Thomaston, Georgia Weather Forecast Discussion

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FXUS62 KFFC 051023
AFDFFC
Area Forecast Discussion
National Weather Service Peachtree City GA
623 AM EDT Sun Oct 5 2025
...New 12Z Aviation Discussion...
.KEY MESSAGES...
Updated at 618 AM EDT Sun Oct 5 2025
- Mostly cloudy skies will bring the chance for isolated to
      scattered showers today and Monday as moisture increases
      amid breezy easterly winds.
- Though chances for isolated to scattered showers and
      thunderstorms return and linger, rainfall totals will
      be meager for many.
- Warmer than average through midweek, then seasonable post-
      front.
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.SHORT TERM...
(Today through Monday)
Issued at 322 AM EDT Sun Oct 5 2025
Clouds are on the increase this morning, and mostly cloudy skies
will remain the rule today as deeper moisture advects west-
northwestward into the forecast area. Our continued easterly flow
comes as surface high pressure centered off the Delmarva coastline
makes only slow eastward progress. Meanwhile, a weak low pressure
area over the northern Gulf will continue to lift northward into the
Louisiana coastal region today, reinforcing the general flow pattern
across the area. The resultant increased moisture, characterized by
anomalously high PWATS of 1.5 to near 2", will herald the return of
an opportunity for isolated to widely scattered showers and perhaps
an isolated thunderstorm or two this afternoon. Despite this
anomalously moist regime, QPF today will remain on the lighter side
as weak instability will limit deeper convection. As such, most
areas fortunate enough to see any rainfall will receive totals on
the order of a tenth of an inch or less with locally slightly higher
totals. Unfortunately, these amounts will not be sufficient to allay
our building drought conditions. Otherwise, the most notable
sensible weather will be the increased breeziness this afternoon
with occasional wind gusts over 20-25 mph at times.
Monday will bring similar forecast conditions to today with
continued easterly flow. A few isolated showers will remain possible
Monday afternoon amid the continued moist environment, though
coverage will likely be even a bit more sparse than today.
High temperatures today and Monday will be held to near normal given
increased cloud cover, ranging from the upper 70s to mid 80s for
most. However, Monday morning lows in the mid to upper 60s for most
areas are several degrees above normal given limited overnight
cooling beneath mostly cloudy skies and amid the moist airmass.
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.LONG TERM...
(Monday night through Saturday)
Issued at 322 AM EDT Sun Oct 5 2025
By Tuesday, with ridging in place across far southern CONUS and the
Gulf, much of the Southeast will be situated under weak, quasi-zonal
flow at the mid-levels. At the surface, a front riding along the
leading edge of an eastward-translating high pressure system will
continue to advance toward north Georgia. Meager (15-25%) chances
for showers and thunderstorms will thus re-enter the forecast for
north and north central Georgia by Tuesday afternoon as moisture
rebounds ahead of the front (PWATs of 1.6" or greater). Expect
accumulations to be light (

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