Fairmount, Georgia Weather
Fairmount, 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 Fairmount, Gordon County.
Tides, marine forecast and fishing conditions near Fairmount. Tide source:
Full aviation weather for Fairmount is published on the Tom B. David Field (KCZL) page, 22 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 Fairmount 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 Fairmount: Pickens County Airport (KJZP) 22 km · Gilmer County Airport (K49A) 27 km · Cherokee County Regional Airport (KCNI) 29 km · Dalton Municipal Airport (KDNN) 36 km · Cartersville Airport (KVPC) 37 km
Conditions reported at KCZL describe the airfield itself. Weather 22 km away can differ, particularly in terrain or near the coast. For conditions at Fairmount specifically, see the current conditions and forecast above.
Soil conditions, frost risk and crop weather for Fairmount.
About Fairmount, Georgia
Fairmount sprawls across rolling hills, a landscape etched by the slow, patient work of water and time. It lies 18.2 miles north-west of Canton, GA (from Canton, GA: bearing 319°T), and is situated 7.0 miles north of Rydal. The land here rises and falls with a gentle persistence, the broad shoulders of the Appalachian foothills giving way to fertile valleys. Oak and pine trees, their branches reaching like gnarled fingers towards a sky that often holds a soft, diffused light, carpet the slopes. In the hollows, where creek beds carve their winding paths, the air grows cooler, carrying the faint, earthy scent of damp soil and decaying leaves. The fields, stitched together with old wire fences and the occasional weathered barn, speak of generations who have worked this ground, their lives measured by the turning of seasons. The history of Fairmount is deeply entwined with the earth it occupies, particularly the rich deposits of quartz that have shaped its economy for over a century. This place has long been a source of the prized rose quartz, a soft pink mineral that has found its way into jewelry and decorative items across the nation. The legacy of mining is palpable, a quiet hum beneath the surface of everyday life, influencing the character of Fairmount with a grounded pragmatism. Local businesses, many of them family-run, reflect this enduring connection to the land and its resources, fostering a sense of continuity. The pace of life here is unhurried, allowing for the simple pleasures of watching the light shift across the fields at dusk or the quiet murmur of conversation on a porch in the late afternoon.
Live animated radar for Fairmount 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 | Fairmount, Gordon County, Georgia |
| Coordinates | 34.436201°N, 84.699935°W |
| Timezone | Eastern Time (America/New_York) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 30139 |
| Area Code | 404, 470, 678 |
| Page generated | September 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Fairmount, Georgia Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Fairmount, 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 Fairmount includes coordinates 34.436201°N, 84.699935°W, situated in Gordon County. ZIP code 30139. Telephone area code: 404, 470, 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.
