Dalton, Georgia Weather
Dalton, 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 Dalton, Madison County.
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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.
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| 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 | July 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, 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 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. 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.
