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Fulton, Arkansas Weather

Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon. Day 14 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

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

Fulton, AR
Saturday, July 4 at 4:20 PM
82
°
Overcast
Feels like
86°
Humidity
55%
Wind
2 mph
Sunrise
1:10 AM
Sunset
3:29 PM
Fulton, AR
Hour by hour · 24h
24-Hour ForecastFulton, AR: 24-hour forecast. Temperatures range from 75 to 95 degrees Fahrenheit with a 43% chance of precipitation at 4 PM.
L 75°H 95°
Fulton, AR
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    Jul 4
    Rain
    43%
    0.15″
    94°77°
  2. Sunday
    Jul 5
    Showers
    16%
    0.28″
    95°75°+1°
  3. Monday
    Jul 6
    Drizzle
    33%
    93°72°-2°
  4. Tuesday
    Jul 7
    Light Drizzle
    95°72°+2°
  5. Wednesday
    Jul 8
    Light Showers
    97°72°+2°
  6. Thursday
    Jul 9
    Overcast
    99°73°+2°
  7. Friday
    Jul 10
    Clear
    100°77°+1°
Fulton, AR
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
SE
135° · backing 154°
Direction
SE
135°
Sustained
2
mph
Gust
4
mph
Peak 24h
10
avg 3
Beaufort · 1 · LIGHT AIR
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 3 · pk 10 @ 6:00p
0102030MPHB1B2B3B4B5B6-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOWpk 243SUSTGUST
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
A whisper of wind — leaves barely shift on the trees.
Fulton, AR
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
1004.6
-2.1 mb in 3h · falling rapidly · 29.67 inHg
Now
1004.6
mb
3h
-2.1
mb
12h
-1.4
mb
24h
-1.9
mb
Regime · RAIN
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 10051008
1000STORM|RAIN10051010RAIN|CHG1015CHG|FAIR-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOW1008.01004.71004.7
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Pressure giving way — clouds thicken and rain edges closer.
Fulton, AR
Air quality
55
AQI
Moderate
+3 in 6h

AQI 55 (Moderate), driven by PM2.5. AQI flat over the last 6 hours (within ±3 points). PM scrubbed by 2 hours of recent rain — PM2.5 down to 11.7 µg/m³, PM10 to 16.4 µg/m³.

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

PM 2.5DRIVERGood
11.7μg/m³
PM 10Good
16μg/m³
NO₂Good
1μg/m³
OzoneUnhealthy SG
107μg/m³
UV IndexModerate
5.0

What's driving it

Ozone × UV × Sky

Ozone at AQI 50 — peak already passed at 1 PM under partly cloudy skies. Levels should ease through evening.

Present
AQI 50
UV peak
4.5 at earlier today
Sky at peak
partly cloudy
Projected peak
AQI 50

PM × Wind × Precip

PM scrubbed by 2 hours of recent rain — PM2.5 down to 11.7 µg/m³, PM10 to 16.4 µg/m³.

PM2.5/PM10
0.71
Wind
calm
Recent rain
2h in last 6h
Pattern
washed out
Fulton, AR
Sky cover · visibility · 24h
Cloud cover
87%
OVERCAST
100%0%−24h−18h−12h−6hnow

Visibility
47.7mi
UNLIMITED
72 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
21:20 UTC · Fulton, AR · 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
21:20 UTC · Fulton, AR · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · 5-min cadence · up to 10000 px
Fulton, AR
Satellite · infrared · animated
Fulton, AR
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IR · cloud-top temp© RainViewer · Carto
Fulton, AR
Almanac · Saturday, July 4
If the first of July be rainy weather, 'twill rain more or less for four weeks together.
Civil dawn
5:42 AM
Sunrise
1:10 AM
Daylight
14h 19m
Sunset
3:29 PM
Civil dusk
8:59 PM
Planting note
Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
Fulton, AR
The moon
Waning Gibbous
78% illuminated
Moonrise
11:01 PM
Moonset
10:28 AM
In sign
♓︎ Pisces
Fulton, AR
Microseason
Jul 1–5

Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon

bird
Jan 151% of the yearDec 31

Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Fulton at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 4°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
  • Last frost: March 9 (climatological average for this latitude)
  • Microseason: Jul 1–5
  • Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.

ZIP code: 71838

16-Day Forecast — Fulton

  1. Sat93°78°43%
  2. Sun95°75°16%
  3. Mon93°72°33%
  4. Tue95°72°8%
  5. Wed97°72°7%
  6. Thu99°73°2%
  7. Fri100°77°6%
  8. Sat101°71°10%
  9. Sun94°70°11%
  10. Mon91°67°9%
  11. Tue91°66°8%
  12. Wed93°64°15%
  13. Thu93°66°19%
  14. Fri93°71°17%
  15. Sat92°71°23%
  16. Sun80°71°26%

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

Right now in the garden

Peak growing season

As of July 4, 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 — Fulton

SPC has placed Fulton in the Marginal Risk category for severe thunderstorms today.

  • TODAYMRGLMarginal Risk
  • TOMORROWTSTMGeneral Thunderstorms
  • DAY 3TSTMGeneral Thunderstorms

Isolated severe storms possible. Limited threat for hail or damaging wind.

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 Fulton

  • 71838

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.