Riceboro, Georgia Weather
Riceboro, 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 Riceboro, Liberty County.
Tides, marine forecast and fishing conditions near Riceboro. Tide source:
Full aviation weather for Riceboro is published on the Liberty County Airport (K2J2) page, 20 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 Riceboro 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 Riceboro: MidCoast Regional Airport at Wright Army Airfield (KLHW) 21 km · Hunter Army Air Field (KSVN) 41 km · Jesup Wayne County Airport (KJES) 47 km · Savannah Hilton Head International Airport (KSAV) 49 km · Brunswick Golden Isles Airport (KBQK) 53 km
Conditions reported at K2J2 describe the airfield itself. Weather 20 km away can differ, particularly in terrain or near the coast. For conditions at Riceboro specifically, see the current conditions and forecast above.
Soil conditions, frost risk and crop weather for Riceboro.
About Riceboro, Georgia
Riceboro breathes a humid, verdant stillness, a place where the coastal Georgia air hangs heavy with the scent of pine needles and the distant, salty tang of the Atlantic. It lies 12.3 miles south-east of Hinesville, GA (from Hinesville, GA: bearing 129°T), and is situated 4.9 miles south of Midway. Broad, flat expanses stretch towards the horizon, interrupted by the dark, serpentine veins of tidal creeks and the dense, shadowy interiors of live oak hammocks. Sunlight, when it breaks through the canopy, falls in broad, golden shafts, illuminating the occasional weathered farmhouse or the slow crawl of a pickup truck along a two-lane road. The land itself seems to hold its breath, a quiet observer of the passing seasons, its character defined by the slow, deliberate rhythm of water and wood, a place where the earth feels both ancient and alive. The history of Riceboro is deeply entwined with the fertile land and the waterways that have shaped its economy for centuries. Once a hub for rice cultivation, the very name of the settlement evokes a past where this grain flourished, a testament to the ingenuity and labor that transformed the wetlands into productive fields. Today, the economic pulse of Riceboro beats with a different rhythm, one that leans more towards timber and agriculture, with vast tracts of pine forests providing a steady supply for industry and the cultivation of soybeans and other crops continuing to define the rural landscape. The legacy of its past is not entirely buried, however; the echoes of those who worked this land can still be felt in the quiet dignity of its people and the enduring connection to the natural world that remains the heart of Riceboro.
Live animated radar for Riceboro 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 | Riceboro, Liberty County, Georgia |
| Coordinates | 31.735494°N, 81.433441°W |
| Timezone | Eastern Time (America/New_York) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 31323 |
| Area Code | 478 |
| Page generated | September 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Riceboro, Georgia Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Riceboro, 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 Riceboro includes coordinates 31.735494°N, 81.433441°W, situated in Liberty County. ZIP code 31323. Telephone area code: 478. 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.
