Sparta, Georgia Weather
Sparta, 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 Sparta, Hancock County.
Tides, marine forecast and fishing conditions near Sparta. Tide source:
Full aviation weather for Sparta is published on the Baldwin County Regional Airport (KMLJ) page, 28 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 Sparta 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 Sparta: Kaolin Field (KOKZ) 37 km · Greene County Regional Airport (KCPP) 39 km · Thomson-McDuffie County Airport (KHQU) 51 km · Wrens Memorial Airport (K65J) 55 km · Washington Wilkes County Airport (KIIY) 58 km
Conditions reported at KMLJ describe the airfield itself. Weather 28 km away can differ, particularly in terrain or near the coast. For conditions at Sparta specifically, see the current conditions and forecast above.
Soil conditions, frost risk and crop weather for Sparta.
About Sparta, Georgia
Sparta, Georgia, breathes with the quiet dignity of the Piedmont, a landscape of rolling hills that soften the horizon. It lies 48.1 miles west-south-west of Fort Gordon, GA (from Fort Gordon, GA: bearing 258°T), and is situated 16.9 miles east of Crooked Creek. The air here, especially in the languid afternoons of late spring, carries the faint, sweet scent of pine and damp earth, a fragrance that clings to the weathered clapboard houses and the broad, ancient oaks that stand sentinel along the main thoroughfares. Sunlight, when it breaks through the canopy of dogwoods and maples, falls in slanted, golden shafts, illuminating the dust motes dancing in the stillness, a subtle testament to the slow, deliberate passage of time in this corner of Hancock County. The terrain, gently undulating, whispers of the ancient geological forces that shaped it, a land that feels both solid and yielding, offering a sense of permanence beneath the ever-changing sky. The history of Sparta is etched not in grand monuments, but in the enduring character of its people and the quiet persistence of its agricultural roots. Founded in the early 19th century, its economy has long been tethered to the fertile soil, the rich red earth yielding cotton and, in more recent times, soybeans and corn. The echoes of its past are palpable in the antebellum architecture that still graces its streets, buildings that have witnessed generations of change, from the bustling days of the antebellum South to the more measured pace of contemporary life. While grand industries have largely bypassed Sparta, a resilient spirit of self-sufficiency and community thrives, evident in the local general store where conversations flow as freely as the creek water, and in the annual traditions that bind its residents together, a quiet celebration of place and heritage.
Live animated radar for Sparta 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 | Sparta, Hancock County, Georgia |
| Coordinates | 33.275701°N, 82.976259°W |
| Timezone | Eastern Time (America/New_York) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 31087 |
| Area Code | 912 |
| Page generated | September 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Sparta, Georgia Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Sparta, 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 Sparta includes coordinates 33.275701°N, 82.976259°W, situated in Hancock County. ZIP code 31087. Telephone area code: 912. 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.
