Cotton, Georgia Weather
Cotton, 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 Cotton, Mitchell County.
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About Cotton, Georgia
Cotton unfolds across a gentle, rolling terrain, where the land exhales the scent of damp earth and pine. It lies 29.3 miles south of Albany, GA (from Albany, GA: bearing 170°T), and is situated 9.8 miles east-south-east of Camilla. Sunlight, thick and golden in the afternoons, filters through the broad leaves of live oaks, casting shifting mosaics on the sandy soil. The air here carries a quiet hum, punctuated by the distant drone of tractors and the occasional sharp cry of a hawk circling in the vast, pale blue sky. Fields, some emerald green with young crops, others a rich, turned brown, stretch towards a horizon softened by hazy, distant stands of trees. The character of Cotton is one of quiet persistence, a place where the seasons dictate the rhythm of life, and the land itself seems to hold a patient, enduring spirit. The history of Cotton is deeply entwined with the cultivation of its most famous crop, a fiber that once defined the very pulse of this region and shaped its economic fortunes. For generations, the fertile soil and warm climate here have been a testament to the enduring power of agriculture, particularly cotton farming, which laid the groundwork for much of the area's development. Beyond the fields, the local economy now diversifies, with small businesses and services catering to the needs of its residents, contributing to a steady, unhurried flow of commerce. The legacy of those who worked the land is palpable, a subtle undercurrent in the daily lives of Cotton, a reminder of the deep roots that anchor this community to its past.
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| Location | Cotton, Mitchell County, Georgia |
| Coordinates | 31.161573°N, 84.066844°W |
| Timezone | Eastern Time (America/New_York) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 31765, 31739, 31727 |
| Area Code | 229 |
| Page generated | July 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Cotton, Georgia Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Cotton, 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 Cotton includes coordinates 31.161573°N, 84.066844°W, situated in Mitchell County. ZIP code 31765, 31739, 31727. 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. 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.
