763 FXUS62 KFFC 281901 AFDFFC Area Forecast Discussion National Weather Service Peachtree City GA 201 PM EST Sat Feb 28 2026 ...Afternoon Area Forecast Discussion... .KEY MESSAGES... Updated at 111 PM EST Sat Feb 28 2026 - Warm weekend expected, with morning low clouds and patchy fog giving way to mostly clear skies. - 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 Sunday) Issued at 111 PM EST Sat Feb 28 2026 Pleasant weather is expected over the weekend across north and central Georgia, courtesy of surface high pressure and dry mid- level northwest flow. Lingering low clouds will scatter out and give way to mostly sunny skies by this afternoon, with temperatures climbing to the upper 60s to low 70s. Another round of morning fog and low clouds will likely develop tonight, but it would not be as widespread as what we saw this morning. Overnight lows will fall to the low to mid 40s across most of the area, with some 30s in the north GA mountains. A slightly warmer airmass pushes in by Sunday afternoon, with high temps climbing to the mid to upper 70s under mostly sunny skies. && .LONG TERM... (Monday morning through next Friday) Issued at 111 PM EST Sat Feb 28 2026 Mild and Dry Through Wednesday: Strong surface high pressure will build over the Mid-Atlantic on Monday and Tuesday, with breezy easterly winds developing across Georgia. These winds will bring a shallow "wedge" of cooler air down along the eastern side of the Appalachians and into our area. 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. Both afternoons, high temps in the wedge (likely much of north- northeast GA) will struggle to get out of the 50s, while areas 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. The surface high pressure will finally push out over the Atlantic on Wednesday, with the wedge being eroded and temperatures returning to the 70s across the area. Warmer with Increasing Rain Chances By Late Week: From mid to late week, the synoptic weather pattern over the CONUS will shift, as a strong mid-level ridge builds over the East Coast, and troughing sets up over the Central and Western US. This pattern will result in deep southwest flow over Georgia, which will bring in an increasingly warm and humid airmass from Thursday through next weekend. High temperatures will likely be in the upper 70s to mid 80s each day, with lows in the upper 50s to mid 60s. The overall synoptic setup looks pretty similar to what we saw a few weeks ago when we had a few days of record warm temperatures, so that could be on the table again. Model guidance remains in pretty good agreement on rain chances starting to increase Thursday, and ramping up further from Friday into the weekend. It's too early to determine whether a severe threat will materialize during this time period, but this type of pattern in March typically has at least some potential. Be sure to stay tuned for forecast updates! && .AVIATION... (18Z TAFS) Issued at 1217 PM EST Sat Feb 28 2026 VFR conditions return across the area by 20Z as remaining MVFR-IFR clouds scatter out. Another round of patchy low clouds and fog with IFR or lower CIGs/VIS are possible Sunday morning, with the best chances at CSG and MCN. These would generally scatter out by 16-18Z Sunday. Winds will be light and variable through tonight, before picking up out of the W-NW around 4-7kts after 15Z. //ATL Confidence...18Z Update... Medium confidence on CIG/VIS Sunday AM with potential fog. High on other elements. Culver && .PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS... Athens 45 75 48 60 / 0 0 0 10 Atlanta 47 74 50 65 / 0 0 0 0 Blairsville 42 70 43 55 / 0 0 10 10 Cartersville 44 74 48 65 / 0 0 0 0 Columbus 48 77 50 73 / 0 0 0 0 Gainesville 46 74 48 57 / 0 0 0 10 Macon 47 77 48 70 / 0 0 0 0 Rome 46 79 47 70 / 0 0 0 10 Peachtree City 44 75 48 67 / 0 0 0 0 Vidalia 48 77 49 71 / 0 0 0 0 && .FFC WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... None. && $$ SHORT TERM...Culver LONG TERM....Culver AVIATION...Culver