Howard, Georgia Weather
Howard, 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 Howard, Taylor County.
Tides, marine forecast and fishing conditions near Howard. Tide source:
Full aviation weather for Howard is published on the Butler Municipal Airport (K6A1) page, 13 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 Howard 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 Howard: Marion County Airport (K82A) 37 km · Thomaston Upson County Airport (KOPN) 42 km · Roosevelt Memorial Airport (K5A9) 48 km · Columbus Airport (KCSG) 53 km · Harris County Airport (KPIM) 54 km
Conditions reported at K6A1 describe the airfield itself. Weather 13 km away can differ, particularly in terrain or near the coast. For conditions at Howard specifically, see the current conditions and forecast above.
Soil conditions, frost risk and crop weather for Howard.
About Howard, Georgia
Howard lies in the gently rolling heart of Georgia, a place where the land itself seems to exhale a slow, humid breath. It lies 36.4 miles east-north-east of Columbus, GA (from Columbus, GA: bearing 75°T), and is situated 8.9 miles west-north-west of Butler. The terrain here is a subtle mosaic of broad, cultivated fields, interspersed with stands of pine and oak that catch the sun in shifting patterns. Creek beds, often dry in the summer's grip, carve shallow, sinuous paths through the sandy soil, hinting at the water’s patient work over seasons. The air, especially in the late afternoon, carries the mingled scents of turned earth and pine needles, a fragrance that clings to the skin like a memory. Shadows lengthen across the landscape, painting the fields in hues of ochre and russet, while the distant rustle of leaves provides a constant, low murmur to the quietude. This corner of Taylor County carries the deep imprint of its agricultural past, a legacy still visible in the weathered barns and the broad, open expanses that once pulsed with the rhythm of cotton and tobacco. The local economy, though diversified, still finds its roots in the land, with farming and timber remaining significant. Howard itself, a name that echoes with a quiet persistence, has weathered the ebb and flow of changing times, its character shaped by generations who understood the land's bounty and its demands. The distinctive feel of Howard is one of enduring simplicity, a place where the days unfold at a pace dictated by the sun and the seasons, a quiet testament to the enduring spirit of rural Georgia.
Live animated radar for Howard 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 | Howard, Taylor County, Georgia |
| Coordinates | 32.595975°N, 84.384363°W |
| Timezone | Eastern Time (America/New_York) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 31006, 31039, 30126 |
| Area Code | 404, 470, 678, 912 |
| Page generated | September 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Howard, Georgia Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Howard, 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 Howard includes coordinates 32.595975°N, 84.384363°W, situated in Taylor County. ZIP code 31006, 31039, 30126. Telephone area code: 404, 470, 678, 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.
