Dutch Island, Georgia Weather
Dutch Island, 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 Dutch Island, Chatham County.
Tides, marine forecast and fishing conditions near Dutch Island. Tide source:
Full aviation weather for Dutch Island is published on the Hunter Army Air Field (KSVN) page, 11 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. 2 airfields within reach of Dutch Island 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 Dutch Island: Savannah Hilton Head International Airport (KSAV) 21 km
Conditions reported at KSVN describe the airfield itself. Weather 11 km away can differ, particularly in terrain or near the coast. For conditions at Dutch Island specifically, see the current conditions and forecast above.
Soil conditions, frost risk and crop weather for Dutch Island.
About Dutch Island, Georgia
Dutch Island, a whisper of land clinging to the Georgia coast, unfolds as a verdant maze of salt marshes and low-lying hammocks. It lies 6.8 miles south-east of Savannah, GA (from Savannah, GA: bearing 144°T), and is situated 3.4 miles west of Wilmington Island. Ancient live oaks, their branches gnarled like arthritic fingers, drip with Spanish moss, creating an ethereal canopy that filters the humid air into shifting patterns of emerald and gold. Beneath their shade, the ground is a yielding carpet of pine needles and fallen leaves, punctuated by the startling white of egrets taking flight from the brackish shallows. The pervasive scent of brine and decay hangs heavy, a constant reminder of the ceaseless ebb and flow of the tides that sculpt this watery realm. The light here, especially in the late afternoon, possesses a honeyed quality, bathing the landscape in a warm, diffused glow that makes even the most mundane patch of marsh grass seem to shimmer with an inner life. The history of Dutch Island is a tapestry woven with the threads of Spanish exploration, early colonial ambitions, and ultimately, a quiet agricultural existence. For centuries, this island served as a vital waypoint and a source of sustenance, its fertile soil yielding crops that fed distant settlements. While grand estates never truly took root, the echoes of a simpler, more self-sufficient past linger in the weathered remnants of old farmhouses and the untamed beauty of its undeveloped shores. The local economy, always modest, has traditionally revolved around the bounty of the surrounding waters and the cultivation of the land, a rhythm dictated by the seasons and the tides, fostering a character of resilience and a deep respect for the natural world that defines Dutch Island.
Live animated radar for Dutch Island 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 | Dutch Island, Chatham County, Georgia |
| Coordinates | 32.0047°N, 81.0317°W |
| Timezone | Eastern Time (America/New_York) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 31406 |
| Area Code | 478 |
| Page generated | September 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Dutch Island, Georgia Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Dutch Island, 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 Dutch Island includes coordinates 32.004700°N, 81.031700°W, situated in Chatham County. ZIP code 31406. Telephone area code: 478. 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.
