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Jekyll Island, Georgia Weather

Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon. Day 15 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Jekyll Island weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar

Jekyll Island, GA
Sunday, July 5 at 6:16 AM
77
°
Clear
Feels like
83°
Humidity
84%
Wind
8 mph
Sunrise
2:27 AM
Sunset
4:33 PM
Jekyll Island, GA
Hour by hour · 24h
24-Hour ForecastJekyll Island, GA: 24-hour forecast. Temperatures range from 78 to 97 degrees Fahrenheit with a 31% chance of precipitation at 3 PM.
L 78°H 97°
Jekyll Island, GA
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    Jul 5
    Overcast
    31%
    97°78°
  2. Monday
    Jul 6
    Overcast
    41%
    93°78°-4°
  3. Tuesday
    Jul 7
    Light Drizzle
    49%
    0.01″
    99°75°+6°
  4. Wednesday
    Jul 8
    Showers
    37%
    0.04″
    97°75°-2°
  5. Thursday
    Jul 9
    Light Drizzle
    16%
    99°75°+2°
  6. Friday
    Jul 10
    Overcast
    18%
    101°75°+2°
  7. Saturday
    Jul 11
    Light Drizzle
    25%
    101°75°
Jekyll Island, GA
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
SW
229° · backing 7°
Direction
SW
229°
Sustained
8
mph
Gust
24
mph
Peak 24h
25
avg 8
Beaufort · 3 · GENTLE BRZ
0
CALM
<1
1
LIGHT AIR
1–3
2
LIGHT BRZ
4–7
3
GENTLE BRZ
8–12
4
MOD BRZ
13–18
5
FRESH BRZ
19–24
6
STRONG BRZ
25–31
7
NEAR GALE
32–38
24h · sust vs gust · mph
avg 8 · pk 25 @ 5:00a
0102030MPHB1B2B3B4B5B6-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOWpk 266SUSTGUST
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Light breeze backing 7° from the sw.
Jekyll Island, GA
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
1013.9
-0.3 mb in 3h · steady · 29.94 inHg
Now
1013.9
mb
3h
-0.3
mb
12h
-0.6
mb
24h
-2.4
mb
Regime · CHANGE
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 10141017
9951000STORM|RAIN10051010RAIN|CHG1015CHG|FAIR10201025FAIR|DRY-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOW1017.21013.71013.7
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Air sits at the threshold — small shifts decide the day.
Jekyll Island, GA
Air quality
34
AQI
Good
-4 in 6h

AQI 34 (Good), driven by PM2.5. AQI flat over the last 6 hours (within ±4 points). PM2.5 at 6.5 µg/m³, PM10 at 7.1 µg/m³ — typical background levels with no transport signature.

OK No precautions needed for the general population; unusually sensitive individuals may consider limiting prolonged outdoor exertion.

PM 2.5DRIVERGood
6.5μg/m³
PM 10Good
7μg/m³
NO₂Good
4μg/m³
OzoneGood
58μg/m³
UV IndexLow
0.0

What's driving it

PM × Wind × Precip

PM2.5 at 6.5 µg/m³, PM10 at 7.1 µg/m³ — typical background levels with no transport signature.

PM2.5/PM10
0.92
Wind
light
Recent rain
0h in last 6h
Pattern
background
Jekyll Island, GA
Sky cover · visibility · 24h
Cloud cover
0%
CLEAR
100%0%−24h−18h−12h−6hnow

Visibility
32.2mi
UNLIMITED
65 mi0 mi−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Earth · GOES-19 ABI
Full Disk · Visible · GeoColor
GOES-19 full disk Visible · GeoColor
True-color daytime, blue/IR sandwich at night
10:16 UTC · Jekyll Island, GA · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · up to 10848 px
Continental US · GOES-19 ABI
CONUS Sector · Visible · GeoColor
GOES-19 CONUS Visible · GeoColor
Daytime true-color, blue-light/IR sandwich at night
10:16 UTC · Jekyll Island, GA · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · 5-min cadence · up to 10000 px
Jekyll Island, GA
Satellite · infrared · animated
Jekyll Island, GA
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IR · cloud-top temp© RainViewer · Carto
Jekyll Island, GA
Almanac · Sunday, July 5
If the first of July be rainy weather, 'twill rain more or less for four weeks together.
Civil dawn
6:00 AM
Sunrise
2:27 AM
Daylight
14h 06m
Sunset
4:33 PM
Civil dusk
9:02 PM
Planting note
Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
Jekyll Island, GA
The moon
Waning Gibbous
74% illuminated
Moonrise
11:38 PM
Moonset
11:39 AM
In sign
♓︎ Pisces
Jekyll Island, GA
Microseason
Jul 1–5

Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon

plant
Jan 151% of the yearDec 31

Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Jekyll Island at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 4°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
  • Last frost: February 21 (climatological average for this latitude)
  • Microseason: Jul 1–5
  • Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.

ZIP code: 31527

15-Day Forecast — Jekyll Island

  1. Sun97°78°31%
  2. Mon93°78°41%
  3. Tue99°75°49%
  4. Wed97°75°37%
  5. Thu99°75°16%
  6. Fri101°75°18%
  7. Sat101°75°25%
  8. Sun100°74°48%
  9. Mon93°71°45%
  10. Tue89°69°29%
  11. Wed95°71°19%
  12. Thu92°70°39%
  13. Fri94°71°46%
  14. Sat86°72°45%
  15. Sun92°72°51%

Forecast data from Open-Meteo (CC BY 4.0).

Right now in the garden

Peak growing season

As of July 5, the growing season is at its peak — frost is months away. Continue succession-planting beans and summer squash. Start fall brassicas (broccoli, cabbage, kale) from seed indoors for transplanting in late summer.

SPC Convective Outlook

Storm Prediction Center — Jekyll Island

SPC includes Jekyll Island in the general thunderstorm area today — no severe risk, but storms are possible.

  • TODAYTSTMGeneral Thunderstorms
  • TOMORROWTSTMGeneral Thunderstorms
  • DAY 3TSTMGeneral Thunderstorms

Thunderstorms possible. Not severe, but capable of producing lightning and brief heavy rain.

Source: NOAA / NWS Storm Prediction Center categorical convective outlook. Outlooks are re-issued multiple times per day; this page reflects the most recent SPC polygons covering the city’s coordinates.

ZIP codes in Jekyll Island

  • 31527

Climate normals from the Open-Meteo Climate API. Köppen approximation from NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Regions. See methodology for data sources, editorial rules, and corrections. Maintainer: Brian Tighe.