- Atlanta, Georgia, United States (30301)
- WxZone: GAZ045ICAO: KPDKLat: 33.79NLon: 84.19W
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Currently

58°F14°C
Fair
- Feels Like:58.0°F14°C
- Dew Point:43°F°C
- Humidity:58%
- Winds: Calm Calm
- Pressure:30.09 in1019 hPa
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Sunset:7:12 AM EST
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Moonrise:
Moonset:10:41 AM EST
8:46 PM EST
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352 PM EST THU NOV 19 2009 .SHORT TERM /TONIGHT THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT/... SURFACE HIGH PRESSURE WILL CONTINUE TO BUILD ACROSS THE SOUTHEAST BEHIND THE WEAK FRONTAL BOUNDARY CURRENTLY PUSHING INTO THE CAROLINAS. DRY CONDITIONS WILL PREVAIL THROUGH FRIDAY...THEN MOISTURE ASSOCIATED WITH OUR NEXT SYSTEM WILL SPREAD ACROSS THE STATE SATURDAY. CLEAR CONDITIONS AND LITTLE WIND OVERNIGHT TONIGHT WILL PROMOTE AREAS OF FROST FRIDAY MORNING...MAINLY ACROSS NORTHWEST AND PORTIONS OF WEST CENTRAL GEORGIA. OUR CUT OFF DATE FOR FROST ADVISORIES IS NOVEMBER 20...SO NO ADVISORY WILL BE ISSUED. THE U.S. DEPT OF AGRICULTURE INDICATED THAT THE SEASON HAS COME TO AN END FOR SUMMER CROPS...AND FALL CROPS SHOULD BE ABLE TO WITHSTAND FROST CONDITIONS. IT WAS FURTHER INDICATED THAT OUR OFFICE POLICY SHOULD NOT BE AMENDED FOR THIS ONE INSTANCE. PRECAUTIONARY MEASURES CAN STILL BE TAKEN FOR THOSE CONCERNED ABOUT SENSITIVE OUTDOOR PLANTS. MODELS IN AGREEMENT WITH DEVELOPING LOW PRESSURE OVER TEXAS...WITH THE SURFACE LOW CENTERED OVER THE NW GULF. AS THE LOW MOVES NORTHEASTWARD OVER THE SOUTHEAST...MOISTURE WILL BEGIN SPREADING ACROSS THE STATE. HAVE CONTINUED CHANCE POPS FOR WEST CENTRAL GA SATURDAY MORNING...INCREASING TO LIKELY POPS...AND THEN CATEGORICAL THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT. ALTHOUGH MODELS SHOW GOOD SHEAR SATURDAY... BEST CAPE AND LI VALUES ARE OVER SOUTHEAST GA SUNDAY. FOR NOW HAVE NOT INDICATED THUNDER IN THE FORECAST...BUT THIS MAY NEED AMENDING AS WE GET CLOSER...ESPECIALLY OVER THE SOUTHERN MOST TIERS OF OUR CWA. GENERALLY USED A BLEND OF MAV/MET GUIDANCE FOR TEMPERATURES THROUGH THE SHORT TERM. WITH MORE CLOUDS OVER THE AREA SATURDAY AND SUNDAY...LOW TEMPERATURES WILL BE WARMER THAN FRIDAY...ALTHOUGH GUIDANCE SEEMS TO BE TOO WARM. HAVE ERRED ON THE COOL SIDE OF THE MAV/MET BLEND FOR HIGHS AND LOWS SATURDAY. .LONG TERM /SUNDAY THROUGH THURSDAY/... ECMWF PULLS THE SURFACE LOW ACROSS SOUTHERN GA...WITH IT POSITIONED OVER THE CAROLINA COAST BY MONDAY EVENING. NAM AND GFS MORE IN LINE WITH KEEPING THE LOW MORE VERTICALLY STACKED...AND MOVING THE OHIO RIVER VALLEY BY SUNDAY EVENING. FOR NOW...HAVE LEANED MORE TOWARDS THE ECMWF...WHICH IS CONSISTENT WITH THE HPC QPF...WITH CATEGORICAL POPS FOR MOST OF NORTH AND CENTRAL GA EARLY SUNDAY. HAVE DECREASED POPS WEST TO EAST THROUGH SUNDAY...WITH ONLY CHANCE POPS IN FOR SUNDAY EVENING AS THE SYSTEM CONTINUES TO MOVE OVER THE CAROLINAS. TOTAL QPF FOR THE EVENT SHOULD GENERALLY BE IN THE 1 TO 2 INCH RANGE...WITH THE HEAVIEST AMOUNTS OVER SOUTH AND CENTRAL GEORGIA. ECMWF AND GFS KEEP GEORGIA IN WEST TO NORTHWEST UPPER FLOW THROUGH THE EXTENDED...WITH MULTIPLE FRONTAL BOUNDARIES MOVING THROUGH. AT THIS POINT MODELS SHOW THE COLD FRONTS TO BE MAINLY DRY...SO HAVE CONTINUED WITH PREVIOUS FORECAST INDICATING DRY AND COOL CONDITIONS THROUGH MOST OF THE WEEK. && .PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS... ATHENS 42 67 43 62 47 / 0 0 10 40 80 ATLANTA 40 66 44 59 47 / 0 0 10 50 80 BLAIRSVILLE 36 64 37 59 43 / 0 0 10 30 70 CARTERSVILLE 34 66 39 61 47 / 0 0 10 50 80 COLUMBUS 40 70 49 64 53 / 0 0 10 70 80 GAINESVILLE 42 64 44 60 46 / 0 0 10 40 80 MACON 38 70 49 64 53 / 0 0 10 50 80 ROME 35 66 39 62 49 / 0 0 10 40 70 PEACHTREE CITY 32 67 39 59 49 / 0 0 10 50 80 VIDALIA 45 74 50 65 52 / 0 0 10 30 70 && .FFC WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... NONE. && $$ 31