Georgetown, 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 Georgetown, Chatham County.
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Georgetown, a quiet sentinel on the Georgia coast, unfolds with the slow, deliberate grace of tides. It lies 9.2 miles south of Pooler, GA (from Pooler, GA: bearing 173°T), and is situated 5.4 miles north-east of Richmond Hill. The air here carries the briny kiss of the Atlantic, a constant whisper against the palmetto scrub and live oaks draped in Spanish moss, their ancient limbs reaching like gnarled fingers towards the hazy horizon. Sunlight, filtered through the humid atmosphere, casts a soft, diffused glow, lending a dreamlike quality to the narrow lanes where weathered clapboard houses stand sentinel, their porches a welcome shade from the afternoon heat. The landscape itself seems to breathe with a gentle, almost imperceptible rhythm, a place where the land graciously yields to the encroaching waterways, creating a mosaic of marsh and estuarine channels that shimmer with an ethereal, watery light. This coastal enclave, with roots reaching back to the colonial era, once pulsed with the robust trade of rice and indigo, fortunes built upon the rich, dark soil and the tireless labor that shaped this land. Though those days of grand plantations have long since receded into history, the echoes remain in the quiet dignity of the surviving structures and the enduring connection to the water. Today, Georgetown's economy finds its quiet strength in the bounty of the sea and the steady flow of tourism, drawn to its unspoiled beauty and the promise of a slower, more deliberate way of life. The waterways that define its character are not merely scenic backdrops; they are the arteries of its present, offering passage for fishing boats and a sanctuary for myriad coastal birds, their calls a constant counterpoint to the gentle lapping of waves against the shore.
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| Location | Georgetown, Chatham County, Georgia |
| Coordinates | 31.983264°N, 81.227333°W |
| Timezone | Eastern Time (America/New_York) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 39854, 31523, 31419 |
| Area Code | 478 |
| Page generated | July 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Georgetown, 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 Georgetown includes coordinates 31.983264°N, 81.227333°W, situated in Chatham County. ZIP code 39854, 31523, 31419. 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.