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Fulton, Maryland Weather

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

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

Fulton, MD
Saturday, July 4 at 4:39 PM
99
°
Clear
Feels like
105°
Humidity
35%
Wind
5 mph
Sunrise
1:46 AM
Sunset
4:37 PM
Fulton, MD
Hour by hour · 24h
24-Hour ForecastFulton, MD: 24-hour forecast. Temperatures range from 74 to 99 degrees Fahrenheit with a 27% chance of precipitation at 7 PM.
L 74°H 99°
Fulton, MD
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    Jul 4
    Light Drizzle
    27%
    99°78°
  2. Sunday
    Jul 5
    Showers
    42%
    0.29″
    94°74°-5°
  3. Monday
    Jul 6
    Heavy Drizzle
    82%
    0.01″
    82°73°-12°
  4. Tuesday
    Jul 7
    Thunderstorm
    73%
    0.16″
    88°70°+6°
  5. Wednesday
    Jul 8
    Showers
    20%
    0.26″
    78°68°-10°
  6. Thursday
    Jul 9
    Overcast
    21%
    90°68°+12°
  7. Friday
    Jul 10
    Light Drizzle
    41%
    0.02″
    90°72°
Fulton, MD
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
SW
235° · backing 35°
Direction
SW
235°
Sustained
5
mph
Gust
13
mph
Peak 24h
15
avg 5
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 5 · pk 15 @ 10:00p
01020304050MPHB1B2B3B4B5B6B7B8B9-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOWpk 464SUSTGUST
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Light breeze backing 35° from the sw.
Fulton, MD
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
997.2
-2.5 mb in 3h · falling rapidly · 29.45 inHg
Now
997.2
mb
3h
-2.5
mb
12h
-2.1
mb
24h
-2.7
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 9971001
9909951000STORM|RAIN10051010RAIN|CHG1015CHG|FAIR10201025FAIR|DRY1030-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOW1000.7997.6997.6
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Deep low still deepening — rough seas, strong wind, persistent rain.
Fulton, MD
Air quality
102
AQI
Unhealthy for Sensitive Groups
+47 in 6hPeak ~117 @ 10 PM

AQI 102 (Unhealthy for Sensitive Groups), driven by Ozone. AQI up 47 in the last 6 hours — air quality is degrading. Ozone at AQI 111 — peak already passed at 1 PM under clear skies. Levels should ease through evening.

CAUTION Sensitive groups (children, elderly, respiratory conditions) should limit prolonged outdoor exertion, especially during the projected peak around 10 PM.

PM 2.5Good
8.7μg/m³
PM 10Good
10μg/m³
NO₂Good
2μg/m³
OzoneDRIVERUnhealthy
145μg/m³
UV IndexModerate
4.4

What's driving it

Ozone × UV × Sky

Ozone at AQI 111 — peak already passed at 1 PM under clear skies. Levels should ease through evening.

Present
AQI 111
UV peak
4.0 at earlier today
Sky at peak
clear
Projected peak
AQI 111

PM × Wind × Precip

PM2.5 at 8.7 µg/m³ (AQI 48) with a 0.91 fine-to-coarse ratio and 5 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.

PM2.5/PM10
0.91
Wind
light
Recent rain
0h in last 6h
Pattern
stagnant smoke
Fulton, MD
Sky cover · visibility · 24h
Cloud cover
0%
CLEAR
100%0%−24h−18h−12h−6hnow

Visibility
108.7mi
UNLIMITED
109 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
20:39 UTC · Fulton, MD · 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
20:39 UTC · Fulton, MD · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · 5-min cadence · up to 10000 px
Fulton, MD
Satellite · infrared · animated
Fulton, MD
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IR · cloud-top temp© RainViewer · Carto
Fulton, MD
Almanac · Saturday, July 4
If the first of July be rainy weather, 'twill rain more or less for four weeks together.
Civil dawn
5:15 AM
Sunrise
1:46 AM
Daylight
14h 51m
Sunset
4:37 PM
Civil dusk
9:10 PM
Planting note
Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
Fulton, MD
The moon
Waning Gibbous
79% illuminated
Moonrise
10:59 PM
Moonset
10:12 AM
In sign
♓︎ Pisces
Fulton, MD
Microseason
Jul 1–5

Cicadas claim the afternoon

plant
Jan 151% of the yearDec 31

Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Fulton at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 27°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
  • Last frost: April 11 (climatological average for this latitude)
  • Microseason: Jul 1–5
  • Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.

ZIP code: 20759

16-Day Forecast — Fulton

  1. Sat99°78°27%
  2. Sun94°74°42%
  3. Mon82°73°82%
  4. Tue88°70°73%
  5. Wed78°68°20%
  6. Thu90°68°21%
  7. Fri90°72°41%
  8. Sat89°70°37%
  9. Sun81°69°22%
  10. Mon80°71°22%
  11. Tue86°67°19%
  12. Wed90°70°33%
  13. Thu92°72°37%
  14. Fri89°73°42%
  15. Sat90°71°44%
  16. Sun88°71°46%

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 Enhanced Risk category for severe thunderstorms today.

  • TODAYENHEnhanced Risk
  • TOMORROWSLGTSlight Risk
  • DAY 3TSTMGeneral Thunderstorms

Numerous severe storms likely. Tornadoes, large hail, and damaging wind gusts possible across the area. Track NWS warnings if storms develop.

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

  • 20723
  • 20759

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.