Alto, Georgia Weather
Alto, 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 Alto, Habersham County.
Tides, marine forecast and fishing conditions near Alto. Tide source:
Full aviation weather for Alto is published on the Habersham County Airport (KAJR) 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 Alto 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 Alto: Toccoa Airport - R.G. Letourneau Field (KTOC) 29 km · Lee Gilmer Memorial Airport (KGVL) 32 km · Jackson County Airport (KJCA) 33 km · Franklin County Airport (K18A) 43 km · Lumpkin County Wimpys Airport (K9A0) 43 km
Conditions reported at KAJR describe the airfield itself. Weather 4 km away can differ, particularly in terrain or near the coast. For conditions at Alto specifically, see the current conditions and forecast above.
Soil conditions, frost risk and crop weather for Alto.
About Alto, Georgia
Alto rests in a landscape where the Georgia Piedmont begins to fold and rise, a place of rolling hills cloaked in dense woodlands and punctuated by open fields. It lies 18.5 miles north-east of Gainesville, GA (from Gainesville, GA: bearing 51°T), and is situated 4.0 miles south-west of Cornelia. The air here carries the scent of pine and damp earth, a pervasive aroma that deepens with the coming of evening. Streams, born from the gentle slopes, meander through the terrain, their waters reflecting the shifting greens of oak and hickory. The light, especially in the late afternoon, spills across the land in long, golden shafts, illuminating the quiet permanence of the country. The history of Alto is intertwined with the agricultural heart of Banks County, a legacy etched into the very texture of the land. For generations, the soil has yielded its bounty, supporting families and shaping the local economy through the cultivation of crops like cotton and corn. While the agricultural roots remain, the character of Alto has also been influenced by its proximity to larger centers, fostering a subtle blend of traditional rural life and a more contemporary pace. It is a place where the quiet hum of daily life, punctuated by the occasional passing truck on a country road, speaks of a community that values its heritage while looking towards the future.
Live animated radar for Alto 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 | Alto, Habersham County, Georgia |
| Coordinates | 34.467322°N, 83.573784°W |
| Timezone | Eastern Time (America/New_York) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 30510 |
| Area Code | 770, 678 |
| Page generated | September 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Alto, Georgia Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Alto, 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 Alto includes coordinates 34.467322°N, 83.573784°W, situated in Habersham County. ZIP code 30510. Telephone area code: 770, 678. 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.
