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Strong to Severe Thunderstorms on Saturday - Updated Briefing

Low pressure moving across our area on Saturday will push a squall line containing strong to severe thunderstorms through our region. Stronger storms will be capable of producing damaging wind gusts, frequent lightning strikes, and isolated tornadoes. Be sure that you have multiple ways of receiving severe weather information on Saturday! Read More >

Current conditions at

Brunswick, Malcolm McKinnon Airport (KSSI)

Lat: 31.15°NLon: 81.39°WElev: 20ft.

Fair

66°F

19°C

Humidity 83%
Wind Speed N 7 mph
Barometer 29.84 in
Dewpoint 61°F (16°C)
Visibility 10.00 mi
Last update 1 May 11:35 pm EDT
Extended Forecast for

Saint Simons GA

  • Tonight

    Tonight: A 40 percent chance of showers, mainly before midnight. Cloudy, with a low around 63. Light north wind.

    Low: 63 °F

    Chance
    Showers

  • Saturday

    Saturday: Showers and thunderstorms likely, then showers and possibly a thunderstorm after 2pm. High near 73. East wind 6 to 14 mph becoming northwest in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 22 mph. Chance of precipitation is 90%. New rainfall amounts between a half and three quarters of an inch possible.

    High: 73 °F

    Chance
    Showers then
    Showers

  • Saturday Night

    Saturday Night: A chance of showers and thunderstorms before 8pm, then a slight chance of showers between 8pm and 2am. Cloudy during the early evening, then gradual clearing, with a low around 54. North wind 8 to 10 mph, with gusts as high as 18 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%.

    Low: 54 °F

    Chance
    Showers

  • Sunday

    Sunday: Sunny, with a high near 72. North wind around 10 mph becoming east in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 15 mph.

    High: 72 °F

    Sunny

  • Sunday Night

    Sunday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 58. East wind around 6 mph becoming calm in the evening.

    Low: 58 °F

    Mostly Clear

  • Monday

    Monday: Sunny, with a high near 75.

    High: 75 °F

    Sunny

  • Monday Night

    Monday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 63.

    Low: 63 °F

    Partly Cloudy

  • Tuesday

    Tuesday: Sunny, with a high near 79.

    High: 79 °F

    Sunny

  • Tuesday Night

    Tuesday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 66.

    Low: 66 °F

    Partly Cloudy

Detailed Forecast

Tonight
A 40 percent chance of showers, mainly before midnight. Cloudy, with a low around 63. Light north wind.
Saturday
Showers and thunderstorms likely, then showers and possibly a thunderstorm after 2pm. High near 73. East wind 6 to 14 mph becoming northwest in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 22 mph. Chance of precipitation is 90%. New rainfall amounts between a half and three quarters of an inch possible.
Saturday Night
A chance of showers and thunderstorms before 8pm, then a slight chance of showers between 8pm and 2am. Cloudy during the early evening, then gradual clearing, with a low around 54. North wind 8 to 10 mph, with gusts as high as 18 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
Sunday
Sunny, with a high near 72. North wind around 10 mph becoming east in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 15 mph.
Sunday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 58. East wind around 6 mph becoming calm in the evening.
Monday
Sunny, with a high near 75.
Monday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 63.
Tuesday
Sunny, with a high near 79.
Tuesday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 66.
Wednesday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 83.
Wednesday Night
A 20 percent chance of showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 70.
Thursday
A 40 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Partly sunny, with a high near 86.
Thursday Night
A 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 65.
Friday
A 20 percent chance of showers. Partly sunny, with a high near 79.
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Point Forecast:
Saint Simons GA
 31.16°N 81.39°W
Last Update:
10:03 pm EDT May 1, 2026
Forecast Valid:
11pm EDT May 1, 2026-6pm EDT May 8, 2026
 
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