Smithville, Georgia Weather
Smithville, 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 Smithville, Lee County.
Tides, marine forecast and fishing conditions near Smithville. Tide source:
Full aviation weather for Smithville is published on the Jimmy Carter Regional Airport (KACJ) 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. 5 airfields within reach of Smithville 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 Smithville: Southwest Georgia Regional Airport (KABY) 41 km · Crisp County Cordele Airport (KCKF) 46 km · Marion County Airport (K82A) 49 km · Sylvester Airport (KSYV) 51 km
Conditions reported at KACJ describe the airfield itself. Weather 24 km away can differ, particularly in terrain or near the coast. For conditions at Smithville specifically, see the current conditions and forecast above.
Soil conditions, frost risk and crop weather for Smithville.
About Smithville, Georgia
Smithville exhales a quiet, sun-drenched stillness, a place where the air itself feels softened by the Georgia soil. It lies 22.9 miles north-north-west of Albany, GA (from Albany, GA: bearing 346°T), and is situated 11.9 miles south of Americus. The landscape here is a gentle, rolling tapestry of green, punctuated by stands of pine and oak, their branches reaching skyward like supplicating arms. Creeks, often no more than whispering ribbons of water in the drier months, carve shallow paths through the land, their banks lined with the stoic grace of magnolia and the delicate blush of wild azaleas. The character of Smithville is one of patient endurance, a quiet strength found in the way the sunlight pools on dusty roads and the slow, deliberate cadence of life. The history of Smithville is intertwined with the rich agricultural heartland of Lee County, a legacy evident in the broad fields of cotton and peanuts that still surround the community. For generations, the land has yielded its bounty, shaping the local economy and the very rhythm of its days. While the whispers of past agricultural booms might have faded, a resilient spirit persists, fostering a close-knit community where neighborly bonds are as strong as the ancient oaks. The absence of grand pronouncements or bustling crowds lends Smithville a distinct charm, a place where the simple act of watching the sky bleed into twilight offers a profound kind of beauty.
Live animated radar for Smithville 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 | Smithville, Lee County, Georgia |
| Coordinates | 31.900445°N, 84.251855°W |
| Timezone | Eastern Time (America/New_York) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 31787 |
| Area Code | 229 |
| Page generated | September 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Smithville, Georgia Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Smithville, 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 Smithville includes coordinates 31.900445°N, 84.251855°W, situated in Lee County. ZIP code 31787. 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.
