Matthews, 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 Matthews, Jefferson County.
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Matthews, Georgia, unfolds across a landscape of soft, rolling hills, where the sun, especially in the late afternoon, casts a warm, honeyed glow over the scattered farmsteads. It lies 16.8 miles south-south-west of Fort Gordon, GA (from Fort Gordon, GA: bearing 210°T), and is situated 4.9 miles east of Wrens. The terrain here is a gentle sigh, not a dramatic pronouncement, with fields of cotton and corn stretching towards the horizon, their colors muted by the humid air. Ancient oaks, their branches gnarled like the arthritic fingers of time, stand sentinel along the dusty lanes, their leaves rustling with a quiet gossip of the breeze. The very air itself seems to carry a faint, earthy perfume, a blend of sun-baked soil, pine needles, and the distant, sweet scent of blooming honeysuckle, a subtle perfume that clings to the quiet evenings. This corner of Jefferson County, Georgia, carries the quiet dignity of a place built on enduring rhythms, its history whispered in the weathered clapboard of its older homes and the slow turn of the seasons. Matthews’ economy has long been tied to the fertility of its land, a legacy of agriculture that still defines its character, with cotton fields once dominating the scene and corn now a familiar sight. The community’s roots run deep, drawing strength from a heritage of resilience and a steady, unpretentious way of life, a spirit that manifests in the friendly nods exchanged on the infrequent village street. The occasional, almost shy, appearance of a deer at the edge of a wood or the distant lowing of cattle are the sounds that punctuate the otherwise profound stillness that is Matthews.
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| Location | Matthews, Jefferson County, Georgia |
| Coordinates | 33.210979°N, 82.307624°W |
| Timezone | Eastern Time (America/New_York) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 30818 |
| Area Code | 706, 762 |
| Page generated | July 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Matthews, 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 Matthews includes coordinates 33.210979°N, 82.307624°W, situated in Jefferson County. ZIP code 30818. Telephone area code: 706, 762. 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.