Jonesboro, Georgia Weather
Jonesboro, Georgia — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, aviation weather, radar and satellite imagery, tide predictions, marine conditions and a solunar fishing forecast for Jonesboro, Clayton County.
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About Jonesboro, Georgia
Jonesboro, a place where the Georgia earth breathes a humid, verdant sigh, unfolds beneath skies that often hold the bruised, magnificent colors of an approaching thunderstorm. It lies 7.1 miles west-south-west of Stockbridge, GA (from Stockbridge, GA: bearing 257°T), and is situated 7.7 miles north-east of Fayetteville. Rolling hills, softened by the persistent green of pine and oak, cradle the town, their slopes dotted with the ordered geometry of suburban homes and the sprawling, sun-drenched expanses of commerce. The air here, particularly in the lingering warmth of a summer evening, carries the faint, sweet perfume of honeysuckle and the distant hum of traffic, a low thrum that speaks of lives in gentle motion. Broad avenues, lined with mature trees that cast intricate patterns of shade, lead past older, more stoic brick buildings that seem to absorb the very light of day, their facades bearing the quiet dignity of years weathered and observed. This corner of Clayton County, with its roots reaching back to the mid-19th century, has long been shaped by the ebb and flow of Georgia's agricultural past, its fertile soils once yielding cotton and other crops. The echoes of the Civil War still whisper through the landscape, a poignant reminder of the battles fought and the lives irrevocably altered in this very vicinity, a history palpable in the very texture of the land. Today, Jonesboro’s economy is a dynamic blend, with a significant portion of its energy drawn from its proximity to the vast transportation networks that connect Atlanta to the wider world. Retail centers gleam with modern efficiency, while pockets of older businesses, their signs weathered but their spirit enduring, offer a glimpse into a more established local character, a quiet resilience woven into the fabric of daily life.
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| Location | Jonesboro, Clayton County, Georgia |
| Coordinates | 33.521501°N, 84.353813°W |
| Timezone | Eastern Time (America/New_York) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 30236, 30237, 30238 |
| Area Code | 404, 470, 678 |
| Page generated | July 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Jonesboro, Georgia Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Jonesboro, Georgia, including current conditions, a 24-hour hourly forecast, 7-day outlook, NWS extended text forecast, real-time aviation weather (live METAR and TAF reports from the nearest reporting airport, with a modeled estimate shown when no station is in range), precipitation radar and NOAA GOES-16 satellite imagery. 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 Jonesboro includes coordinates 33.521501°N, 84.353813°W, situated in Clayton County. ZIP code 30236, 30237, 30238. 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. Aviation data is sourced from aviationweather.gov (NOAA), with a modeled estimate used where no nearby reporting station is available. 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.
