Riverdale, Georgia Weather
Riverdale, 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 for Riverdale, Clayton County.
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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.
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| 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 | July 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, 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 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. 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.
