Alma, Georgia Weather
Alma, Georgia — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, radar and satellite imagery, tide predictions, marine conditions and a solunar fishing forecast, soil and crop conditions for Alma, Bacon County.
Tides, marine forecast and fishing conditions near Alma. Tide source:
Full aviation weather for Alma is published on the Bacon County Airport (KAMG) page, 4 km away. It carries the current METAR decoded into plain language — surface wind, visibility, cloud layers and ceiling, temperature and dewpoint, and altimeter setting — alongside the raw observation as transmitted. 6 airfields within reach of Alma have their own pages, listed below.
The Terminal Aerodrome Forecast (TAF) is shown across its full validity period, with each change group broken out so you can see when conditions are expected to shift. Flight category is derived automatically — VFR, MVFR, IFR or LIFR — from reported ceiling and visibility, with runway details and field elevation alongside. Observations update roughly hourly and forecasts several times a day.
Other airports near Alma: Baxley Municipal Airport (KBHC) 20 km · Waycross Ware County Airport (KAYS) 33 km · Douglas Municipal Gene Chambers Airport (KDQH) 38 km · Hazlehurst Airport (KAZE) 42 km · Jesup Wayne County Airport (KJES) 55 km
Conditions reported at KAMG describe the airfield itself. Weather 4 km away can differ, particularly in terrain or near the coast. For conditions at Alma specifically, see the current conditions and forecast above.
Soil conditions, frost risk and crop weather for Alma.
About Alma, Georgia
Alma rests in the heart of Bacon County, a place where the land slopes gently towards the Okefenokee Swamp's distant embrace. It lies 55.2 miles west-south-west of Hinesville, GA (from Hinesville, GA: bearing 248°T), and is situated 17.8 miles south-south-west of Baxley. Cypress and pine trees, their branches draped with Spanish moss, form a verdant canopy over the low, sandy terrain, the air thick with the sweet, earthy scent of pine needles and damp earth. Sunlight filters through the dense foliage in shifting patterns, illuminating the quiet roads that wind through scattered homesteads and small clearings. The very air here seems to hold a certain stillness, broken only by the chirping of unseen birds and the rustle of leaves, a palpable quietude that speaks of a deep connection to the natural world surrounding Alma. The history of Alma is deeply entwined with the timber industry, the very reason for its establishment, and the scent of cut pine still lingers in the memories of its residents. Logging and turpentine production once fueled its economy, leaving behind a legacy of sturdy, practical architecture and a hardworking spirit. Today, agriculture, particularly cattle ranching and row crops, forms the backbone of Alma's livelihood, the broad fields stretching out under the vast Georgia sky. The nearby Satilla River, a dark ribbon of water, offers opportunities for fishing and recreation, its slow current a constant reminder of the waterways that have shaped life in this corner of the state for generations.
Live animated radar for Alma and surroundings — RainViewer.
NOAA GOES-16 GEOCOLOR — live animated loop updated every 10 minutes. Shows cloud cover, storm systems and weather patterns across the continental US.
Source: NOAA/NESDIS GOES-East · Public domain · Auto-updates on page reload
| Location | Alma, Bacon County, Georgia |
| Coordinates | 31.53937°N, 82.462356°W |
| Timezone | Eastern Time (America/New_York) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 31510 |
| Area Code | 229 |
| Page generated | September 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Alma, Georgia Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Alma, Georgia, including current conditions, a 24-hour hourly forecast, 7-day outlook, NWS extended text forecast, precipitation radar and NOAA GOES-16 satellite imagery. Aviation weather — live METAR observations and TAF forecasts — is published separately on the pages for the nearest reporting airports, linked from the aviation section above. Additional sections may include tide predictions, wave height, wave direction and sea-surface temperature, a barometric pressure trend, and a solunar-based fishing forecast with a fishing-conditions rating for coastal localities, and soil temperature, crop weather and live USGS river gauge data for agricultural areas near a monitored waterway. All data updates automatically on every page visit.
Location data for Alma includes coordinates 31.539370°N, 82.462356°W, situated in Bacon County. ZIP code 31510. Telephone area code: 229. Timezone: Eastern Time (America/New_York).
Weather data is sourced from the NOAA National Weather Service (NWS) and the open-source Open-Meteo API. River and stream data is sourced from the USGS National Water Information System. Tide predictions are sourced from NOAA CO-OPS; marine and solunar data are modeled from Open-Meteo and public sunrise/moon calculations and should be treated as a general guide alongside on-the-water conditions. Radar is provided by RainViewer. Satellite imagery is sourced from NOAA/NESDIS GOES-East and is public domain.
