Arcade, Georgia Weather
Arcade, 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 Arcade, Jackson County.
Tides, marine forecast and fishing conditions near Arcade. Tide source:
Full aviation weather for Arcade is published on the Jackson County Airport (KJCA) page, 11 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 Arcade 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 Arcade: Barrow County Airport (KWDR) 14 km · Athens Ben Epps Airport (KAHN) 26 km · Lee Gilmer Memorial Airport (KGVL) 33 km · Gwinnett County Briscoe Field (KLZU) 39 km · Habersham County Airport (KAJR) 47 km
Conditions reported at KJCA describe the airfield itself. Weather 11 km away can differ, particularly in terrain or near the coast. For conditions at Arcade specifically, see the current conditions and forecast above.
Soil conditions, frost risk and crop weather for Arcade.
About Arcade, Georgia
Arcade rests in a landscape that breathes with the quiet persistence of Georgia's Piedmont, a region where the land rolls in soft, green swells under a sky that can shift from the sharp blue of a summer morning to the bruised purple of an approaching thunderstorm. It lies 13.3 miles north-west of Athens, GA (from Athens, GA: bearing 308°T), and is situated 2.8 miles south-south-east of Jefferson. Here, the earth is a rich, reddish clay, often damp, clinging to the soles of shoes after a spring shower, and the air carries the mingled scent of pine needles and the distant, sweet perfume of honeysuckle in bloom. The trees, mostly a sturdy mix of oak and hickory, stand sentinel along the edges of fields, their branches reaching out like patient hands, and the low hum of cicadas is the constant, almost unnoticed soundtrack to the afternoons. Though Arcade itself might seem a modest speck on the map, its history is tied to the broader currents of southern agriculture and the enduring spirit of its people. For generations, the fertile land surrounding Arcade has yielded crops, with cotton once being a kingly crop, its white bolls a familiar sight, and later, the focus shifting to timber and small-scale farming that still defines the local economy. The very character of Arcade is etched by this connection to the land, a place where life moves with a deliberate pace, marked by the changing seasons rather than the frantic ticking of a clock. The occasional weathered barn, standing proud against the elements, whispers of past endeavors and the resilience that has always been the hallmark of this corner of Jackson County.
Live animated radar for Arcade 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 | Arcade, Jackson County, Georgia |
| Coordinates | 34.077888°N, 83.561554°W |
| Timezone | Eastern Time (America/New_York) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 30549 |
| Area Code | 770, 678 |
| Page generated | September 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Arcade, Georgia Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Arcade, 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 Arcade includes coordinates 34.077888°N, 83.561554°W, situated in Jackson County. ZIP code 30549. 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.
