Homer, Georgia Weather
Homer, 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 Homer, Banks County.
Tides, marine forecast and fishing conditions near Homer. Tide source:
Full aviation weather for Homer is published on the Jackson County Airport (KJCA) page, 19 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 Homer 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 Homer: Habersham County Airport (KAJR) 19 km · Lee Gilmer Memorial Airport (KGVL) 31 km · Franklin County Airport (K18A) 34 km · Toccoa Airport - R.G. Letourneau Field (KTOC) 34 km · Barrow County Airport (KWDR) 42 km
Conditions reported at KJCA describe the airfield itself. Weather 19 km away can differ, particularly in terrain or near the coast. For conditions at Homer specifically, see the current conditions and forecast above.
Soil conditions, frost risk and crop weather for Homer.
About Homer, Georgia
Homer rests in the rolling hills of Banks County, Georgia, a landscape where the earth rises and falls with a gentle persistence, hinting at the ancient bedrock beneath. It lies 18.7 miles east of Gainesville, GA (from Gainesville, GA: bearing 82°T), and is situated 9.3 miles north-north-west of Commerce. The air here, particularly in the late afternoons, carries a soft, earthy fragrance, a blend of sun-baked soil and the distant sigh of pine trees. Sunlight filters through the canopy of mature oaks and maples that line the older roads, casting shifting patterns on the asphalt, while open fields stretch out, their cultivated rows a testament to the enduring agricultural spirit of the region. The character of Homer is one of quiet resilience, a place where the land itself seems to whisper stories of seasons past and present. The history of Homer is deeply entwined with the agricultural bounty of this Piedmont region, its economy long shaped by the cultivation of cotton and later, other crops. The town’s founding echoes the broader narrative of settlement in Northeast Georgia, a slow unfolding of homesteads and small businesses that gradually coalesced into the community seen today. While the agricultural roots remain, a quiet diversification has taken hold, with local craftspeople and small enterprises contributing to the economic hum. There are no grand pronouncements of fame here, but rather a steady, unpretentious existence, where the rhythm of everyday life is set by the dependable turning of the earth and the close-knit bonds of its people.
Live animated radar for Homer 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 | Homer, Banks County, Georgia |
| Coordinates | 34.333716°N, 83.499055°W |
| Timezone | Eastern Time (America/New_York) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 30547 |
| Area Code | 770, 678 |
| Page generated | September 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Homer, Georgia Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Homer, 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 Homer includes coordinates 34.333716°N, 83.499055°W, situated in Banks County. ZIP code 30547. 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.
