Carlton, Georgia Weather
Carlton, 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 Carlton, Madison County.
Tides, marine forecast and fishing conditions near Carlton. Tide source:
Full aviation weather for Carlton is published on the Elbert County Airport Patz Field (KEBA) page, 21 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 Carlton 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 Carlton: Athens Ben Epps Airport (KAHN) 29 km · Franklin County Airport (K18A) 34 km · Washington Wilkes County Airport (KIIY) 36 km · Greene County Regional Airport (KCPP) 50 km · Jackson County Airport (KJCA) 51 km
Conditions reported at KEBA describe the airfield itself. Weather 21 km away can differ, particularly in terrain or near the coast. For conditions at Carlton specifically, see the current conditions and forecast above.
Soil conditions, frost risk and crop weather for Carlton.
About Carlton, Georgia
Carlton lies in a rolling expanse of Northeast Georgia, where the land begins to softly undulate, hinting at the foothills that lie further north. It lies 20.5 miles east-north-east of Athens, GA (from Athens, GA: bearing 74°T), and is situated 5.4 miles east-south-east of Comer. The air here, especially after a rain, carries the clean, damp scent of pine needles and rich, dark earth, a fragrance that clings to the clothes and settles into the memory. Open fields, stitched with the emerald green of pasture and the tawny gold of harvested corn stalks, stretch towards the horizon, broken by stands of hardwood trees that offer shade and a whisper of rustling leaves. The sky above Carlton is vast, often painted with the bruised purples and soft oranges of an approaching sunset, a spectacle that seems to draw the very breath from the land. The history of Carlton is a quiet one, deeply rooted in the agricultural traditions of Madison County. For generations, the fertile soil has sustained families, yielding crops that formed the backbone of the local economy. While farming remains a vital part of its identity, the character of Carlton has also been shaped by the steady, unhurried pace of rural life, a rhythm that allows for neighbourly conversation over fences and the slow unfolding of seasons. You might still find the faint echoes of earlier days in the weathered barns and the old general stores that dot the landscape, each with its own story to tell, a subtle reminder of the enduring spirit that defines Carlton.
Live animated radar for Carlton 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 | Carlton, Madison County, Georgia |
| Coordinates | 34.043168°N, 83.033756°W |
| Timezone | Eastern Time (America/New_York) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 30627 |
| Area Code | 770, 678 |
| Page generated | September 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Carlton, Georgia Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Carlton, 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 Carlton includes coordinates 34.043168°N, 83.033756°W, situated in Madison County. ZIP code 30627. 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.
