Marine Weather and Tide Forecast for Milan, GA

SHORT TERM
(Today through Saturday)
Issued at 235 AM EDT Fri Mar 13 2026

After a crisp morning bringing areas of frost, tranquil weather will prevail today through Saturday amid zonal flow aloft with temperatures on a rapid warming trend. Surface high pressure presently situated overhead will quickly transition eastward and offshore today, leading to a return to southwest flow at the surface. In a perhaps welcome change from our record early March warmth (warmest March 1-11 on record at Atlanta and Athens and second warmest at Columbus and Macon), highs this afternoon should wind up near normal.

Sunny skies will prevail again on Saturday, but temperatures will continue their quick rebound amid continued southerly flow. After lows in the 40s, highs will rebound back into the 70s to low 80s, back to 10+ degrees above normal.

LONG TERM
(Saturday night through Thursday)
Issued at 235 AM EDT Fri Mar 13 2026

After several dry and mild days post-front, the extended range opens on Sunday morning to moisture rebounding ahead of our next chance for more widespread (and organized) showers and thunderstorms.
Dewpoints will surge into the upper 50s to lower 60s Sunday afternoon and evening, supporting the development of isolated to scattered afternoon convection within the warm sector -- encompassing much of north and central Georgia. Concurrently, and more notably, a strong trough at the mid-levels deepens and procures a weakly negative tilt across the Plains, with a broad and robust cold front in tow at the surface. Global model guidance progs the aforementioned front sweeping across the state sometime between Sunday evening and early Monday afternoon, almost certainly accompanied by a quasi-organized line of thunderstorms. What remains to be seen is the chances for segments along the line to become strong to severe. A Day 4 15% (equivalent to a Slight) Risk has been analyzed by the SPC off to our west, and a Day 5 15% (Slight) Risk is situated off to our east, which sets the stage for potential inclusion in subsequent Convective Outlooks for late Sunday/early Monday. The NAM analyzes a narrow corridor of bolstered surface- based instability (primarily along the AL/GA state line) overlapping with the core of the jet swinging through aloft beginning around daybreak Monday. Will be keeping a cautious eye on this as it enters the purview of Hires guidance/CAMS.

With the area once again post-frontal on Tuesday, temperatures will plummet as a surface high of Arctic origin settles across the Southeast. Frost/freeze products will likely be necessary for nearly the entirety of north and central Georgia on Tuesday and Wednesday morning if trends continue -- morning lows are poised to drop into the mid-20s to lower 30s. Mostly clear and dry conditions will linger through the remainder of the long term -- and to round out the work week -- with temperatures continuing to moderate, warming by several degrees each day from Tuesday through Thursday.

Temperatures will vary widely both pre- and post-front, and as the airmass stagnates under the influence of surface high pressure.
Highs on Sunday will be in the mid-70s to lower 80s, as much as 10 to 15 degrees above average for mid-March. Tuesday will likely be the coldest in several weeks, with afternoon highs in the mid-40s to lower 50s. Except warming by an additional 5-10 degrees each subsequent day through Thursday.

AVIATION
(06Z TAFS)
Issued at 134 AM EDT Fri Mar 13 2026

Mostly clear skies will lead to continued VFR conditions. Near calm winds through early morning will trend E to SE by sunrise with speeds increasing to 4-8 kts by 15Z. Direction will then trend SW by 17-18Z and persist SW through sunset, becoming near calm again overnight.

//ATL Confidence
06Z Update
High confidence.

RW

PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS
Athens 65 42 75 52 / 0 0 0 10 Atlanta 66 46 75 55 / 0 0 0 10 Blairsville 61 37 71 47 / 0 0 0 10 Cartersville 67 41 75 53 / 0 0 0 10 Columbus 70 45 78 57 / 0 0 0 20 Gainesville 64 43 73 52 / 0 0 0 10 Macon 68 43 78 57 / 0 0 0 10 Rome 70 42 79 55 / 0 0 0 10 Peachtree City 67 42 76 54 / 0 0 0 10 Vidalia 72 47 81 58 / 0 0 0 10

FFC WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES
Frost Advisory until 11 AM EDT this morning for GAZ012-019>021- 030>035-037-041>049-052>057-066>068.