Skidaway Island, Georgia Weather
Skidaway 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 Skidaway Island, Chatham County.
Tides, marine forecast and fishing conditions near Skidaway Island. Tide source:
Full aviation weather for Skidaway Island is published on the Hunter Army Air Field (KSVN) page, 12 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. 5 airfields within reach of Skidaway 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 Skidaway Island: Savannah Hilton Head International Airport (KSAV) 26 km · Hilton Head Airport (KHXD) 46 km · MidCoast Regional Airport at Wright Army Airfield (KLHW) 49 km · Liberty County Airport (K2J2) 58 km
Conditions reported at KSVN describe the airfield itself. Weather 12 km away can differ, particularly in terrain or near the coast. For conditions at Skidaway Island specifically, see the current conditions and forecast above.
Soil conditions, frost risk and crop weather for Skidaway Island.
About Skidaway Island, Georgia
Skidaway Island rises from the Georgia coast, a verdant expanse where salt marsh grasses whisper secrets to the incoming tide. It lies 10.7 miles south-south-east of Savannah, GA (from Savannah, GA: bearing 163°T), and is situated 6.4 miles south-west of Wilmington Island. Ancient live oaks, draped in Spanish moss like spectral shawls, cast dappled shadows across sandy paths that wind through the humid embrace of coastal woodland. The air here is thick with the scent of pine resin and the briny tang of the Atlantic, a constant reminder of the island’s intimate connection to the sea. Sunlight, filtered through the dense canopy, paints shifting patterns on the damp earth, and the calls of unseen marsh birds punctuate the quietude, creating a living, breathing symphony of the natural world. The history of Skidaway Island is deeply interwoven with the maritime heritage of the Georgia coast. Once a vital hub for agricultural endeavors, particularly rice cultivation that harnessed the fertile delta lands, its landscape still bears the echoes of those industrious days. Today, the island's character is shaped by its role as a residential and educational haven, home to the University of Georgia's Skidaway Institute of Oceanography, which draws a steady stream of scientific minds to probe the mysteries of the nearby waters. The economy here hums with a quieter, more academic cadence, punctuated by the gentle ebb and flow of island life, a stark contrast to the bustling port of Savannah just across the water.
Live animated radar for Skidaway 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 | Skidaway Island, Chatham County, Georgia |
| Coordinates | 31.934938°N, 81.047054°W |
| Timezone | Eastern Time (America/New_York) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 31411 |
| Area Code | 478 |
| Page generated | September 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Skidaway Island, Georgia Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Skidaway 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 Skidaway Island includes coordinates 31.934938°N, 81.047054°W, situated in Chatham County. ZIP code 31411. 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.
