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Fulton, Indiana 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, IN
Saturday, July 4 at 12:12 PM
83
°
Clear
Feels like
92°
Humidity
65%
Wind
4 mph
Sunrise
2:18 AM
Sunset
5:20 PM
Fulton, IN
Hour by hour · 24h
24-Hour ForecastFulton, IN: 24-hour forecast. Temperatures range from 69 to 87 degrees Fahrenheit with a 55% chance of precipitation at 10 PM.
L 69°H 87°
Fulton, IN
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    Jul 4
    Rain
    55%
    0.35″
    87°70°
  2. Sunday
    Jul 5
    Rain
    42%
    0.39″
    81°69°-6°
  3. Monday
    Jul 6
    Overcast
    21%
    81°68°
  4. Tuesday
    Jul 7
    Overcast
    81°62°
  5. Wednesday
    Jul 8
    Partly Cloudy
    82°63°+1°
  6. Thursday
    Jul 9
    Thunderstorm
    45%
    0.01″
    82°66°
  7. Friday
    Jul 10
    Light Drizzle
    43%
    78°68°-4°
Fulton, IN
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
WSW
254° · veering 26°
Direction
WSW
254°
Sustained
4
mph
Gust
8
mph
Peak 24h
18
avg 6
Beaufort · 2 · LIGHT 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 6 · pk 18 @ 4:00p
010203040MPHB1B2B3B4B5B6B7B8-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOWpk 377SUSTGUST
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Light breeze veering 26° from the wsw.
Fulton, IN
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
987.3
-0.4 mb in 3h · steady · 29.15 inHg
Now
987.3
mb
3h
-0.4
mb
12h
-0.2
mb
24h
-3.5
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 986991
9809859909951000STORM|RAIN10051010RAIN|CHG1015CHG|FAIR10201025FAIR|DRY1030-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOW990.8986.3987.3
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Deep low — expect rough seas, strong wind, and persistent rain.
Fulton, IN
Air quality
35
AQI
Good
-1 in 6hPeak ~46 @ 10 PM

AQI 35 (Good), driven by PM2.5. AQI flat over the last 6 hours (within ±3 points). PM2.5 at 9.2 µg/m³ (AQI 51) with a 0.90 fine-to-coarse ratio and 4 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.

OK No precautions needed for the general population; unusually sensitive individuals may consider limiting prolonged outdoor exertion during the projected peak around 10 PM.

PM 2.5DRIVERGood
9.2μg/m³
PM 10Good
10μg/m³
NO₂Good
2μg/m³
OzoneModerate
97μg/m³
UV IndexModerate
3.4

What's driving it

Ozone × UV × Sky

Ozone at AQI 46 now. With UV 3.5 peaking around 1 PM under clear skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 22 around 1 PM.

Present
AQI 46
UV peak
3.5 at 1 PM
Sky at peak
clear
Projected peak
AQI 22

PM × Wind × Precip

PM2.5 at 9.2 µg/m³ (AQI 51) with a 0.90 fine-to-coarse ratio and 4 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.

PM2.5/PM10
0.90
Wind
calm
Recent rain
0h in last 6h
Pattern
stagnant smoke
Fulton, IN
Sky cover · visibility · 24h
Cloud cover
2%
CLEAR
100%0%−24h−18h−12h−6hnow

Visibility
53.2mi
UNLIMITED
73 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
16:12 UTC · Fulton, IN · 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
16:12 UTC · Fulton, IN · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · 5-min cadence · up to 10000 px
Fulton, IN
Satellite · infrared · animated
Fulton, IN
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IR · cloud-top temp© RainViewer · Carto
Fulton, IN
Almanac · Saturday, July 4
If the first of July be rainy weather, 'twill rain more or less for four weeks together.
Civil dawn
5:46 AM
Sunrise
2:18 AM
Daylight
15h 02m
Sunset
5:20 PM
Civil dusk
9:54 PM
Planting note
Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
Fulton, IN
The moon
Waning Gibbous
80% illuminated
Moonrise
11:41 PM
Moonset
10:49 AM
In sign
♓︎ Pisces
Fulton, IN
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: 12°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
  • Last frost: April 22 (climatological average for this latitude)
  • Microseason: Jul 1–5
  • Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.

ZIP code: 46931

16-Day Forecast — Fulton

  1. Sat87°70°55%
  2. Sun81°69°42%
  3. Mon81°68°21%
  4. Tue81°62°4%
  5. Wed82°63°4%
  6. Thu82°66°45%
  7. Fri78°68°43%
  8. Sat83°65°18%
  9. Sun71°62°9%
  10. Mon71°61°11%
  11. Tue75°59°11%
  12. Wed81°61°23%
  13. Thu84°65°30%
  14. Fri79°69°29%
  15. Sat85°67°19%
  16. Sun85°69°32%

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

  • 46975
  • 46931

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.