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Hello, this is Barry Gooden with the National Weather Service in Peachtree City, Georgia.
Welcome to the weekly weather briefing.
This graphic is the weather radar image for the southeast U.S. showing all the rainfall
now to the south and east of Georgia.
This graphic shows the rainfall totals for the summer; the wettest summer on record for
the state of Georgia. The summer amount was 25.12 inches, while the normal rainfall total
is 14.95 inches. This even out distanced amounts spawn by Tropical Storm Alberto of 1994.
Rainfall totals from this recent rain event, from 10am Tuesday through 10am this Thursday,
was generally two inches or less.
The shortwave that brought rainfall to the area yesterday has pushed to the east, and
high pressure will now dominate our weather through the weekend. Our next potential weather
maker was over the northern Rockies, with impact expected on Monday.
The low over the lower Mississippi river valley has a cold front extending from Mississippi
to New England, and it will be the focus for our weather Sunday night and Monday.
These graphics are a comparison of the models, the GFS and ECMWF, depicting the upper level
flow and moisture moving into the area. They both have very similar solutions.
This graphic shows a comparison of rainfall totals through 8am Thursday morning, October
3rd with amounts limited throughout the area. However, the GFS has portions of northeast
Georgia with amounts nearing 1.50 inches.
The Tropics are still quiet, but don't let your guard down, the season goes through November
30th.
In summary, a quiet and dry weekend is expected, temperatures in the 50s and 60s for morning
lows and 70s to lower 80s by Monday for afternoon highs. Our next chance of rain is Sunday night
and Monday with generally an inch or less of rainfall expected.