Vidalia, 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 Vidalia, Toombs County.
Tides, marine forecast and fishing conditions near Vidalia. Tide source:
Full aviation weather for Vidalia is published on the Vidalia Regional Airport (KVDI) page, 5 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 Vidalia 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 Vidalia: Swinton Smith Field at Reidsville Municipal Airport (KRVJ) 30 km · Metter Municipal Airport (KMHP) 36 km · Emanuel County Airport (KSBO) 44 km · Telfair Wheeler Airport (KMQW) 46 km
Conditions reported at KVDI describe the airfield itself. Weather 5 km away can differ, particularly in terrain or near the coast. For conditions at Vidalia specifically, see the current conditions and forecast above.
Soil conditions, frost risk and crop weather for Vidalia.
Vidalia rests in a landscape where the earth breathes slowly, a gentle undulation of pine-studded plains and the subtle scent of damp soil rising after a summer rain. It lies 40.1 miles west-south-west of Statesboro, GA (from Statesboro, GA: bearing 247°T), and is situated 5.4 miles west of Lyons. The air here, especially in the long, languid afternoons, carries a certain sweetness, a humid embrace that clings to the skin like a memory. Cypress and oak, draped in Spanish moss that sways like spectral lace, guard the low-lying areas, their roots drinking deep from the unseen arteries of the land. The sky above Vidalia often stretches in vast, unbroken expanses, a canvas for the slow march of clouds and the fiery blush of sunset that paints the horizon in shades of peach and rose. The story of Vidalia is deeply entwined with the rich, dark earth that surrounds it, an agricultural heartland that once pulsed with the promise of cotton and now thrives on the sweet bounty of the Vidalia onion. This famed produce, prized for its distinctive mildness and sweetness, has become synonymous with the very name of the place, its cultivation a tradition passed down through generations, shaping the local economy and drawing a steady stream of visitors eager for a taste of its legendary flavor. Beyond the fields, the spirit of Vidalia is one of quiet persistence, a community that finds its strength in shared history and the enduring appeal of its fertile ground.
Live animated radar for Vidalia 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.
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| Location | Vidalia, Toombs County, Georgia |
| Coordinates | 32.217686°N, 82.413461°W |
| Timezone | Eastern Time (America/New_York) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 30474, 30475 |
| Area Code | 770, 678 |
| Page generated | September 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Vidalia, 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 Vidalia includes coordinates 32.217686°N, 82.413461°W, situated in Toombs County. ZIP code 30474, 30475. Telephone area code: 770, 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. 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.