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Fulton, Mississippi Weather

Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon. Day 15 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

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

Fulton, MS
Sunday, July 5 at 2:31 AM
75
°
Clear
Feels like
83°
Humidity
92%
Wind
2 mph
Sunrise
12:47 AM
Sunset
3:09 PM
Fulton, MS
Hour by hour · 24h
24-Hour ForecastFulton, MS: 24-hour forecast. Temperatures range from 72 to 92 degrees Fahrenheit.
L 72°H 92°
Fulton, MS
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    Jul 5
    Light Drizzle
    17%
    0.02″
    92°72°
  2. Monday
    Jul 6
    Light Showers
    54%
    88°72°-4°
  3. Tuesday
    Jul 7
    Overcast
    17%
    93°69°+5°
  4. Wednesday
    Jul 8
    Overcast
    13%
    95°69°+2°
  5. Thursday
    Jul 9
    Partly Cloudy
    20%
    98°72°+3°
  6. Friday
    Jul 10
    Light Drizzle
    35%
    0.02″
    96°71°-2°
  7. Saturday
    Jul 11
    Light Drizzle
    49%
    96°72°
Fulton, MS
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
NW
311° · backing 45°
Direction
NW
311°
Sustained
2
mph
Gust
5
mph
Peak 24h
15
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 15 @ 8:00p
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, MS
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
1000.4
-0.7 mb in 3h · falling · 29.54 inHg
Now
1000.4
mb
3h
-0.7
mb
12h
-1.8
mb
24h
-2.4
mb
Regime · RAIN
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 10001005
9951000STORM|RAIN10051010RAIN|CHG1015CHG|FAIR10201025FAIR|DRY1030-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOW1005.01000.51000.7
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Damp, unsettled regime — wet weather lingers nearby.
Fulton, MS
Air quality
47
AQI
Good
-6 in 6h

AQI 47 (Good), driven by PM2.5. AQI down 6 over the last 6 hours (gradual decline). PM2.5 at 13.4 µg/m³ (AQI 59) with a 0.94 fine-to-coarse ratio and 2 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.

PM 2.5DRIVERModerate
13.4μg/m³
PM 10Good
14μg/m³
NO₂Good
7μg/m³
OzoneGood
60μg/m³
UV IndexLow
0.0

What's driving it

PM × Wind × Precip

PM2.5 at 13.4 µg/m³ (AQI 59) with a 0.94 fine-to-coarse ratio and 2 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.

PM2.5/PM10
0.94
Wind
calm
Recent rain
0h in last 6h
Pattern
stagnant smoke
Fulton, MS
Sky cover · visibility · 24h
Cloud cover
7%
CLEAR
100%0%−24h−18h−12h−6hnow

Visibility
26.3mi
UNLIMITED
76 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
07:31 UTC · Fulton, MS · 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
07:31 UTC · Fulton, MS · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · 5-min cadence · up to 10000 px
Fulton, MS
Satellite · infrared · animated
Fulton, MS
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IR · cloud-top temp© RainViewer · Carto
Fulton, MS
Almanac · Sunday, July 5
If the first of July be rainy weather, 'twill rain more or less for four weeks together.
Civil dawn
5:19 AM
Sunrise
12:47 AM
Daylight
14h 22m
Sunset
3:09 PM
Civil dusk
8:39 PM
Planting note
Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
Fulton, MS
The moon
Waning Gibbous
75% illuminated
Moonrise
11:07 PM
Moonset
11:07 AM
In sign
♓︎ Pisces
Fulton, MS
Microseason
Jul 1–5

Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon

plant
Jan 151% of the yearDec 31

Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Fulton at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 75°F — typical for the season
  • Last frost: March 13 (climatological average for this latitude)
  • Microseason: Jul 1–5
  • Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.

ZIP code: 38843

15-Day Forecast — Fulton

  1. Sun90°72°17%
  2. Mon88°72°54%
  3. Tue93°69°17%
  4. Wed95°69°13%
  5. Thu98°72°20%
  6. Fri96°71°35%
  7. Sat96°72°49%
  8. Sun91°70°34%
  9. Mon93°69°23%
  10. Tue95°71°6%
  11. Wed100°68°8%
  12. Thu85°67°20%
  13. Fri84°70°27%
  14. Sat90°70°32%
  15. Sun84°71°39%

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

Right now in the garden

Peak growing season

As of July 5, 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

  • 38843

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.