Tifton, Georgia Weather
Tifton, 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 Tifton, Tift County.
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About Tifton, Georgia
Tifton lies spread across a landscape of gentle, rolling terrain, a place where the Georgia sun often casts a warm, golden light that seems to cling to the cultivated fields and scattered stands of pine. It lies 39.1 miles east-south-east of Albany, GA (from Albany, GA: bearing 103°T), and is situated 1.1 miles north of Unionville. The air here carries the scent of damp earth and ripening crops, a subtle perfume that shifts with the seasons, sometimes sweet with the bloom of cotton, other times pungent with the rich aroma of harvested peanuts. Wide, open skies arch overhead, their blue depths often punctuated by slow-moving clouds that cast vast, shifting shadows across the flatlands. This is a place where the horizon feels close, a constant reminder of the fertile earth that shapes the lives and livelihoods of its people. The history of Tifton is inextricably linked to the railroad and the agricultural bounty of South Georgia. Founded in the late 19th century, it quickly grew into a vital hub for the region's burgeoning peanut and cotton industries, a legacy still evident in the robust agricultural economy that defines Tifton today. The University of Georgia's Coastal Plain Experiment Station, established early in the town’s development, has long been a cornerstone of agricultural research, fostering innovation that benefits farmers far and wide. This commitment to the land is palpable, a quiet pride in the work that sustains the community, and it’s reflected in the steady, unhurried pace of life that characterizes Tifton.
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| Location | Tifton, Tift County, Georgia |
| Coordinates | 31.450463°N, 83.508497°W |
| Timezone | Eastern Time (America/New_York) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 31794, 31793 |
| Area Code | 229 |
| Page generated | July 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Tifton, Georgia Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Tifton, 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 Tifton includes coordinates 31.450463°N, 83.508497°W, situated in Tift County. ZIP code 31794, 31793. 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. 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.
