St. Simons, Georgia Weather
St. Simons, 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 St. Simons, Glynn County.
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About St. Simons, Georgia
St. Simons, a broad, sun-drenched island, exhales the humid breath of the South Atlantic, its broad shoulders draped in Spanish moss and the vibrant green of live oaks. It lies 6.1 miles east of Brunswick, GA (from Brunswick, GA: bearing 84°T), and is situated 5.8 miles south-east of Country Club Estates. The landscape here is a gentle embrace of marsh and sea, where wide, slow-moving creeks, stained the color of weak tea by tannins from the mainland, snake their way through salt meadows before giving way to the vast, shimmering expanse of the ocean. The air, thick with the scent of pine and brine, hums with a low, persistent murmur of insect life and the distant cry of gulls, a constant reminder of the island’s intimate relationship with the water. Along the shore, the sand, a pale, warm gold underfoot, stretches out, meeting the incoming tide with a soft sigh, and the light, especially as day begins to wane, casts long, ethereal shadows that seem to soften the sharp edges of the modern world. The history of St. Simons is a palimpsest of colonial ambition and agrarian cycles, its fertile soil once yielding vast crops of cotton and sea island cotton, a legacy of its plantation past. The remnants of this era, like the imposing ruins of Fort Frederica, stand as silent sentinels against the passage of time, whispering tales of battles fought and lives lived. Today, the island's economy thrives on a different kind of bounty, a blend of tourism drawn to its pristine beaches and charming village, and the quiet hum of maritime activity that still echoes from its docks. The distinctive character of St. Simons is a unique fusion of old South gentility and a relaxed, coastal informality, where ancient oaks preside over streets lined with shops and restaurants, and the rhythm of life feels tuned to the ebb and flow of the tides.
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| Location | St. Simons, Glynn County, Georgia |
| Coordinates | 31.159591°N, 81.388552°W |
| Timezone | Eastern Time (America/New_York) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 31522 |
| Area Code | 229 |
| Page generated | July 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This St. Simons, Georgia Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for St. Simons, 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 St. Simons includes coordinates 31.159591°N, 81.388552°W, situated in Glynn County. ZIP code 31522. Telephone area code: 229. 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.
