Winder, Georgia Weather
Winder, 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 Winder, Barrow County.
Tides, marine forecast and fishing conditions near Winder. Tide source:
Full aviation weather for Winder is published on the Barrow County Airport (KWDR) 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. 6 airfields within reach of Winder 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 Winder: Gwinnett County Briscoe Field (KLZU) 22 km · Jackson County Airport (KJCA) 25 km · Lee Gilmer Memorial Airport (KGVL) 33 km · Athens Ben Epps Airport (KAHN) 37 km · Covington Municipal Airport (KCVC) 42 km
Conditions reported at KWDR describe the airfield itself. Weather 5 km away can differ, particularly in terrain or near the coast. For conditions at Winder specifically, see the current conditions and forecast above.
Soil conditions, frost risk and crop weather for Winder.
About Winder, Georgia
Winder unfolds across rolling Georgia terrain, where the Piedmont's verdant embrace begins to soften into gentler swells. It lies 15.5 miles east of Lawrenceville, GA (from Lawrenceville, GA: bearing 81°T), and is situated 8.4 miles south-south-east of Braselton. The sky here, especially at the cusp of evening, can hold a bruised, amethyst quality, bleeding into the deep greens of pine and the sun-bleached gold of dormant fields. Streetlights begin to prick the deepening twilight, casting pools of warm light that spill onto sidewalks where the air, even in summer, carries a faint, earthy coolness. The land breathes with a quiet resilience, a landscape that has seen seasons turn countless times, each leaving its subtle mark on the contours of the earth. Originally a hub for the Gainesville Midland Railroad, Winder’s story is deeply entwined with the iron horse that brought commerce and connection. The legacy of its agricultural roots, particularly cotton and later poultry, still whispers through the local economy, though newer industries have taken hold, diversifying the town's pulse. The Barrow County Courthouse, a stately presence, stands as a testament to enduring community structure, while the quiet hum of everyday life continues along its main thoroughfares. Winder’s character is one of steady progress, a place where the past informs the present without dominating it, a quiet strength found in its enduring spirit.
Live animated radar for Winder 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 | Winder, Barrow County, Georgia |
| Coordinates | 33.99261°N, 83.720171°W |
| Timezone | Eastern Time (America/New_York) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 30680 |
| Area Code | 770, 678 |
| Page generated | September 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Winder, Georgia Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Winder, 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 Winder includes coordinates 33.992610°N, 83.720171°W, situated in Barrow County. ZIP code 30680. 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.
