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Arctic Cold Air Outbreak this Weekend - Subfreezing Temperatures and Dangerous Wind Chills

An Arctic airmass arrives tonight brining extremely cold wind chills in the single digits, gale conditions and several nights of freezes next week. Finalize preparations today to shelter people, animals, vegetation, exposed pipes and outdoor plumbing from the cold. Read More >

Hazardous Weather Conditions

Current conditions at

Brunswick, Malcolm McKinnon Airport (KSSI)

Lat: 31.15°NLon: 81.39°WElev: 20ft.

Fair

43°F

6°C

Humidity 87%
Wind Speed Calm
Barometer 29.89 in
Dewpoint 39°F (4°C)
Visibility 10.00 mi
Last update 31 Jan 6:15 am EST
Extended Forecast for

Saint Simons Island GA

Wind Advisory January 31, 03:00pm until February 1, 07:00am
Winter Weather Advisory January 31, 01:00pm until February 1, 01:00am
Freeze Warning January 31, 07:00pm until February 1, 11:00am
Extreme Cold Warning January 31, 09:00pm until February 1, 10:00am
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  • Today

    Today: A slight chance of rain between 2pm and 4pm, then a chance of rain and snow. Partly sunny, with a high near 51. Breezy, with a west wind 5 to 10 mph increasing to 12 to 17 mph in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 29 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%. Total daytime snow accumulation of less than a half inch possible.

    High: 51 °F

    Partly Sunny
    then Chance
    Rain/Snow and
    Breezy

  • Tonight

    Tonight: A 30 percent chance of snow, mainly before 8pm. Mostly cloudy, then gradually becoming mostly clear, with a low around 19. Wind chill values as low as 7. Blustery, with a northwest wind 16 to 18 mph, with gusts as high as 38 mph. New snow accumulation of less than a half inch possible.

    Low: 19 °F

    Blustery.
    Chance Snow
    then Mostly
    Clear

  • Sunday

    Sunday: Sunny, with a high near 44. Wind chill values as low as 8. Northwest wind 10 to 14 mph, with gusts as high as 28 mph.

    High: 44 °F

    Sunny

  • Sunday Night

    Sunday Night: Widespread frost after 1am. Otherwise, mostly clear, with a low around 24. Wind chill values as low as 17. Northwest wind around 7 mph, with gusts as high as 16 mph.

    Low: 24 °F

    Mostly Clear
    then Frost

  • Monday

    Monday: Widespread frost before 9am. Otherwise, sunny, with a high near 52. Northwest wind 6 to 8 mph, with gusts as high as 15 mph.

    High: 52 °F

    Frost then
    Sunny

  • Monday Night

    Monday Night: Widespread frost after 1am. Otherwise, mostly clear, with a low around 32.

    Low: 32 °F

    Clear then
    Frost

  • Tuesday

    Tuesday: Widespread frost before 8am. Otherwise, mostly sunny, with a high near 59.

    High: 59 °F

    Frost then
    Mostly Sunny

  • Tuesday Night

    Tuesday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 40.

    Low: 40 °F

    Partly Cloudy

  • Wednesday

    Wednesday: A 20 percent chance of showers after 1pm. Partly sunny, with a high near 63.

    High: 63 °F

    Mostly Sunny
    then Slight
    Chance
    Showers

Detailed Forecast

Today
A slight chance of rain between 2pm and 4pm, then a chance of rain and snow. Partly sunny, with a high near 51. Breezy, with a west wind 5 to 10 mph increasing to 12 to 17 mph in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 29 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%. Total daytime snow accumulation of less than a half inch possible.
Tonight
A 30 percent chance of snow, mainly before 8pm. Mostly cloudy, then gradually becoming mostly clear, with a low around 19. Wind chill values as low as 7. Blustery, with a northwest wind 16 to 18 mph, with gusts as high as 38 mph. New snow accumulation of less than a half inch possible.
Sunday
Sunny, with a high near 44. Wind chill values as low as 8. Northwest wind 10 to 14 mph, with gusts as high as 28 mph.
Sunday Night
Widespread frost after 1am. Otherwise, mostly clear, with a low around 24. Wind chill values as low as 17. Northwest wind around 7 mph, with gusts as high as 16 mph.
Monday
Widespread frost before 9am. Otherwise, sunny, with a high near 52. Northwest wind 6 to 8 mph, with gusts as high as 15 mph.
Monday Night
Widespread frost after 1am. Otherwise, mostly clear, with a low around 32.
Tuesday
Widespread frost before 8am. Otherwise, mostly sunny, with a high near 59.
Tuesday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 40.
Wednesday
A 20 percent chance of showers after 1pm. Partly sunny, with a high near 63.
Wednesday Night
Showers likely. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 42. Chance of precipitation is 60%.
Thursday
A 30 percent chance of showers. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 54.
Thursday Night
Areas of frost. Otherwise, partly cloudy, with a low around 33.
Friday
Sunny, with a high near 57.
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ABOUT THIS FORECAST

 
Point Forecast:
Saint Simons Island GA
 31.21°N 81.36°W
Last Update:
12:26 am EST Jan 31, 2026
Forecast Valid:
6am EST Jan 31, 2026-6pm EST Feb 6, 2026
 
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