Marine Weather and Tide Forecast for Columbus, GA

SHORT TERM
(This afternoon through Tuesday)
Issued at 116 PM EST Mon Dec 15 2025

Current satellite loop shows clear skies across north and central GA as high pressure settles in across the area. The models show this ridge becoming centered over GA/SC by 00z Tue and staying fairly stationary through Tue afternoon. This ridge does begin to shift off the GA/Carolina coast by 00z Wed but the ridge axis is still laying across central GA dominating the weather pattern as far west as MS. Because this ridge stays across the area for the next few days it will allow things to warm up. Temps tonight are still expected to dip back down into the 20s with some teens in the north GA mountains but highs Tuesday are expected to get back up to near seasonal norms with highs in the 50s. Lows Wednesday morning will be in the upper 20s to lower 30s.

LONG TERM
(Wednesday morning through next Sunday)
Issued at 116 PM EST Mon Dec 15 2025

Dry conditions and the gradual warm trend continue on Wednesday as a shortwave ridge slides across the region within low to mid level southwest flow. The day will start off with morning temps in the low to mid 30s, which will warm to the mid to upper 50s by the afternoon despite increasingly overcast skies. This cloud cover and increased moisture will be an indicator of whats to come, as our next rain threat will be from mid-day Thursday through Thursday night. The system driving this will be a strong mid-level trough and associated frontal boundary ejecting out of the Plains and sliding across much of the eastern US. As has been the case with the storm track in recent weeks, the surface low will remain well off to the north over the Great Lakes region, so our impacts will be restricted to widespread rain showers and a few rumbles of thunder. Severe weather is not expected. While we could see a few areas of light rain Thursday morning, the bulk of the moisture will surge in Thursday afternoon and evening ahead of the frontal boundary. Rain will taper off during the overnight hours on the backside of the front, with dry and cool air building in on Friday. Rainfall totals for the event look to be around 0.25-0.5" for most of the area, with a reasonable worst case of 1.5" across the mountains of north GA.

With the cooler air spreading over the area behind the front, high temps will only rise to the mid to upper 40s across north GA, and low to mid 50s in central GA. Friday night into Saturday morning the surface high will centered over the region, allowing lows to fall to the upper 20s to low 30s under mostly clear skies and light winds. As the high shifts off to the east on Saturday, low to mid-level winds turn out of the southwest, pulling warmer, moister air back into the region. High temps will warm each day from Saturday into early next week, with highs on Sunday and Monday in the mid to upper 60s. Isolated showers will be possible Sunday and Monday given the moisture over the area.

AVIATION
(00Z TAFS)
Issued at 614 PM EST Mon Dec 15 2025

VFR conditions will persist under clear skies. Overnight winds will be near calm with direction primarily SW. Light W to SW winds will prevail at 3-5 kts on Tuesday.

//ATL Confidence
00Z Update
High confidence.

RW

PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS
Athens 25 55 31 57 / 0 0 0 0 Atlanta 27 54 33 57 / 0 0 0 0 Blairsville 23 55 31 55 / 0 0 0 0 Cartersville 23 54 30 57 / 0 0 0 0 Columbus 24 55 32 60 / 0 0 0 0 Gainesville 28 54 33 55 / 0 0 0 0 Macon 22 55 30 60 / 0 0 0 0 Rome 24 57 31 59 / 0 0 0 0 Peachtree City 23 55 29 59 / 0 0 0 0 Vidalia 25 57 35 63 / 0 0 0 0

FFC WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES
None.