Fulton, Kentucky 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
- TodayJul 4Overcast10%—92°70°—
- SundayJul 5Heavy Rain34%0.47″88°72°-4°
- MondayJul 6Light Drizzle30%—86°72°-2°
- TuesdayJul 7Thunderstorm34%—87°71°+1°
- WednesdayJul 8Clear19%—88°68°+1°
- ThursdayJul 9Partly Cloudy20%—91°71°+3°
- FridayJul 10Drizzle47%—86°74°-5°
AQI 48 (Good), driven by Ozone. AQI flat over the last 6 hours (within ±4 points). Ozone at AQI 53 now. With UV 9.5 peaking around 1 PM under clear skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 67 around 1 PM.
OK No precautions needed for the general population; unusually sensitive individuals may consider limiting prolonged outdoor exertion.
What's driving it
Ozone × UV × Sky
Ozone at AQI 53 now. With UV 9.5 peaking around 1 PM under clear skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 67 around 1 PM.
- Present
- AQI 53
- UV peak
- 9.5 at 1 PM
- Sky at peak
- clear
- Projected peak
- AQI 67
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5 at 7.7 µg/m³ (AQI 43) with a 0.92 fine-to-coarse ratio and 6 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.92
- Wind
- light
- Recent rain
- 0h in last 6h
- Pattern
- stagnant smoke
Trends
Seven days of AQI and PM2.5.
Hourly air-quality data from the Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service, charted across the past and next several days. Dashed lines mark the AQI breakpoints at 50 (Good → Moderate) and 100 (Moderate → Unhealthy for Sensitive Groups).
If the first of July be rainy weather, 'twill rain more or less for four weeks together.
- Moonrise
- 10:45 PM
- Moonset
- 10:05 AM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon
Fulton at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 14°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: March 26 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: Jul 1–5
- Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
ZIP code: 42041
16-Day Forecast — Fulton
- Sat92°70°10%
- Sun88°72°34%
- Mon86°72°30%
- Tue87°71°34%
- Wed88°68°19%
- Thu91°71°20%
- Fri86°74°47%
- Sat90°70°42%
- Sun87°65°18%
- Mon80°60°14%
- Tue79°60°9%
- Wed84°64°10%
- Thu78°66°12%
- Fri79°69°13%
- Sat88°71°27%
- Sun89°73°27%
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
- 42041