Ochlocknee, Georgia Weather
Ochlocknee, 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 Ochlocknee, Thomas County.
Tides, marine forecast and fishing conditions near Ochlocknee. Tide source:
Full aviation weather for Ochlocknee is published on the Cairo Grady County Airport (K70J) page, 14 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 Ochlocknee 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 Ochlocknee: Thomasville Regional Airport (KTVI) 18 km · Moultrie Municipal Airport (KMGR) 27 km · Camilla Mitchell County Airport (KCXU) 32 km · Spence Airport (KMUL) 38 km · Decatur County Industrial Air Park (KBGE) 56 km
Conditions reported at K70J describe the airfield itself. Weather 14 km away can differ, particularly in terrain or near the coast. For conditions at Ochlocknee specifically, see the current conditions and forecast above.
Soil conditions, frost risk and crop weather for Ochlocknee.
About Ochlocknee, Georgia
Ochlocknee lies in a broad, sun-drenched expanse of Thomas County, where the land rolls with a gentle, almost imperceptible swell, punctuated by stands of pine and oak that catch the shifting light. It lies 39.4 miles north-north-east of Tallahassee, FL (from Tallahassee, FL: bearing 20°T), and is situated 7.1 miles south-south-east of Meigs. The air here carries the scent of damp earth and sun-baked pine needles, a fragrance as old as the weathered fences that mark property lines. Fields, mostly given over to agriculture, stretch out in broad swathes of green and gold, interrupted by the darker, shadowed interiors of the woods. The sky above Ochlocknee is a vast canvas, often a pale, washed-out blue in the midday heat, deepening to a bruised, opulent purple at the cusp of evening, when the cicadas begin their sawing song. The history of Ochlocknee is a quiet one, tied to the fertile soil and the slow, steady cultivation of crops that have sustained its people for generations. Cotton once dominated these fields, its white bolls a fleeting, ephemeral snow against the green stalks, and though its reign has waned, agriculture remains the lifeblood, with peanuts and timber adding to the local economy. The Ochlocknee River, a serpentine ribbon of dark water, has long been the silent witness to this enduring connection to the land, its slow currents mirroring the unhurried pace of life. While no grand pronouncements mark its founding, the story of Ochlocknee is written in the persistence of its families, in the quiet pride of those who have tended this ground, a testament to a resilience as deep and unassuming as the roots of the ancient oaks that guard its edges.
Live animated radar for Ochlocknee 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 | Ochlocknee, Thomas County, Georgia |
| Coordinates | 30.9738°N, 84.052952°W |
| Timezone | Eastern Time (America/New_York) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 31773 |
| Area Code | 229 |
| Page generated | September 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Ochlocknee, Georgia Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Ochlocknee, 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 Ochlocknee includes coordinates 30.973800°N, 84.052952°W, situated in Thomas County. ZIP code 31773. 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. 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.
