Marine Weather and Tide Forecast for Acworth, GA

SHORT TERM
(This afternoon through Tuesday)
Issued at 210 PM EDT Mon Apr 20 2026

After a (very) brief reprieve from persistent, presiding high pressure on Sunday, the Southeast is once again situated underneath a surface high pressure system to kick off the work week. The combination of very dry air continuing to filter in behind yesterday's front and subsidence under the high will support clear, dry, and warm conditions through tomorrow.

A Red Flag Warning is in effect until 8PM this evening for northeast Georgia due to the combination of gusty winds, low relative humidity, and dry fuels. Outdoor burning is strongly discouraged. A Fire Danger Statement will likely be necessary for much of north and central Georgia on Tuesday, with minimum values of relative humidity progged to be in the 25 to 30 percent range.

Highs today will be several degrees warmer than those of yesterday, rising into the mid-to-upper 70s, and potentially to 80 for our far southeastern tier. Tomorrow will be warmer still, with morning lows in the 40s and highs in the upper 70s to lower 80s areawide.

LONG TERM
(Wednesday morning through next Sunday)
Issued at 210 PM EDT Mon Apr 20 2026

The main concern for the long term will be continued fire weather concerns. High pressure will be centered over the area by Wednesday with slackening winds significant dry air in the area which ultimately means high fire danger continues. Minimum relative humidities will range from 20-30% across north and central Georgia through at least Friday, so fire danger statements are likely each day. Please continue to monitor your local area burn bans.

Temperatures Wednesday will push into the mid 80s across the area and should remain there through at least Friday keeping our area ~10- 15 degrees above normal. Taking a look into the longer range models, there are indications that the area could be entering a wetter pattern into next weekend. An area of low pressure begins to approach the area late week with a front likely to push through the area on Saturday into Sunday. Latest runs of the GEFS show rainfall reaching past northwest Georgia during this time frame. THE ECMWF ensembles are a little later with the timing and not as enthusiastic about the rainfall chances/amounts. After the weekend the pattern continues to be messy and although rainfall seems like it'll be possible it's hard to nail down exact timing and amounts with the amount of model spread currently seen. Probabilities for severe weather are currently low but with increased PWATs there are indications that the environment will be more favorable for rainfall. Projected PWATS are currently forecasted to range from 1.5- 1.85" which is definitely putting our area above average. Too soon to talk about amounts but any rainfall helps with the ongoing drought.

AVIATION
(00Z TAFS)
Issued at 740 PM EDT Mon Apr 20 2026 VFR ceilings with no precipitation or restrictions to VSBYs expected. Winds are out of the NW with speeds in the 5-10kt range.
These speeds will diminish to 5kt or less overnight then turn to the East shortly after daybreak Tue. Will see winds slowly turn to the SE during the day with speeds in the 5-10kt range again.

//ATL Confidence
00Z Update
Confidence high on all elements

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PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS
Athens 47 77 53 83 / 0 0 0 0 Atlanta 52 80 58 82 / 0 0 0 0 Blairsville 41 74 49 77 / 0 0 0 0 Cartersville 47 80 53 83 / 0 0 0 0 Columbus 49 82 56 83 / 0 0 0 0 Gainesville 48 77 55 81 / 0 0 0 0 Macon 49 80 54 83 / 0 0 0 0 Rome 46 82 52 83 / 0 0 0 0 Peachtree City 48 81 54 83 / 0 0 0 0 Vidalia 49 82 53 84 / 0 0 0 0

FFC WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES
Red Flag Warning until 8 PM EDT this evening for GAZ006>009- 013>016-021>025-027-034-035.