Preston, Georgia Weather
Preston, 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 Preston, Webster County.
Tides, marine forecast and fishing conditions near Preston. Tide source:
Full aviation weather for Preston is published on the Marion County Airport (K82A) page, 24 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 Preston 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 Preston: Jimmy Carter Regional Airport (KACJ) 33 km · Lawson Army Air Field (KLSF) 52 km
Conditions reported at K82A describe the airfield itself. Weather 24 km away can differ, particularly in terrain or near the coast. For conditions at Preston specifically, see the current conditions and forecast above.
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.
Live animated radar for Preston 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 | 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 | September 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, 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 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. 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.
