Fort Gaines, Georgia Weather
Fort Gaines, 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 Fort Gaines, Clay County.
Tides, marine forecast and fishing conditions near Fort Gaines. Tide source:
Full aviation weather for Fort Gaines is published on the Abbeville Municipal Airport (K0J0) page, 18 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 Fort Gaines 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 Fort Gaines: Headland Municipal Airport (KHDL) 37 km · Weedon Field (KEUF) 39 km · Dothan Regional Airport (KDHN) 50 km · Clayton Municipal Airport (K11A) 51 km · Ozark-Blackwell Field (K71U) 58 km
Conditions reported at K0J0 describe the airfield itself. Weather 18 km away can differ, particularly in terrain or near the coast. For conditions at Fort Gaines specifically, see the current conditions and forecast above.
Soil conditions, frost risk and crop weather for Fort Gaines.
About Fort Gaines, Georgia
Fort Gaines, Georgia, unfolds across a landscape shaped by the gentle embrace of the Chattahoochee River. It lies 33.5 miles north-east of Dothan, AL (from Dothan, AL: bearing 37°T), and is situated 17.3 miles north-north-west of Blakely. Here, the land rises and falls with a quiet dignity, a mosaic of pine forests and fertile fields that hint at a long agricultural past. The air itself seems to carry the scent of damp earth and sun-warmed pine needles, a fragrance that settles into the very being of anyone who lingers. The sky above Fort Gaines often stretches in vast, painterly expanses, its blues deepening to indigo as the day wanes, casting a soft, ethereal glow over the scattered homes and the winding roads that connect them. It is a place where the natural world holds sway, its subtle rhythms dictating the tempo of life. The history of Fort Gaines is intrinsically tied to the river and the fertile soil it nurtures. For generations, agriculture has been the lifeblood of this region, with cotton and timber once dominating the local economy. While those industries have evolved, the spirit of cultivation and resourcefulness remains. The remnants of earlier times can be glimpsed in the sturdy, weathered barns and the enduring sense of community that characterizes Fort Gaines. It’s a place where stories seem to linger on the breeze, whispered by the rustling leaves and the murmur of the river, a quiet testament to the lives lived and the land tended.
Live animated radar for Fort Gaines 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 | Fort Gaines, Clay County, Georgia |
| Coordinates | 31.609057°N, 85.04715°W |
| Timezone | Eastern Time (America/New_York) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 39851 |
| Area Code | 912 |
| Page generated | September 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Fort Gaines, Georgia Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Fort Gaines, 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 Fort Gaines includes coordinates 31.609057°N, 85.047150°W, situated in Clay County. ZIP code 39851. Telephone area code: 912. 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.
