Preston, Georgia Weather
Preston, 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 Preston, Webster County.
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Soil conditions, frost risk and crop weather for Preston.
About Preston, Georgia
Preston unfolds across a landscape where the earth gently slopes, a patchwork of fertile fields yielding their bounty under the vast Georgia sky. It lies 32.1 miles south-east of Fort Benning, GA (from Fort Benning, GA: bearing 128°T), and is situated 7.8 miles east of Richland. The air here, particularly in the hushed moments before twilight, carries the faint, sweet scent of ripening cotton and the earthy perfume of freshly tilled soil, a testament to the agricultural heart of Webster County. Old oaks, their branches gnarled like ancient storytellers, stand sentinel along the roadsides, their shadows lengthening as the sun dips low, casting a golden, almost reverent light upon the weathered facades of homes and the quiet dignity of the local church. The very texture of the land, a rich, reddish-brown clay, speaks of generations who have worked it, their lives bound to its cycles of planting and harvest, a quiet persistence that defines the character of Preston. The story of Preston is deeply entwined with the agricultural traditions that have shaped this corner of Georgia. For decades, its economy has been anchored by the cultivation of crops like cotton and peanuts, a labor that has sustained families and fostered a strong sense of community. Echoes of its past can be found in the few surviving antebellum structures, their elegance a quiet reminder of a different era, now softened by the passage of time and the embrace of the Southern landscape. While the pace of life remains unhurried, a steady hum of activity emanates from the local businesses that serve the surrounding farms, the hardware store, the feed and seed, places where conversations flow easily and the needs of the land are always at the forefront. Preston, in its quiet resilience, embodies a enduring connection to the earth and the enduring spirit of those who call it home.
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| Location | Preston, Webster County, Georgia |
| Coordinates | 32.065992°N, 84.537417°W |
| Timezone | Eastern Time (America/New_York) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 31824 |
| Area Code | 229 |
| Page generated | July 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Preston, Georgia Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Preston, 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 Preston includes coordinates 32.065992°N, 84.537417°W, situated in Webster County. ZIP code 31824. 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. 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.
