Riverdale, Georgia Weather
Riverdale, Georgia — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, radar and satellite imagery, tide predictions, marine conditions and a solunar fishing forecast for Riverdale, Clayton County.
Tides, marine forecast and fishing conditions near Riverdale. Tide source:
Full aviation weather for Riverdale is published on the Hartsfield Jackson Atlanta International Airport (KATL) page, 7 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 Riverdale 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 Riverdale: Atlanta Speedway Airport (KHMP) 22 km · Fulton County Airport Brown Field (KFTY) 25 km · Peachtree City Falcon Field (KFFC) 28 km · DeKalb Peachtree Airport (KPDK) 35 km · Dobbins Air Reserve Base (KMGE) 39 km
Conditions reported at KATL describe the airfield itself. Weather 7 km away can differ, particularly in terrain or near the coast. For conditions at Riverdale specifically, see the current conditions and forecast above.
About Riverdale, Georgia
Riverdale unfolds across a gentle terrain, where the Georgia red clay, rich and yielding, cradles a landscape of mature oaks and pines that whisper secrets on the humid breeze. It lies 7.5 miles east of Union City, GA (from Union City, GA: bearing 98°T), and is situated 8.1 miles east-south-east of South Fulton. The air here, especially in the late afternoon, carries the faint, sweet scent of pine needles warmed by the sun, and the sky often settles into a bruised, twilight purple that seems to absorb the day’s heat. Creeks, often shallow and meandering, trace their way through the land, their banks fringed with ferns and the occasional burst of wild azaleas, hinting at the broader watershed that defines this part of Clayton County. The houses, a mix of older, well-loved bungalows and newer constructions, spread out with a comfortable distance between them, suggesting a quiet independence for those who call Riverdale home. The history of Riverdale is tied to the agricultural pulse of Georgia, its early days marked by cotton fields and the slow, deliberate work of the land. While that era has largely receded, the echoes remain in the broad, open spaces that still punctuate the developed areas, and in the enduring spirit of self-reliance that seems to permeate the local character. Today, Riverdale’s economy is a blend of small businesses, local services, and residents who commute to the wider metropolitan area, creating a dynamic that feels both grounded and connected. It’s a place where the Friday night lights of a local high school football game can still draw a significant crowd, a simple, shared ritual that binds the community together under the vast, star-dusted Southern sky.
Live animated radar for Riverdale 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 | Riverdale, Clayton County, Georgia |
| Coordinates | 33.572611°N, 84.413259°W |
| Timezone | Eastern Time (America/New_York) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 31701, 30274 |
| Area Code | 229, 404, 470, 678 |
| Page generated | September 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Riverdale, Georgia Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Riverdale, 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 Riverdale includes coordinates 33.572611°N, 84.413259°W, situated in Clayton County. ZIP code 31701, 30274. Telephone area code: 229, 404, 470, 678. 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.
