Perkins, Georgia Weather
Perkins, 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 Perkins, Jenkins County.
Tides, marine forecast and fishing conditions near Perkins. Tide source:
Full aviation weather for Perkins is published on the Millen Airport (K2J5) page, 2 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. 3 airfields within reach of Perkins 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 Perkins: Plantation Airpark (KJYL) 44 km · Statesboro Bulloch County Airport (KTBR) 52 km
Conditions reported at K2J5 describe the airfield itself. Weather 2 km away can differ, particularly in terrain or near the coast. For conditions at Perkins specifically, see the current conditions and forecast above.
Soil conditions, frost risk and crop weather for Perkins.
About Perkins, Georgia
Perkins rests under a wide, often hazy sky, a place where the land gently slopes toward the Broad Creek, its waters a slow, dark mirror reflecting the willows and pines that crowd its banks. It lies 33.3 miles north-north-west of Statesboro, GA (from Statesboro, GA: bearing 343°T), and is situated 7.3 miles north of Millen. The air here carries a humid warmth, thick with the scent of damp earth and pine needles, especially after a summer rain, when the very atmosphere seems to hum with the unseen life of the coastal plain. Fields, some fallow and others yielding rows of corn or soybeans, stretch out like rumpled blankets, punctuated by weathered farmhouses whose paint has surrendered to the sun and the seasons. The character of Perkins is one of quiet resilience, a place that has weathered more than a few storms, both literal and figurative, its spirit as enduring as the ancient live oaks that stand sentinel at the edge of the woods. The history of Perkins is deeply entwined with the fertile soil of Jenkins County, its economy once driven by the cotton and timber that this land generously provided. Though the great plantations of the past have faded, vestiges of that era remain, whispered in the names of old families and the slow, deliberate way of life that persists. The Broad Creek, once a vital artery for transporting goods, now offers a more tranquil existence, its banks favored by those seeking a quiet afternoon of fishing or a moment of reflection. While modern conveniences have found their way to Perkins, the heart of the place beats to a rhythm set by the land and the generations who have worked it, a subtle testament to a past that continues to inform its present.
Live animated radar for Perkins 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 | Perkins, Jenkins County, Georgia |
| Coordinates | 32.909603°N, 81.952894°W |
| Timezone | Eastern Time (America/New_York) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 30822, 30442 |
| Area Code | 706, 762, 770, 678 |
| Page generated | September 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Perkins, Georgia Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Perkins, 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 Perkins includes coordinates 32.909603°N, 81.952894°W, situated in Jenkins County. ZIP code 30822, 30442. Telephone area code: 706, 762, 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.
