Colbert, Georgia Weather
Colbert, 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 Colbert, Madison County.
Tides, marine forecast and fishing conditions near Colbert. Tide source:
Full aviation weather for Colbert is published on the Athens Ben Epps Airport (KAHN) page, 14 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 Colbert 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 Colbert: Franklin County Airport (K18A) 34 km · Jackson County Airport (KJCA) 35 km · Elbert County Airport Patz Field (KEBA) 37 km · Barrow County Airport (KWDR) 42 km · Washington Wilkes County Airport (KIIY) 47 km
Conditions reported at KAHN describe the airfield itself. Weather 14 km away can differ, particularly in terrain or near the coast. For conditions at Colbert specifically, see the current conditions and forecast above.
Soil conditions, frost risk and crop weather for Colbert.
About Colbert, Georgia
Colbert breathes a quiet, earthy rhythm, its landscape a gentle surrender of rolling hills that seem to cradle the scattered homesteads and fields. It lies 10.9 miles east-north-east of Athens, GA (from Athens, GA: bearing 61°T), and is situated 6.2 miles north-east of Winterville. The soil here, a rich, ruddy clay, speaks of generations of cultivation, yielding to the persistent sun and the occasional, sudden downpours that punctuate the Georgia sky. Ancient oaks, their branches gnarled like arthritic fingers, stand sentinel over pastures where cattle graze with a placid indifference to the passage of seasons. The air itself often carries the faint, sweet scent of ripening peaches in the summer and the crisp, woodsmoke tang of autumn fires, a sensory echo of the land’s enduring agricultural heart. The history of Colbert is a quiet unfolding, tied to the fertile lands that first drew settlers westward. It was a place where cotton once reigned supreme, its white bolls a familiar sight against the green expanse, fueling an economy that shaped the very character of the community. While the era of large-scale plantations has long since receded into memory, the legacy of hard work and connection to the land persists. Today, a more diversified agriculture, alongside small businesses and the steady hum of local trades, forms the economic backbone of Colbert. The presence of nearby educational institutions, though not directly within its borders, casts a subtle influence, bringing a gentle flow of new ideas and young energy that mingles with the settled wisdom of its long-time residents, creating a distinct, unhurried pace of life.
Live animated radar for Colbert 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 | Colbert, Madison County, Georgia |
| Coordinates | 34.03789°N, 83.212652°W |
| Timezone | Eastern Time (America/New_York) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 30628 |
| Area Code | 770, 678 |
| Page generated | September 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Colbert, Georgia Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Colbert, 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 Colbert includes coordinates 34.037890°N, 83.212652°W, situated in Madison County. ZIP code 30628. 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.
