Macedonia Cemetery, Georgia Weather Forecast Discussion

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Area Forecast Discussion
National Weather Service Peachtree City GA
324 AM EDT Tue Sep 30 2025
...Morning Area Forecast Discussion...
.KEY MESSAGES...
Updated at 158 AM EDT Tue Sep 30 2025
- Tropical Storm Imelda will not have any significant impacts on
   north and central Georgia.
- Isolated showers and storms today with dry conditions the rest
   of the week before rain chances slightly bump up this weekend.
- High temps falling into the 70s and breezy winds each
   afternoon lead to fall-like conditions through late week.
&&
.SHORT TERM...
(Today through Wednesday)
Issued at 158 AM EDT Tue Sep 30 2025
A rather gloomy looking morning ongoing across much of north and
central Georgia with widespread low cloud cover, patchy fog, and temps
in the mid to upper 60s. The combination of surface high pressure
over the Great Lakes and Tropical Storm Imelda off the coast of
Florida are creating a fetch of low-level E/NE flow across the
region, which has brought in a stable and humid airmass from the
Atlantic. The other notable synoptic feature is a closed mid-
level low over the Carolinas, which will have a few shortwaves
wrap around it and move over north and central Georgia later on
this afternoon and evening. By that time, much of the low cloud
cover will be scattering out, and we could see enough heating to
support isolated to scattered showers and storms, with the best
chances across north Georgia. High temps will climb into the upper
70s to low 80s.
Overnight into Wednesday morning, the overall synoptic setup in
the region will start to rapidly change. Imelda will quickly
move east out into the Atlantic, allowing a mid-level ridge over
the Midwest to push the now-weakening troughing over the area
southward. A much drier airmass will filter in behind this within
the low to mid-level NE flow. This will be most noticeable in
surface dewpoints, which will crash from the mid to upper 60s
tonight to the mid to upper 50s by Wednesday afternoon. Overall,
Wednesday looks like it will be a very pleasant day, with mostly
sunny skies, near zero rain chances, highs in the low to mid 80s,
and a light northeast breeze.
&&
.LONG TERM...
(Wednesday night through Monday)
Issued at 158 AM EDT Tue Sep 30 2025
By Thursday when the longterm period starts, Imelda will be fully
into the Atlantic as the cut off low that has been weakly
spinning over the eastern CONUS pushes off into the Atlantic
behind Imelda and Humberto. In it`s place a dome of high pressure
looks to settle in across much of the southeast into Friday. This
high pressure will filter in cool and dry conditions across the
area with high temps into the mid 70s through Friday before
warming just slightly into the weekend with the potential return
of moisture late in the long term period. For Thursday the area
will be still wedged between the low pressure system pushing off
into the Atlantic with Imelda and the high pressure settling into
the area. As a result the pressure gradient that sets up will lead
to much of the area experiencing breezy conditions up to 25mph.
With Imelda pushing further east over the latest runs, model
guidance has backed off on higher wind gusts over the area so we
are not expecting winds to reach wind advisory criteria at this
time. Overall should see nice fall like conditions through at
least Friday!
Into the weekend is where the potential for rain comes back into
the forecast with PoPs topping out at 25-30% for now over central
Georgia. It`s a bit too far out to put specifics into it but a
decent portion (over half) of both the GEFS and EPS members are
indicating a swing of energy as a low pressure system pushes
across the gulf coast increasing moisture along our central
Georgia counties. May get some marginal relief for areas that
desperately need the rainfall!
&&
.AVIATION...
(06Z TAFS)
Issued at 1250 AM EDT Tue Sep 30 2025
The primary aviation concern through 18Z Tuesday will be the
widespread MVFR to IFR CIGs, and potential brief LIFR CIGs. The
lowest CIGs of 300 to 700 ft should generally remain in eastern
Georgia, but any of the TAF sites could be impacted by CIGs of 700
to 1000 ft. Gradual improvement to VFR CIGs is expected for
western GA (including ATL) after 18Z. Isolated SHRA will occur
through Tuesday evening, with best chances during the afternoon
across north GA. Winds remain out of the NE at 6-10 kts with gusts
to 20 kts during the day.
//ATL Confidence...06Z Update...
High confidence in lower ceilings this morning, but moderate
confidence in them remaining above 800 ft.
Medium confidence on SHRA chances.
High on all other elements.
Culver
&&
.PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS...
Athens          61  81  58  74 /  10   0   0   0
Atlanta         65  83  62  77 /  20   0   0   0
Blairsville     56  78  54  72 /  20  10   0   0
Cartersville    63  85  61  79 /  30   0   0   0
Columbus        65  86  63  82 /   0   0   0   0
Gainesville     62  82  60  75 /  10   0   0   0
Macon           63  84  60  79 /   0   0   0   0
Rome            64  88  62  82 /  30   0   0   0
Peachtree City  62  83  59  78 /  10   0   0   0
Vidalia         64  85  61  79 /  10   0   0   0
&&
.FFC WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
None.
&&
$$
SHORT TERM...Culver
LONG TERM....Hernandez
AVIATION...Culver

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