Dalton, Georgia Weather
Dalton, 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 Dalton, Madison County.
Tides, marine forecast and fishing conditions near Dalton. Tide source:
Full aviation weather for Dalton is published on the Franklin County Airport (K18A) page, 20 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 Dalton 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 Dalton: Athens Ben Epps Airport (KAHN) 28 km · Elbert County Airport Patz Field (KEBA) 33 km · Jackson County Airport (KJCA) 36 km · Toccoa Airport - R.G. Letourneau Field (KTOC) 49 km · Barrow County Airport (KWDR) 50 km
Conditions reported at K18A describe the airfield itself. Weather 20 km away can differ, particularly in terrain or near the coast. For conditions at Dalton specifically, see the current conditions and forecast above.
Soil conditions, frost risk and crop weather for Dalton.
About Dalton, Georgia
Dalton sits in a broad, fertile valley, where the rolling Piedmont foothills begin to soften their ascent towards the Appalachians. It lies 18.5 miles north-east of Athens, GA (from Athens, GA: bearing 40°T), and is situated 9.0 miles south-south-west of Royston. The air here often carries a humid warmth, a gentle embrace that encourages the growth of verdant pastures and stands of mature oak and pine. Streams, born from the higher ground, thread their way through the landscape, their banks fringed with the deep green of ferns and the occasional flash of a kingfisher's wing. The sky above Dalton can be a vast, ever-changing canvas, from the sharp clarity of a winter morning to the dramatic, bruised purples of a summer thunderstorm, always hinting at the rich, dark soil beneath. The history of Dalton is deeply entwined with the development of the textile industry, a legacy that still shapes its identity and economy, even as other sectors have emerged. Generations have worked the looms and spinning machines, their collective effort building a town of quiet industry and resilient spirit. The echoes of this past can be felt in the sturdy brick buildings and the persistent hum that still emanates from the manufacturing plants, a modern iteration of the industrious past. Beyond textiles, agriculture continues to play a role, with farms dotting the surrounding countryside, their fields yielding crops that reflect the bounty of this particular stretch of Georgia.
Live animated radar for Dalton 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 | Dalton, Madison County, Georgia |
| Coordinates | 34.165942°N, 83.170428°W |
| Timezone | Eastern Time (America/New_York) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 30720, 30633, 30721 |
| Area Code | 770, 678 |
| Page generated | September 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Dalton, Georgia Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Dalton, 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 Dalton includes coordinates 34.165942°N, 83.170428°W, situated in Madison County. ZIP code 30720, 30633, 30721. 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.
