Bowman, Georgia Weather
Bowman, 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 Bowman, Elbert County.
Tides, marine forecast and fishing conditions near Bowman. Tide source:
Full aviation weather for Bowman is published on the Franklin County Airport (K18A) page, 18 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 Bowman 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 Bowman: Elbert County Airport Patz Field (KEBA) 23 km · Athens Ben Epps Airport (KAHN) 39 km · Anderson Regional Airport (KAND) 44 km · Jackson County Airport (KJCA) 49 km · Toccoa Airport - R.G. Letourneau Field (KTOC) 50 km
Conditions reported at K18A describe the airfield itself. Weather 18 km away can differ, particularly in terrain or near the coast. For conditions at Bowman specifically, see the current conditions and forecast above.
Soil conditions, frost risk and crop weather for Bowman.
About Bowman, Georgia
Bowman lies in a gentle fold of Elbert County, where the land breathes with a quiet persistence. It lies 26.1 miles north-east of Athens, GA (from Athens, GA: bearing 50°T), and is situated 7.3 miles south-east of Royston. Rolling hills, softened by decades of cultivation and the slow encroachment of pine and oak, define the landscape, their slopes catching the late afternoon sun in a wash of honeyed light. Creek beds, etched into the earth like ancient veins, thread their way through the terrain, their banks often softened by a tangle of kudzu and wild blackberry brambles, their cool, shadowed depths offering a respite from the humid Georgia air. The character of Bowman is one of unassuming resilience, a place where the sky feels vast and the days unfurl with a deliberate, unhurried grace. The story of Bowman is written in its soil and its sparse, enduring structures. Once a stop along a railroad line that promised connection and commerce, its economy now leans on the enduring strength of agriculture, the fields around Bowman yielding crops that have sustained families for generations. The echoes of past endeavors linger in the weathered barns and the faint outlines of forgotten homesteads, whispers of a history that is not loud but deeply felt. A distinctive quietude permeates Bowman, a gentle hum of everyday life centered on the local store, the church, and the shared understanding of a place where the past is not a burden but a quiet companion.
Live animated radar for Bowman 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 | Bowman, Elbert County, Georgia |
| Coordinates | 34.20483°N, 83.0307°W |
| Timezone | Eastern Time (America/New_York) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 30624 |
| Area Code | 770, 678 |
| Page generated | September 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Bowman, Georgia Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Bowman, 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 Bowman includes coordinates 34.204830°N, 83.030700°W, situated in Elbert County. ZIP code 30624. 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.
