Sunset, Georgia Weather
Sunset, 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 Sunset, Colquitt County.
Tides, marine forecast and fishing conditions near Sunset. Tide source:
Full aviation weather for Sunset is published on the Moultrie Municipal Airport (KMGR) page, 2 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 Sunset 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 Sunset: Spence Airport (KMUL) 10 km · Thomasville Regional Airport (KTVI) 24 km · Cairo Grady County Airport (K70J) 42 km · Camilla Mitchell County Airport (KCXU) 44 km · Henry Tift Myers Airport (KTMA) 46 km
Conditions reported at KMGR describe the airfield itself. Weather 2 km away can differ, particularly in terrain or near the coast. For conditions at Sunset specifically, see the current conditions and forecast above.
Soil conditions, frost risk and crop weather for Sunset.
About Sunset, Georgia
Sunset in Colquitt County unfolds under a sky that seems to stretch and deepen as the day wanes, a vast canvas of fading blue and bruised purples. It lies 35.8 miles west-north-west of Valdosta, GA (from Valdosta, GA: bearing 302°T), and is situated 5.3 miles south of Moultrie. The land here is a gentle, fertile sweep, the earth a rich, dark loam that cradles the sprawling fields of cotton and peanuts. In the humid air, heavy with the scent of drying crops and distant pine, the occasional rustle of wind through the pecan groves sounds like a whispered secret. The character of Sunset is one of patient cultivation, a quiet resilience etched into the weathered faces of those who call it home, a place where the horizon feels both immense and intimately familiar. The history of this corner of Georgia is a slow burn, marked by the steady rhythm of agricultural cycles and the enduring legacy of the land. For generations, the economy of Sunset has been tied to the bounty of its soil, with cotton serving as a historical backbone and peanuts now playing a significant role. This agrarian heritage is not merely economic; it shapes the very pace of life, a measured existence that allows for the observation of subtle shifts, like the way the late afternoon sun casts long, languid shadows across the fields, gilding the stubble of harvested crops. While there are no grand monuments, the weathered barns and the quiet dignity of the old farmhouses stand as silent testaments to the enduring spirit of Sunset.
Live animated radar for Sunset 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 | Sunset, Colquitt County, Georgia |
| Coordinates | 31.103798°N, 83.794339°W |
| Timezone | Eastern Time |
| ZIP Code(s) | 31768 |
| Area Code | 229 |
| Page generated | September 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Sunset, Georgia Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Sunset, 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 Sunset includes coordinates 31.103798°N, 83.794339°W, situated in Colquitt County. ZIP code 31768. Telephone area code: 229. Timezone: Eastern Time.
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.
