Attapulgus, Georgia Weather
Attapulgus, Georgia — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, aviation weather, radar and satellite imagery, tide predictions, marine conditions and a solunar fishing forecast, soil and crop conditions for Attapulgus, Decatur County.
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About Attapulgus, Georgia
Attapulgus rests in a region where the Georgia earth softens into the flatlands of the Florida panhandle, a place defined by the patient persistence of agriculture. It lies 24.6 miles north-north-west of Tallahassee, FL (from Tallahassee, FL: bearing 331°T), and is situated 9.6 miles north-north-west of Havana. The landscape here is an expanse of sun-baked fields, their rich, ochre soil a testament to the humid, subtropical air that hangs heavy, especially in the long afternoons. Scattered stands of pine and oak, their branches often draped with Spanish moss, break the horizon, offering pockets of shade where the light filters down in shifting, golden shafts. The roads are mostly straight, cutting through the land with a quiet purpose, and the air carries the faint, sweet scent of drying hay and the distant hum of machinery. Evenings arrive with a muted glory, the sky bleeding from pale blue to bruised lavender and then to a deep, star-dusted indigo, the heat of the day slowly releasing its grip. The story of Attapulgus is intrinsically tied to the earth it cultivates, particularly its rich deposits of fuller's earth, a clay mineral prized for its absorbent qualities. This geological gift, mined for decades, once fueled a local economy that buzzed with the activity of extraction and processing, leaving behind a legacy of industry that still echoes in the quiet hum of the present. While the boom times have subsided, agriculture remains the lifeblood of Attapulgus, with vast fields yielding cotton, peanuts, and other crops that paint the landscape in seasonal hues of green and gold. The pace of life here is marked by the turning of the seasons and the steady rhythm of rural living, a stark contrast to the clamor of more populous centers, fostering a close-knit character where neighbors know each other by name and the shared history of the land binds them together.
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| Location | Attapulgus, Decatur County, Georgia |
| Coordinates | 30.749082°N, 84.4838°W |
| Timezone | Eastern Time (America/New_York) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 39815 |
| Area Code | 912 |
| Page generated | July 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Attapulgus, Georgia Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Attapulgus, Georgia, including current conditions, a 24-hour hourly forecast, 7-day outlook, NWS extended text forecast, real-time aviation weather (live METAR and TAF reports from the nearest reporting airport, with a modeled estimate shown when no station is in range), precipitation radar and NOAA GOES-16 satellite imagery. 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 Attapulgus includes coordinates 30.749082°N, 84.483800°W, situated in Decatur County. ZIP code 39815. Telephone area code: 912. Timezone: Eastern Time (America/New_York).
Weather data is sourced from the NOAA National Weather Service (NWS) and the open-source Open-Meteo API. Aviation data is sourced from aviationweather.gov (NOAA), with a modeled estimate used where no nearby reporting station is available. 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.
