Palmetto, Georgia Weather
Palmetto, 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 Palmetto, Oglethorpe County.
Tides, marine forecast and fishing conditions near Palmetto. Tide source:
Full aviation weather for Palmetto is published on the Washington Wilkes County Airport (KIIY) page, 17 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 Palmetto 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 Palmetto: Elbert County Airport Patz Field (KEBA) 23 km · Athens Ben Epps Airport (KAHN) 38 km · Greene County Regional Airport (KCPP) 40 km · Franklin County Airport (K18A) 52 km · Thomson-McDuffie County Airport (KHQU) 56 km
Conditions reported at KIIY describe the airfield itself. Weather 17 km away can differ, particularly in terrain or near the coast. For conditions at Palmetto specifically, see the current conditions and forecast above.
Soil conditions, frost risk and crop weather for Palmetto.
About Palmetto, Georgia
Palmetto rests in a quiet pocket of Oglethorpe County, where the land breathes in slow, rolling swells. It lies 26.4 miles east of Athens, GA (from Athens, GA: bearing 98°T), and is situated 14.5 miles south-south-west of Elberton. Here, the earth itself seems to hold its breath, a gentle rise and fall under a vast Georgia sky. Longleaf pines, stoic sentinels of this landscape, mark the edges of sun-drenched fields, their needles whispering secrets on the breeze. The air, especially as the day begins to soften, carries a scent of warm earth and pine resin, a balm to the senses. Creeks, like silver threads, weave through the lowlands, their banks often fringed with the palmetto's distinctive fan-shaped leaves, giving the very place its name. The character of Palmetto is one of quiet persistence, a place where the land dictates the pace, and life unfolds with the steady, unhurried cadence of the seasons. The history of Palmetto is etched not in grand monuments, but in the enduring spirit of its people and the fertile ground they cultivated. Once a hub for agriculture, particularly cotton, the echoes of that past can still be felt in the weathered barns and the deep, rich soil that continues to yield. Today, a quiet diversification marks the local economy; small farms still thrive, alongside a growing appreciation for artisanal crafts and a burgeoning interest in the region's natural beauty. The land here has always been the primary currency, and while the methods have evolved, the connection to the earth remains profound. Palmetto does not boast of bustling industries, but rather of a steadfast resilience, a testament to generations who understood the value of hard work and the quiet satisfaction of a life lived close to the land.
Live animated radar for Palmetto 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 | Palmetto, Oglethorpe County, Georgia |
| Coordinates | 33.905952°N, 82.922922°W |
| Timezone | Eastern Time (America/New_York) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 30627, 30268 |
| Area Code | 770, 678, 404, 470 |
| Page generated | September 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Palmetto, Georgia Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Palmetto, 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 Palmetto includes coordinates 33.905952°N, 82.922922°W, situated in Oglethorpe County. ZIP code 30627, 30268. Telephone area code: 770, 678, 404, 470. 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.
