Cotton, Georgia Weather
Cotton, 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 Cotton, Mitchell County.
Tides, marine forecast and fishing conditions near Cotton. Tide source:
Full aviation weather for Cotton is published on the Camilla Mitchell County Airport (KCXU) page, 17 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 Cotton 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 Cotton: Moultrie Municipal Airport (KMGR) 26 km · Cairo Grady County Airport (K70J) 32 km · Thomasville Regional Airport (KTVI) 34 km · Spence Airport (KMUL) 35 km · Southwest Georgia Regional Airport (KABY) 43 km
Conditions reported at KCXU describe the airfield itself. Weather 17 km away can differ, particularly in terrain or near the coast. For conditions at Cotton specifically, see the current conditions and forecast above.
Soil conditions, frost risk and crop weather for Cotton.
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.
Live animated radar for Cotton 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 | 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 | September 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, 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 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. 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.
