Newton, Georgia Weather
Newton, 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 Newton, Baker County.
Tides, marine forecast and fishing conditions near Newton. Tide source:
Full aviation weather for Newton is published on the Camilla Mitchell County Airport (KCXU) page, 15 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 Newton 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 Newton: Southwest Georgia Regional Airport (KABY) 28 km · Decatur County Industrial Air Park (KBGE) 48 km · Sylvester Airport (KSYV) 50 km · Cairo Grady County Airport (K70J) 50 km · Early County Airport (KBIJ) 54 km
Conditions reported at KCXU describe the airfield itself. Weather 15 km away can differ, particularly in terrain or near the coast. For conditions at Newton specifically, see the current conditions and forecast above.
Soil conditions, frost risk and crop weather for Newton.
About Newton, Georgia
Newton rests under a sky that can shift from the fierce, clear blue of a Georgia summer to the bruised purples and greys of an approaching thunderstorm with remarkable speed. It lies 21.2 miles south-south-west of Albany, GA (from Albany, GA: bearing 210°T), and is situated 9.3 miles north-west of Camilla. The land here is a gentle swell, rolling softly like a slumbering giant, its contours defined by stands of pine and scattered live oaks draped in Spanish moss, their branches reaching out like arthritic fingers. Fields, mostly given over to agriculture, stretch out in broad, sun-baked swathes, punctuated by the occasional cluster of houses and barns that seem to hold their breath against the vastness of the sky. The air, particularly in the early morning, carries the damp, earthy scent of turned soil and the faint, sweet perfume of honeysuckle, a quiet testament to the enduring fertility of the place. The story of Newton is one woven into the agricultural fabric of Southwest Georgia, a place where the rhythm of the seasons dictates the pulse of life. For generations, this land has yielded its bounty, primarily cotton and peanuts, sustaining families and shaping the local economy. While the grand plantations of the past are largely gone, replaced by more modern farming operations, the legacy of that era lingers in the architecture and the quiet dignity of the older homes that still stand. The main thoroughfare, a quiet stretch of asphalt, sees a steady, unhurried flow of pickup trucks and the occasional tractor, a visual echo of the town's enduring connection to the land. There's a subtle warmth to the interactions here, a slow-burning kindness that seems to be a characteristic of those who have built their lives on this particular patch of earth.
Live animated radar for Newton 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 | Newton, Baker County, Georgia |
| Coordinates | 31.312958°N, 84.335742°W |
| Timezone | Eastern Time (America/New_York) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 39870, 31770 |
| Area Code | 912 |
| Page generated | September 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Newton, Georgia Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Newton, 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 Newton includes coordinates 31.312958°N, 84.335742°W, situated in Baker County. ZIP code 39870, 31770. 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.
