Dillard, Georgia Weather
Dillard, 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 Dillard, Rabun County.
Tides, marine forecast and fishing conditions near Dillard. Tide source:
Full aviation weather for Dillard is published on the Macon County Airport (K1A5) page, 28 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 Dillard 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 Dillard: Jackson County Airport (K24A) 42 km · Toccoa Airport - R.G. Letourneau Field (KTOC) 43 km · Western Carolina Regional Airport (KRHP) 50 km · Habersham County Airport (KAJR) 54 km · Oconee County Regional Airport (KCEU) 56 km
Conditions reported at K1A5 describe the airfield itself. Weather 28 km away can differ, particularly in terrain or near the coast. For conditions at Dillard specifically, see the current conditions and forecast above.
Soil conditions, frost risk and crop weather for Dillard.
About Dillard, Georgia
Dillard, Georgia, spills down the slopes of the southern Appalachian Mountains, a place where the air itself feels like a cool, green infusion. It lies 52.7 miles north-north-east of Gainesville, GA (from Gainesville, GA: bearing 28°T), and is situated 6.4 miles north of Clayton. The landscape here is a deep, rumpled quilt of forest, the trees a dense, layered green that softens the edges of the ridges and valleys. Streams, clear and quick, tumble over moss-slicked stones, their constant murmur a persistent counterpoint to the wind sighing through the pines and hardwoods. The sky, when it breaks through the canopy, is a startling, bright blue, and in the late afternoon, the light takes on a honeyed quality, slanting through the branches and illuminating the dust motes dancing in the quiet air. The terrain is steep, demanding, and utterly beautiful, a testament to the ancient forces that shaped these ancient mountains. This corner of Rabun County carries the quiet legacy of its past, a history tied to the land and the resources it yielded. Once, logging and small-scale farming were the lifeblood of Dillard, with families carving out their existence from the stubborn soil and dense timber. Today, the local economy finds its pulse in a blend of tourism, drawn by the stunning natural beauty, and artisanal crafts. The nearby Nantahala National Forest and the Chattahoochee-Oconee National Forest offer a vast playground for hikers and nature enthusiasts, their trails winding through the same ancient woods that have witnessed generations of life in Dillard. You can still feel the echo of a simpler time in the unhurried pace of life, a gentle rhythm that seems to rise from the very earth.
Live animated radar for Dillard 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 | Dillard, Rabun County, Georgia |
| Coordinates | 34.970091°N, 83.387101°W |
| Timezone | Eastern Time (America/New_York) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 30537 |
| Area Code | 770, 678 |
| Page generated | September 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Dillard, Georgia Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Dillard, 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 Dillard includes coordinates 34.970091°N, 83.387101°W, situated in Rabun County. ZIP code 30537. 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.
