Observed 7:35 AM EDT at KJAX

Folkston, GA weather

Clear and 55°13°.

Forecasts agree

Now 55°13°

Clear

Wind: 8 mph13 km/h; From the north. Gusts to 26 mph42 km/h around 6 PM
Dew point: 48°9°; Comfortable · up to 57°14° by 11 AM (a little sticky)
UV index: 0Low; Moderate 11 AM–5 PM · peak 5
Pressure: 30.19 inHg1022 hPa; Rising slowly · +0.03 inHg+1.1 hPa in 3 h

No precipitation expected in the next 2 hours.

From forecast models

Next 48 hours

Good hours for

Gusts to 25 mph40 km/h today 9–10 AM
Above 70°21° today by noon
Gusts to 26 mph42 km/h today 2–8 PM
Below 70°21° tonight after 7 PM
Gusts to 29 mph47 km/h tomorrow 5 PM–midnight

This morningUp to 69°21° by 11 AM · gusts to 25 mph40 km/h · Clear
This afternoonUp to 77°25° by 2 PM · gusts to 26 mph42 km/h · Partly cloudy
TonightDown to 61°16° by 5 AM · gusts to 26 mph42 km/h · Partly cloudy
Tomorrow morningUp to 69°21° by 11 AM · gusts to 26 mph42 km/h · Partly cloudy
Tomorrow afternoonNear 74°23° · gusts to 26 mph42 km/h · Partly cloudy
Tomorrow nightDown to 60°16° by 4 AM · gusts to 29 mph47 km/h · Partly cloudy

Hourly forecast, next 48 hours, in the place's local time
Hour	Conditions	Temperature	Feels like	Precipitation	Wind	Humidity	Cloud cover	UV index
Sat 8a	Sunny	55°13° (likely 54°12° to 56°13°)	53°12°	0%	8 mph13 km/h from N, gusts 17 mph28 km/h	80%	20%	0
Sat 9a	Sunny	60°16° (likely 57°14° to 60°16°)	58°14°	0%	9 mph14 km/h from N, gusts 25 mph40 km/h	77%	10%	0
Sat 10a	Sunny	64°18° (likely 62°17° to 64°18°)	64°18°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from N, gusts 24 mph39 km/h	73%	13%	1
Sat 11a	Mostly sunny	69°21° (likely 66°19° to 69°21°)	69°21°	0%	12 mph19 km/h from NE, gusts 25 mph40 km/h	66%	20%	3
Sat 12p	Partly sunny	73°23° (likely 69°21° to 73°23°)	73°23°	0%	13 mph21 km/h from NE, gusts 24 mph38 km/h	59%	30%	5
Sat 1p	Partly sunny	75°24° (likely 72°22° to 75°24°)	75°24°	0%	14 mph23 km/h from NE, gusts 23 mph36 km/h	56%	42%	5
Sat 2p	Mostly sunny	77°25° (likely 73°23° to 77°25°)	76°24°	0%	14 mph23 km/h from NE, gusts 25 mph40 km/h	54%	39%	5
Sat 3p	Partly sunny	76°24° (likely 74°23° to 76°24°)	77°25°	0%	14 mph23 km/h from NE, gusts 26 mph41 km/h	52%	31%	5
Sat 4p	Sunny	76°24° (likely 74°23° to 76°24°)	76°24°	0%	14 mph23 km/h from NE, gusts 26 mph42 km/h	54%	23%	3
Sat 5p	Partly sunny	75°24° (likely 73°23° to 75°24°)	74°23°	0%	14 mph23 km/h from NE, gusts 26 mph42 km/h	59%	17%	1
Sat 6p	Partly sunny	72°22° (likely 71°22° to 72°22°)	73°23°	0%	13 mph21 km/h from NE, gusts 26 mph42 km/h	62%	24%	0
Sat 7p	Partly cloudy	68°20° (likely 67°19° to 69°21°)	69°21°	5%	12 mph19 km/h from NE, gusts 25 mph41 km/h	73%	38%	0
Sat 8p	Partly cloudy	66°19° (likely 66°19° to 68°20°)	65°18°	5%	12 mph19 km/h from NE, gusts 20 mph33 km/h	81%	46%	0
Sat 9p	Mostly cloudy	66°19° (likely 65°18° to 68°20°)	64°18°	5%	12 mph19 km/h from NE, gusts 21 mph34 km/h	84%	44%	0
Sat 10p	Partly cloudy	66°19° (likely 65°18° to 67°19°)	63°17°	0%	12 mph19 km/h from NE, gusts 22 mph36 km/h	87%	43%	0
Sat 11p	Mostly cloudy	66°19° (likely 64°18° to 67°19°)	62°17°	0%	12 mph19 km/h from NE, gusts 21 mph34 km/h	90%	32%	0
Sun 12a	Clear	65°18° (likely 63°17° to 67°19°)	62°17°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from NE, gusts 21 mph34 km/h	84%	37%	0
Sun 1a	Mostly cloudy	64°18° (likely 61°16° to 67°19°)	61°16°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from NE, gusts 21 mph34 km/h	87%	38%	0
Sun 2a	Mostly cloudy	64°18° (likely 61°16° to 66°19°)	61°16°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from NE, gusts 23 mph36 km/h	87%	26%	0
Sun 3a	Clear	63°17° (likely 60°16° to 65°18°)	60°16°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from NE, gusts 23 mph36 km/h	90%	23%	0
Sun 4a	Clear	62°17° (likely 60°16° to 65°18°)	60°16°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from N, gusts 22 mph36 km/h	87%	9%	0
Sun 5a	Clear	61°16° (likely 59°15° to 64°18°)	59°15°	0%	12 mph19 km/h from N, gusts 22 mph35 km/h	90%	19%	0
Sun 6a	Mostly cloudy	58°14° (likely 58°14° to 64°18°)	58°14°	0%	12 mph19 km/h from N, gusts 22 mph35 km/h	90%	26%	0
Sun 7a	Mostly cloudy	57°14° (likely 57°14° to 63°17°)	58°14°	0%	12 mph19 km/h from N, gusts 22 mph35 km/h	87%	33%	0
Sun 8a	Mostly cloudy	58°14° (likely 56°13° to 63°17°)	58°14°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from N, gusts 24 mph39 km/h	90%	46%	0
Sun 9a	Partly sunny	61°16° (likely 59°15° to 64°18°)	61°16°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from N, gusts 25 mph41 km/h	87%	48%	1
Sun 10a	Mostly sunny	65°18° (likely 62°17° to 66°19°)	65°18°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from N, gusts 26 mph41 km/h	84%	52%	2
Sun 11a	Mostly sunny	69°21° (likely 65°18° to 69°21°)	69°21°	0%	12 mph19 km/h from NE, gusts 23 mph38 km/h	76%	64%	3
Sun 12p	Mostly sunny	73°23° (likely 68°20° to 73°23°)	73°23°	0%	13 mph21 km/h from NE, gusts 22 mph35 km/h	66%	56%	5
Sun 1p	Partly sunny	74°23° (likely 71°22° to 74°23°)	74°23°	0%	13 mph21 km/h from NE, gusts 23 mph37 km/h	64%	52%	5
Sun 2p	Partly sunny	75°24° (likely 72°22° to 75°24°)	75°24°	0%	13 mph21 km/h from NE, gusts 23 mph37 km/h	60%	55%	4
Sun 3p	Partly sunny	76°24° (likely 73°23° to 76°24°)	76°24°	0%	13 mph21 km/h from NE, gusts 23 mph38 km/h	58%	41%	2
Sun 4p	Partly sunny	74°23° (likely 73°23° to 75°24°)	74°23°	0%	13 mph21 km/h from NE, gusts 25 mph40 km/h	62%	48%	4
Sun 5p	Partly sunny	74°23° (likely 72°22° to 74°23°)	74°23°	0%	13 mph21 km/h from NE, gusts 26 mph42 km/h	64%	38%	2
Sun 6p	Sunny	73°23° (likely 70°21° to 73°23°)	73°23°	0%	13 mph21 km/h from NE, gusts 27 mph44 km/h	64%	33%	1
Sun 7p	Mostly cloudy	68°20° (likely 68°20° to 69°21°)	68°20°	0%	13 mph21 km/h from NE, gusts 29 mph47 km/h	78%	55%	0
Sun 8p	Mostly clear	65°18° (likely 65°18° to 68°20°)	65°18°	10%	13 mph21 km/h from NE, gusts 27 mph43 km/h	87%	51%	0
Sun 9p	Mostly clear	63°17° (likely 63°17° to 68°20°)	63°17°	10%	12 mph19 km/h from NE, gusts 27 mph43 km/h	90%	48%	0
Sun 10p	Mostly clear	63°17° (likely 63°17° to 67°19°)	63°17°	10%	12 mph19 km/h from NE, gusts 27 mph43 km/h	90%	50%	0
Sun 11p	Mostly cloudy	63°17° (likely 63°17° to 67°19°)	63°17°	10%	12 mph19 km/h from NE, gusts 25 mph41 km/h	90%	42%	0
Mon 12a	Mostly clear	63°17° (likely 63°17° to 66°19°)	63°17°	10%	10 mph16 km/h from NE, gusts 24 mph38 km/h	90%	53%	0
Mon 1a	Mostly cloudy	62°17° (likely 62°17° to 66°19°)	62°17°	10%	10 mph16 km/h from NE, gusts 21 mph34 km/h	90%	53%	0
Mon 2a	Mostly cloudy	61°16° (likely 61°16° to 66°19°)	61°16°	10%	9 mph14 km/h from NE, gusts 23 mph38 km/h	93%	56%	0
Mon 3a	Mostly cloudy	61°16° (likely 61°16° to 66°19°)	61°16°	10%	10 mph16 km/h from N, gusts 23 mph37 km/h	90%	81%	0
Mon 4a	Mostly cloudy	60°16° (likely 60°16° to 65°18°)	60°16°	10%	10 mph16 km/h from N, gusts 21 mph33 km/h	93%	81%	0
Mon 5a	Mostly cloudy	60°16° (likely 59°15° to 65°18°)	60°16°	10%	10 mph16 km/h from N, gusts 21 mph34 km/h	90%	78%	0
Mon 6a	Partly cloudy	59°15° (likely 58°14° to 65°18°)	59°15°	10%	10 mph16 km/h from N, gusts 21 mph34 km/h	90%	62%	0
Mon 7a	Partly cloudy	58°14° (likely 57°14° to 65°18°)	58°14°	10%	10 mph16 km/h from N, gusts 22 mph36 km/h	93%	57%	0

Days ahead

Shaded: typical range for these dates (1991–2020)

Today, Oct 24. Mostly sunny. High 77°25°, low 57°14°. Typical 80°27° / 58°14°. Dry. Forecasts agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 55°13°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Partly sunny, 77°25°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Mostly cloudy, 66°19°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Clear, 61°16°
  Dry
Official NWS forecast
Today: Sunny. High near 77, with temperatures falling to around 75 in the afternoon. Northeast wind 8 to 14 mph, with gusts as high as 26 mph.
Tonight: Mostly cloudy. Low around 57, with temperatures rising to around 61 overnight. Northeast wind around 13 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph.
Forecasts agreeIndependent forecasts are close; the range is narrow.
High, likely
74°23°–77°25°
Low, likely
51°11°–57°14°
Typical high / low
80°27° / 58°14°
Wind
16 mph25 km/h, gusts 32 mph52 km/h
UV peak
5
Tomorrow, Oct 25. Mostly cloudy. High 76°24°, low 58°14°. Typical 80°27° / 58°14°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Partly sunny, 58°14°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Partly sunny, 76°24°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Mostly clear, 65°18°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Mostly cloudy, 60°16°
  Dry
Official NWS forecast
Day: Partly sunny. High near 76, with temperatures falling to around 74 in the afternoon. Northeast wind around 13 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.
Night: Mostly cloudy. Low around 58, with temperatures rising to around 60 overnight. Northeast wind 9 to 13 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
73°23°–76°24°
Low, likely
56°13°–62°17°
Typical high / low
80°27° / 58°14°
Wind
16 mph25 km/h, gusts 33 mph53 km/h
UV peak
5
Monday, Oct 26. Mostly sunny. High 76°24°, low 51°11°. Typical 80°27° / 57°14°. Dry. Forecasts agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 61°16°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Mostly sunny, 76°24°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 65°18°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Clear, 60°15°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Sunny. High near 76, with temperatures falling to around 74 in the afternoon. Northeast wind around 12 mph, with gusts as high as 16 mph.
Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 51.
Forecasts agreeIndependent forecasts are close; the range is narrow.
High, likely
75°24°–77°25°
Low, likely
51°11°–62°17°
Typical high / low
80°27° / 57°14°
Wind
13 mph21 km/h, gusts 30 mph47 km/h
UV peak
6
Tuesday, Oct 27. Mostly sunny. High 78°26°, low 51°11°. Typical 80°27° / 57°14°. Dry. Forecasts agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 59°15°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 77°25°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 66°19°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Clear, 62°16°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Sunny, with a high near 78.
Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 51.
Forecasts agreeIndependent forecasts are close; the range is narrow.
High, likely
77°25°–78°26°
Low, likely
51°11°–60°16°
Typical high / low
80°27° / 57°14°
Wind
13 mph20 km/h, gusts 28 mph45 km/h
UV peak
6
Wednesday, Oct 28. Partly sunny. High 78°26°, low 56°13°. Typical 79°26° / 57°14°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 62°17°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Mostly sunny, 77°25°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 69°21°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Partly cloudy, 66°19°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Mostly sunny, with a high near 78.
Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 56.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
76°24°–79°26°
Low, likely
55°13°–64°18°
Typical high / low
79°26° / 57°14°
Wind
15 mph24 km/h, gusts 30 mph47 km/h
UV peak
5
Thursday, Oct 29. Partly sunny. High 77°25°, low 55°13°. Typical 79°26° / 56°13°. Dry. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Mostly sunny, 64°18°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 77°25°
  20% chance · 0.01 in0.3 mm
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 68°20°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Clear, 65°18°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: A slight chance of rain showers between 8am and 2pm, then a slight chance of showers and thunderstorms. Partly sunny, with a high near 77. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
Night: A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms before 8pm. Partly cloudy, with a low around 55. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
Forecasts differIndependent forecasts disagree; expect changes and plan for the range.
High, likely
74°23°–80°27°
Low, likely
55°13°–66°19°
Typical high / low
79°26° / 56°13°
Wind
13 mph20 km/h, gusts 26 mph41 km/h
UV peak
5
Friday, Oct 30. Partly sunny. High 78°26°, low 56°13°. Typical 79°26° / 56°13°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Partly sunny, 64°18°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 78°26°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 68°20°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Drizzle, 65°18°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Mostly sunny, with a high near 78.
Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 56.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
77°25°–80°27°
Low, likely
56°13°–69°21°
Typical high / low
79°26° / 56°13°
Wind
12 mph20 km/h, gusts 29 mph47 km/h
UV peak
5
Saturday, Oct 31. Drizzle. High 80°27°, low 65°18°. Typical 79°26° / 56°13°. Rain 0.04 in1 mm, 20% chance. Forecasts agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 66°19°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 81°27°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Mostly clear, 71°22°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 65°19°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
The National Weather Service writes about seven days ahead; this day is our model forecast only.
Forecasts agreeIndependent forecasts are close; the range is narrow.
High, likely
79°26°–82°28°
Low, likely
54°12°–70°21°
Typical high / low
79°26° / 56°13°
Wind
13 mph21 km/h, gusts 32 mph51 km/h
UV peak
5
Sunday, Nov 1. Cloudy. High 80°27°, low 65°18°. Typical 78°26° / 55°13°. Rain 0.03 in0.8 mm, 20% chance. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Partly sunny, 65°18°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 79°26°
  20% chance
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 69°20°
  20% chance
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Clear, 60°16°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
The National Weather Service writes about seven days ahead; this day is our model forecast only.
Forecasts differIndependent forecasts disagree; expect changes and plan for the range.
High, likely
74°23°–84°29°
Low, likely
56°13°–70°21°
Typical high / low
78°26° / 55°13°
Wind
11 mph17 km/h, gusts 24 mph39 km/h
UV peak
5
Monday, Nov 2. Drizzle. High 81°27°, low 61°16°. Typical 78°26° / 55°13°. Rain 0.04 in1 mm, 20% chance. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 64°18°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 82°28°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Drizzle, 68°20°
  20% chance · 0.03 in0.8 mm
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
The National Weather Service writes about seven days ahead; this day is our model forecast only.
Forecasts differIndependent forecasts disagree; expect changes and plan for the range.
High, likely
76°24°–85°29°
Low, likely
53°12°–66°19°
Typical high / low
78°26° / 55°13°
Wind
6 mph10 km/h, gusts 16 mph26 km/h
UV peak
5

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The outlook

Today
Dry, high 77°, low 57°.
Tomorrow
Dry, high 76°, low 58°.
Monday
Dry, high 76°, low 51°.
Rest of week
Mostly dry, highs 77–81°.

Want the meteorologists’ reasoning? Read the NWS forecast discussion (JAX) (opens in a new tab)

What changed since yesterday

No meaningful changes from yesterday’s forecast.

Radar

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Rivers

NOAA river gauges within 25 mi

St. Marys River at Traders Hill

4.0 mi

Below flood stage

Level: 2.7 ft

Reading from Sat 6:15 AM · NWS gauge page

Kings Ferry (in MHHW)

11 mi

Below flood stage

Level: -0.6 ft

Reading from Sat 5:54 AM · NWS gauge page

Satilla River at Woodbine (in MHHW)

19 mi

Below flood stage

Level: -1.5 ft

Reading from Sat 6 AM · NWS gauge page

St. Marys River at Interstate 95 (in MHHW)

22 mi

Below flood stage

Level: -0.5 ft

Reading from Sat 6:15 AM · NWS gauge page

For your home

What this week’s weather means for heating, cooling, pipes and fresh air.

Cooling this week

About 73% less cooling than a typical week.

This week 6Typical 23

Cooling degree days, base 65°F

Comfort

Dry air outside (dew point 48°F).

Open the windows?

Today, 9:00 AM–5:00 AM

Good stretch to open the windows.

Is this typical?

Folkston 9 SW · official normals 1991–2020 · records 1945–2026

Oct 24, today vs a typical year

Today’s expected high is 3°2° colder than typical.

Last 7 days vs normal

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Folkston weather by month: normals, records, snow and freeze dates

Sun & moon

Sun

Daylight: 11 h 10 min; Losing 1 min 43 s a day; shortest Dec 21, 1 h 1 min less
Golden hour: 6:13–7:02 PM; Morning 7:21–8:10 AM
Blue hour: 7:02–7:11 PM; Morning 7:12–7:21 AM; first light 7:12 AM

Stars tonight? Fair

Mostly clear 3–6 AM, but the moon is 99% lit and up.

Moon

Waxing gibbous

96% lit · growing

Today: sets 5:54 AM · rises 5:41 PM
Full moon: Oct 26
New moon: Nov 9

Looking west from Folkston. A level horizon.Skyline from USGS elevation data, heights drawn up to 6× taller. Sky, sun and moon as they are now.

Folkston, GA weather

Next 2 hours

Next 48 hours

Days ahead

The outlook

Today

Tomorrow

Monday

Rest of week

What changed since yesterday

Radar

Rivers

St. Marys River at Traders Hill

Kings Ferry (in MHHW)

Satilla River at Woodbine (in MHHW)

St. Marys River at Interstate 95 (in MHHW)

For your home

Cooling this week

Comfort

Open the windows?

Is this typical?

Oct 24, today vs a typical year

Last 7 days vs normal

Sun & moon

Sun

Stars tonight? Fair

Moon