Baxley, Georgia Weather
Baxley, 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 Baxley, Appling County.
Tides, marine forecast and fishing conditions near Baxley. Tide source:
Full aviation weather for Baxley is published on the Baxley Municipal Airport (KBHC) page, 8 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 Baxley 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 Baxley: Hazlehurst Airport (KAZE) 31 km · Bacon County Airport (KAMG) 31 km · Swinton Smith Field at Reidsville Municipal Airport (KRVJ) 36 km · Vidalia Regional Airport (KVDI) 46 km · Jesup Wayne County Airport (KJES) 51 km
Conditions reported at KBHC describe the airfield itself. Weather 8 km away can differ, particularly in terrain or near the coast. For conditions at Baxley specifically, see the current conditions and forecast above.
Soil conditions, frost risk and crop weather for Baxley.
About Baxley, Georgia
Baxley rests in the heart of southeastern Georgia, a landscape of gentle slopes and pine-scented air that hints at the vastness of the Okefenokee Swamp not too far to the west. It lies 44.4 miles west of Hinesville, GA (from Hinesville, GA: bearing 264°T), and is situated 9.8 miles east-south-east of Graham. Here, the earth is a rich, sandy loam, supporting stands of longleaf pine and scattered oaks, their branches often draped with Spanish moss, catching the soft, diffused light that filters through the canopy. The air, especially in the early morning and late afternoon, carries a humid warmth, thick with the earthy fragrance of damp soil and the faint, sweet perfume of blooming wildflowers. The roads that lead into Baxley are bordered by fields, some fallow, others burgeoning with crops, all contributing to a sense of quiet, agrarian continuity. The history of Baxley is deeply entwined with the timber and naval stores industries that once defined this region, evidenced by the enduring presence of sawmills and the lingering scent of pine tar from days when resin was a primary export. Appling County, with Baxley as its seat, has always looked to the land for its sustenance, and while the economy has diversified, agriculture, particularly cotton and soybeans, still holds sway, its rhythms dictating the pace of life. The Altamaha River, a broad, serpentine waterway, flows not far to the east, a vital artery for commerce and recreation that has shaped the development of settlements throughout the area. The character of Baxley is one of quiet resilience, a place where generations have found their livelihoods and built their lives under the wide, often cloud-streaked Georgia sky.
Live animated radar for Baxley 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 | Baxley, Appling County, Georgia |
| Coordinates | 31.778251°N, 82.348462°W |
| Timezone | Eastern Time (America/New_York) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 31513, 31515 |
| Area Code | 229 |
| Page generated | September 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Baxley, Georgia Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Baxley, 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 Baxley includes coordinates 31.778251°N, 82.348462°W, situated in Appling County. ZIP code 31513, 31515. 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.
