Valdosta, Georgia 7 Day Weather Forecast

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FXUS62 KTAE 292017
AFDTAE

Area Forecast Discussion
National Weather Service Tallahassee FL
317 PM EST Wed Jan 29 2025

...New NEAR TERM, SHORT TERM, LONG TERM, MARINE, FIRE WEATHER, HYDROLOGY...

.NEAR TERM...
(Through Thursday)
Issued at 246 PM EST Wed Jan 29 2025

Surface high pressure will hold on for one more day while
transitioning east to the western Atlantic. Further west, an upper
low will move over the four corners out into the southern Plains by
Thursday afternoon. Surface low pressure takes shape near the Texas
Big Bend and kicks northeastward with high clouds increasing
downrange into the southeast US.

Fog will develop overnight as winds become light and variable. The
inhibiting factor will be the increase in higher cloud decks
tonight. Highest probs for fog will be through the southeast Florida
Big Bend and adjacent southwest Georgia, as well as the western
Florida panhandle. Across the rest of the CWA, probs are not as high
owing possibly to the high clouds. Patchy dense fog could occur,
especially in the Big Bend.

Fog should dissipate by mid morning leaving behind a partly sunny
sky through Thursday afternoon. Lows tonight will fall into the 40s
while highs Thursday will reach the mid 70s.

&&

.SHORT TERM...
(Thursday night through Friday night)
Issued at 246 PM EST Wed Jan 29 2025

Warm air advection will take hold across the area Thursday night with
lows only in the 50s. The warm, moist air overriding the cold
shelf waters will likely result in some sea fog spreading over the
Big Bend and coastal Panhandle Thursday night. A cold front will
move through the area Friday afternoon into Friday night.
However, the shortwave will lift from the lower Mississippi Valley
into the Ohio Valley and Mid-Atlantic. This will take the main
forcing away from our area, leading to a weakening band of showers
and storms moving through the area. Shear profiles are relatively
favorable, but the instability is lacking. If instability can
materialize, then a few strong storms may become possible with
some gusty winds and maybe a tornado. Some boundary-layer
instability and a strong 925 mb jet may mix down with gusts of
25-30 mph possible outside of storms. The front clears the area
late Friday night into Saturday with lows dropping off into the
40s west of the Flint and Apalachicola with upper 50s in the
southeast Big Bend.

&&

.LONG TERM...
(Saturday through Tuesday)
Issued at 246 PM EST Wed Jan 29 2025

The long term part of the forecast is relatively quiet with zonal
flow to some ridging over the eastern US. The air mass behind
Friday`s front is not very cool, so no cold weather concerns on
the horizon. Thus, warm and dry weather prevails with highs in
the middle 70s to near 80 and lows in the 40s and 50s.

&&

.AVIATION...
(18Z TAFS)
Issued at 1221 PM EST Wed Jan 29 2025

VFR prevails into this evening. Overnight, a round of fog is
expected to develop, with the highest probs and thus lowest vsbys
from ECP-TLH-VLD where tempo LIFR conditions are forecast from
09-13Z. Further north at DHN-ABY, lower probs for LIFR conds and
have 3SM MVFR vsbys at these locations. Conditions should improve
by 15-16Z back to VFR and winds will remain northwesterly today,
becoming light and variable overnight, then easterly Thursday
morning.

&&

.MARINE...
Issued at 246 PM EST Wed Jan 29 2025

Tranquil boating conditions continue tonight with light winds out
of the south-southeast. Winds will begin to increase to cautionary
levels Thursday night into Friday ahead of an approaching cold
front. Some advisory-level winds are possible, especially in the
western offshore waters. Seas will build to 3 to 6 feet Friday.
Showers and few storms will be possible, but will decrease in
coverage and intensity over the eastern waters Friday night. Then
behind the front, winds will become northerly and diminish
heading into the weekend.

&&

.FIRE WEATHER...
Issued at 246 PM EST Wed Jan 29 2025

High pressure will dominate Thursday before a cold front swings
through Friday. Good dispersions will exist each day with afternoon
RH`s in the low 40% range Thursday and higher Friday as rain begins
to move in. Along with the rain, embedded thunderstorms could occur
ahead of the front with some possibility of locally higher winds in
stronger storms. High pressure builds in for the upcoming weekend.

&&

.HYDROLOGY...
Issued at 246 PM EST Wed Jan 29 2025

As the cold front approaches late in the week, showers and a few
storms will attempt to move across the area. However, they will
weaken the further east one goes in our area. Rainfall totals of
less than a quarter of an inch are expected with the highest
totals confined to southeast Alabama and southwest Georgia. This
will not result in any flood concerns.

&&

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

Spotter activation is not requested. However, spotters are always
encouraged to safely report significant weather conditions when they
occur by calling the office or tweeting us @NWSTallahassee.

&&

.PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS...
Tallahassee   72  48  74  55 /   0   0   0   0
Panama City   68  51  71  58 /   0   0   0   0
Dothan        70  46  74  55 /   0   0   0   0
Albany        69  42  74  53 /   0   0   0   0
Valdosta      71  45  76  55 /   0   0   0   0
Cross City    71  46  76  56 /   0   0   0   0
Apalachicola  66  52  64  57 /   0   0   0   0

&&

.TAE WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
FL...None.
GA...None.
AL...None.
GM...None.
&&

$$

NEAR TERM...Scholl
SHORT TERM...Young
LONG TERM....Young
AVIATION...Scholl
MARINE...Young
FIRE WEATHER...Scholl
HYDROLOGY...Young