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Fulton, Kansas 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, KS
Saturday, July 4 at 1:15 PM
79
°
Overcast
Feels like
76°
Humidity
63%
Wind
23 mph
Sunrise
1:01 AM
Sunset
3:45 PM
Fulton, KS
Hour by hour · 24h
24-Hour ForecastFulton, KS: 24-hour forecast. Temperatures range from 69 to 89 degrees Fahrenheit with a 59% chance of precipitation at 8 PM.
L 69°H 89°
Fulton, KS
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    Jul 4
    Light Rain
    59%
    0.10″
    89°72°
  2. Sunday
    Jul 5
    Light Rain
    23%
    0.09″
    91°69°+2°
  3. Monday
    Jul 6
    Overcast
    86°67°-5°
  4. Tuesday
    Jul 7
    Mostly Clear
    87°67°+1°
  5. Wednesday
    Jul 8
    Overcast
    90°70°+3°
  6. Thursday
    Jul 9
    Overcast
    33%
    91°76°+1°
  7. Friday
    Jul 10
    Overcast
    47%
    86°75°-5°
Fulton, KS
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
NW
326° · veering 133°
Direction
NW
326°
Sustained
23
mph
Gust
34
mph
Peak 24h
34
avg 7
Beaufort · 5 · FRESH 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 7 · pk 34 @ 1:00p
01020304050MPHB1B2B3B4B5B6B7B8B9-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOWpk 446SUSTGUST
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Sustained 23 mph with gusts pulsing to 34 — flags snap, branches bend.
Fulton, KS
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
987.4
+1.4 mb in 3h · rising · 29.16 inHg
Now
987.4
mb
3h
+1.4
mb
12h
+2.8
mb
24h
+2.0
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 983988
9759809859909951000STORM|RAIN10051010RAIN|CHG1015CHG|FAIR10201025FAIR|DRY1030-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOW988.3983.2988.3
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
The low is filling — pressure climbing out of storm territory.
Fulton, KS
Air quality
43
AQI
Good
+4 in 6h

AQI 43 (Good), driven by PM2.5. AQI flat over the last 6 hours (within ±4 points). PM2.5 at 10.4 µg/m³, PM10 at 13.6 µg/m³ — typical background levels with no transport signature.

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

PM 2.5DRIVERGood
10.4μg/m³
PM 10Good
14μg/m³
NO₂Good
1μg/m³
OzoneUnhealthy SG
102μg/m³
UV IndexVery high
7.1

What's driving it

Ozone × UV × Sky

Ozone at AQI 48. Overcast through the UV peak window (cloud cover ~94%) — afternoon ozone should stay flat.

Present
AQI 48
UV peak
7.1 at 1 PM
Sky at peak
overcast
Projected peak
AQI 23

PM × Wind × Precip

PM2.5 at 10.4 µg/m³, PM10 at 13.6 µg/m³ — typical background levels with no transport signature.

PM2.5/PM10
0.76
Wind
windy
Recent rain
0h in last 6h
Pattern
background
Fulton, KS
Sky cover · visibility · 24h
Cloud cover
99%
OVERCAST
100%0%−24h−18h−12h−6hnow

Visibility
42.8mi
UNLIMITED
67 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
18:15 UTC · Fulton, KS · 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
18:15 UTC · Fulton, KS · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · 5-min cadence · up to 10000 px
Fulton, KS
Satellite · infrared · animated
Fulton, KS
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IR · cloud-top temp© RainViewer · Carto
Fulton, KS
Almanac · Saturday, July 4
If the first of July be rainy weather, 'twill rain more or less for four weeks together.
Civil dawn
5:31 AM
Sunrise
1:01 AM
Daylight
14h 44m
Sunset
3:45 PM
Civil dusk
9:17 PM
Planting note
Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
Fulton, KS
The moon
Waning Gibbous
80% illuminated
Moonrise
11:11 PM
Moonset
10:27 AM
In sign
♓︎ Pisces
Fulton, KS
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: 5°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
  • Last frost: April 4 (climatological average for this latitude)
  • Microseason: Jul 1–5
  • Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.

ZIP code: 66738

16-Day Forecast — Fulton

  1. Sat89°72°59%
  2. Sun91°69°23%
  3. Mon86°67°9%
  4. Tue87°67°3%
  5. Wed90°70°3%
  6. Thu91°76°33%
  7. Fri86°75°47%
  8. Sat81°68°26%
  9. Sun78°61°6%
  10. Mon79°59°3%
  11. Tue81°60°7%
  12. Wed85°62°10%
  13. Thu85°63°10%
  14. Fri88°70°16%
  15. Sat84°69°13%
  16. Sun80°65°13%

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 Slight Risk category for severe thunderstorms today.

  • TODAYSLGTSlight Risk
  • TOMORROWTSTMGeneral Thunderstorms
  • DAY 3TSTMGeneral Thunderstorms

Scattered severe storms possible. A few tornadoes, hail, and damaging wind gusts possible.

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

  • 66738

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.