McRae-Helena, Georgia Weather
McRae-Helena, 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 McRae-Helena, Telfair County.
Tides, marine forecast and fishing conditions near McRae-Helena. Tide source:
Full aviation weather for McRae-Helena is published on the Telfair Wheeler Airport (KMQW) page, 4 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. 3 airfields within reach of McRae-Helena 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 McRae-Helena: Vidalia Regional Airport (KVDI) 52 km · W H 'Bud' Barron Airport (KDBN) 56 km
Conditions reported at KMQW describe the airfield itself. Weather 4 km away can differ, particularly in terrain or near the coast. For conditions at McRae-Helena specifically, see the current conditions and forecast above.
Soil conditions, frost risk and crop weather for McRae-Helena.
About McRae-Helena, Georgia
McRae-Helena lies in a landscape where the earth breathes a quiet, fertile sigh, a place where the long, humid summers bake the rich, dark soil and the winter air carries a crisp promise of change. It lies 56.3 miles south-east of Warner Robins, GA (from Warner Robins, GA: bearing 133°T), and is situated 0.4 miles south-east of McRae. Gentle swells of land, cloaked in pine and oak, undulate towards the Oconee River, its waters a deep, reflective ribbon threading through the verdant expanse. The light here, especially in the late afternoon, possesses a honeyed quality, bathing the fields and the scattered farmhouses in a warm, ethereal glow. The character of McRae-Helena is one of quiet resilience, a groundedness born from generations tied to the rhythms of the land, where a sense of shared history settles like the evening mist. The story of McRae-Helena is interwoven with the agricultural bounty of Telfair County, a region historically shaped by cotton and, later, timber. The Oconee River, more than just a picturesque waterway, was once a vital artery for commerce, carrying the products of the land downstream. While the economic foundations have shifted, the echo of these past industries can still be felt in the sturdy, unpretentious architecture and the enduring work ethic of its people. The spirit of enterprise, though perhaps less overtly grand than in larger cities, manifests in the local businesses that serve the surrounding farms and communities, each a small, essential cog in the larger machinery of life in this corner of Georgia.
Live animated radar for McRae-Helena 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.
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| Location | McRae-Helena, Telfair County, Georgia |
| Coordinates | 32.0636°N, 82.8968°W |
| Timezone | Eastern Time (America/New_York) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 31055, 31037 |
| Area Code | 912 |
| Page generated | September 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This McRae-Helena, Georgia Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for McRae-Helena, 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 McRae-Helena includes coordinates 32.063600°N, 82.896800°W, situated in Telfair County. ZIP code 31055, 31037. Telephone area code: 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.
