Dutch Island, Georgia Weather
Dutch Island, 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, soil and crop conditions for Dutch Island, Chatham County.
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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.
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| 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 | July 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, 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 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. 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.
