Columbus, Georgia 7 Day Weather Forecast

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FXUS62 KFFC 081906
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Area Forecast Discussion
National Weather Service Peachtree City GA
306 PM EDT Fri Aug 8 2025


...Afternoon Area Forecast Discussion...

.SHORT TERM...
(This evening through Saturday)
Issued at 304 PM EDT Fri Aug 8 2025

Key Messages:

- Pleasant temperatures and cloudy skies.

- Some scattered showers and thunderstorms; mainly in the northern and
  southern parts of the CWA.

Forecast:

Wedge conditions are still in place, however it`s slowly beginning
to break down. Temperatures will be cooler than what we`d normally
expect for early August with temperatures in the mid to low 80s
today and tomorrow. Overnight lows are expected to be in the mid to
upper 60s. These temps will continue through the short term and into
the long term.

Rain chances will be limited to northern Georgia, as NE flow will
force what little moisture in the atmosphere to interact with some
of the higher points in NE Georgia. Showers and thunderstorms will
be scattered by nature and confined to the GA/TN border region.
Across the southern part of the CWA, the sea breeze may cause a few
storms to pop up at the far southern end of our CWA as it interacts
with the winds from the wedge combined with the stalled front across
Florida.

Tomorrow rain chances will start to lift from the south as the
stationary front across FL finally lifts up to the north and east.
We`ll start to see higher chances of showers and thunderstorms
tomorrow across central Georgia, and this trend will continue
through the weekend.

Vaughn

&&

.LONG TERM...
(Sunday morning through next Thursday)
Issued at 304 PM EDT Fri Aug 8 2025

Key Messages:

  - Mild weather continues through the weekend as NE flow remains over
    north and central Georgia. Rain chances increase into early
    next week.

  - Slow return to August-like temps through the middle of next week.
    High temperatures will return to the upper 80s to lower 90s
    with diurnally driven storm chances.


Forecast:

Not much overall change to the long term forecast with this package.
Beginning of next week sees the NE winds with psuedo-wedge feature
continuing to hang out over north and central Georgia that will keep
temperatures relatively mild outside of the mountains and far NW GA.
Weak wave within the Atlantic is progged to drop into the Gulf and
then creep into the SE, bringing a surge of PWAT over the top of our
wedge. Rain chances pick up across central Georgia on Sunday, then
the whole CWA by Monday into Tuesday. The good news is that rain
amounts don`t look to be anything special at this time, with
forecast values Sunday to Tuesday of 1-2", and 90th percentile
values generally well under 3" across the area. Temperatures will
remain in the 80s for highs and upper 60s to lower 70s for lows.

By the middle of next week, our wedge feature is forecast to finally
comes to an end. August is coming for us, whether we like it or not.
Winds will switch to the south, bringing surface moisture and heat
back into north and central Georgia as upper level ridge builds
overhead and a potential system passes by over the midwest.
Diurnally driven convection should return during the afternoons.
Mowing the lawn will become a much less pleasant experience. Summer
returns. Highs will be in the upper 80s to 90s across the CWA.
Lusk

&&

.AVIATION...
(18Z TAFS)
Issued at 124 PM EDT Fri Aug 8 2025

CIGS have been slow to rise this morning. Widespread MVFR will
gradually give way to low VFR this afternoon capping out with a
BKN040 for the metro sites. There is potential for another morning
of low CIGS with the possibility of LIFR conditions tomorrow
morning, but confidence is less than it has been for the past few
days. Winds will be out of the ENE at less than 10kts.

//ATL Confidence...18Z Update...

Low on LIFR possibility.
High on all other elements.

Vaughn

&&

.PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS...
Athens          67  84  69  81 /   0  20  20  50
Atlanta         70  84  70  82 /   0  20  10  50
Blairsville     62  81  64  81 /  10  10  10  40
Cartersville    69  87  70  86 /   0  10  10  30
Columbus        71  86  72  85 /   0  40  10  70
Gainesville     67  83  69  81 /   0  10  10  40
Macon           70  84  71  82 /  10  50  20  70
Rome            67  88  69  87 /   0  10   0  30
Peachtree City  68  84  69  83 /   0  20  10  50
Vidalia         71  84  72  82 /  20  70  40  80

&&

.FFC WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
None.
&&

$$

SHORT TERM...Vaughn
LONG TERM....Lusk
AVIATION...Vaughn