Manchester, Georgia Weather
Manchester, 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, soil and crop conditions for Manchester, Meriwether County.
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Soil conditions, frost risk and crop weather for Manchester.
About Manchester, Georgia
Manchester, Georgia, lies in a gentle sweep of Georgia Piedmont, where the land breathes with a soft, rolling contour. It lies 26.8 miles east-south-east of LaGrange, GA (from LaGrange, GA: bearing 117°T), and is situated 8.8 miles south-south-west of Woodbury. The air, especially in the late afternoon, carries the scent of pine needles and distant woodsmoke, a quiet perfume that settles over the scattered farms and modest homes. Here, the sun tends to linger, casting long, buttery shadows that stretch across fields of dormant cotton stalks and the occasional patch of vibrant green pasture. Red clay, the stubborn heart of this region, shows itself in the ditches along the roads and in the rich, dark soil that cradles the live oaks and hickories. The sky above Manchester is a generous expanse, often a pale, washed-out blue in the summer heat, deepening to a bruised violet as twilight approaches. The history of Manchester is etched not in grand monuments but in the quiet persistence of its people and the land they have worked. Originally a stop along a railroad line, its economy has long been tied to agriculture, particularly cotton, a crop that shaped the fortunes and lives of generations. While the railroad's hum has faded, a sense of enduring community remains, a testament to the resilience forged in shared endeavor. Local life unfolds at a pace that allows for conversations on front porches and the comforting familiarity of knowing one's neighbors. This part of Meriwether County, with its understated beauty, continues to draw sustenance from the earth, a place where the past whispers softly in the rustling leaves and the enduring spirit of the South finds a gentle, unhurried expression.
Live animated radar for Manchester and surroundings — RainViewer.
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| Location | Manchester, Meriwether County, Georgia |
| Coordinates | 32.859854°N, 84.619925°W |
| Timezone | Eastern Time (America/New_York) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 31816 |
| Area Code | 229 |
| Page generated | July 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Manchester, Georgia Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Manchester, 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 Manchester includes coordinates 32.859854°N, 84.619925°W, situated in Meriwether County. ZIP code 31816. Telephone area code: 229. 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.
