry and zonal, so the most interesting thing weather-wise during this time will be the large range in temperatures across our area. For Monday and Tuesday, high temps in the wedge (much of north-northeast GA) will only be in the 50s to low 60s, while much of central GA outside the wedge will be in the upper 60s to low 70s. The airmass being brought in by the wedge isn't that chilly, so overnight lows will only be in the low to mid 40s in the wedge, and mid to upper 40s elsewhere. Warmer and Increasing Rain Chances Late Week: From mid to late week, the synoptic pattern undergoes a major shift, as a stout mid-level ridge builds over the Caribbean, and troughing sets up over the central and western US. This will lead to increasingly warm and humid southwest flow over Georgia, bringing in much warmer temperatures and higher rain chances. Temperatures will be the first thing to change during this time, as the wedge gets eroded on Wednesday and highs climb into the 70s area wide, with highs then climbing to the upper 70s to low 80s on Thursday. Model guidance is in pretty good agreement that rain chances won't start to pick up until Thursday when the ridge starts to get pushed east. && .AVIATION... (06Z TAFS) Issued at 317 AM EST Sat Feb 28 2026 Low ceilings and fog this morning clearing this afternoon. Ceilings mainly in the LIFR to MVFR range as low clouds move into the area from the east. These low ceilings will continue through daybreak then start to diminish through the early afternoon hours. Will see mostly clear skies by 18z-20z. Winds are light and variable this morning but will see winds become mainly NE by 15z. Winds will then turn to the NW by 20z. Wind speeds will stay in the 2-6kt range through this TAF period. //ATL Confidence...06Z Update... Confidence high on all elements. 01 && .PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS... Athens 69 45 75 48 / 0 0 0 0 Atlanta 70 47 74 50 / 0 0 0 0 Blairsville 67 42 70 43 / 0 0 0 10 Cartersville 71 44 74 48 / 0 0 0 0 Columbus 71 48 77 50 / 0 0 0 0 Gainesville 70 46 74 48 / 0 0 0 0 Macon 69 47 77 48 / 0 0 0 0 Rome 75 46 79 47 / 0 0 0 0 Peachtree City 69 44 75 48 / 0 0 0 0 Vidalia 68 48 77 49 / 0 0 0 0 && .FFC WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... Dense Fog Advisory until 10 AM EST this morning for GAZ041-042- 052>054-056-066>069-078>080-089>093-102>106. && $$ SHORT TERM...01 LONG TERM....07 AVIATION...01