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Fulton, Missouri 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, MO
Saturday, July 4 at 5:38 AM
74
°
Mostly Clear
Feels like
82°
Humidity
92%
Wind
3 mph
Sunrise
12:48 AM
Sunset
3:36 PM
Fulton, MO
Hour by hour · 24h
24-Hour ForecastFulton, MO: 24-hour forecast. Temperatures range from 69 to 91 degrees Fahrenheit with a 35% chance of precipitation at 11 PM.
L 69°H 91°
Fulton, MO
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    Jul 4
    Light Rain
    35%
    0.06″
    91°70°
  2. Sunday
    Jul 5
    Overcast
    44%
    85°68°-6°
  3. Monday
    Jul 6
    Overcast
    17%
    84°67°-1°
  4. Tuesday
    Jul 7
    Overcast
    10%
    87°64°+3°
  5. Wednesday
    Jul 8
    Light Drizzle
    91°66°+4°
  6. Thursday
    Jul 9
    Light Drizzle
    28%
    86°67°-5°
  7. Friday
    Jul 10
    Heavy Drizzle
    41%
    92°69°+6°
Fulton, MO
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
W
270° · veering 84°
Direction
W
270°
Sustained
3
mph
Gust
5
mph
Peak 24h
16
avg 6
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 6 · pk 16 @ 8:00a
010203040MPHB1B2B3B4B5B6B7B8-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOWpk 334SUSTGUST
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
A whisper of wind — leaves barely shift on the trees.
Fulton, MO
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
986.0
-0.4 mb in 3h · steady · 29.12 inHg
Now
986.0
mb
3h
-0.4
mb
12h
-0.5
mb
24h
-1.7
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 985990
9809859909951000STORM|RAIN10051010RAIN|CHG1015CHG|FAIR10201025FAIR|DRY1030-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOW990.1985.2986.0
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Deep low — expect rough seas, strong wind, and persistent rain.
Fulton, MO
Air quality
45
AQI
Good
+10 in 6hPeak ~51 @ 4 PM

AQI 45 (Good), driven by PM2.5. AQI up 10 over the last 6 hours (gradual rise). PM2.5 at 13.0 µg/m³ (AQI 58) with a 0.94 fine-to-coarse ratio and 3 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 4 PM.

PM 2.5DRIVERModerate
13.0μg/m³
PM 10Good
14μg/m³
NO₂Good
4μg/m³
OzoneGood
59μg/m³
UV IndexLow
0.0

What's driving it

PM × Wind × Precip

PM2.5 at 13.0 µg/m³ (AQI 58) with a 0.94 fine-to-coarse ratio and 3 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, MO
Sky cover · visibility · 24h
Cloud cover
46%
MOSTLY CLEAR
100%0%−24h−18h−12h−6hnow

Visibility
25.1mi
UNLIMITED
64 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
10:38 UTC · Fulton, MO · 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
10:38 UTC · Fulton, MO · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · 5-min cadence · up to 10000 px
Fulton, MO
Satellite · infrared · animated
Fulton, MO
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IR · cloud-top temp© RainViewer · Carto
Fulton, MO
Almanac · Saturday, July 4
If the first of July be rainy weather, 'twill rain more or less for four weeks together.
Civil dawn
5:17 AM
Sunrise
12:48 AM
Daylight
14h 48m
Sunset
3:36 PM
Civil dusk
9:09 PM
Planting note
Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
Fulton, MO
The moon
Waning Gibbous
82% illuminated
Moonrise
11:00 PM
Moonset
10:15 AM
In sign
♓︎ Pisces
Fulton, MO
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: 74°F — typical for the season
  • Last frost: April 9 (climatological average for this latitude)
  • Microseason: Jul 1–5
  • Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.

ZIP code: 65251

15-Day Forecast — Fulton

  1. Sat91°70°35%
  2. Sun85°68°44%
  3. Mon84°67°17%
  4. Tue87°64°10%
  5. Wed91°66°7%
  6. Thu86°67°28%
  7. Fri92°69°41%
  8. Sat89°73°19%
  9. Sun95°69°11%
  10. Mon95°74°4%
  11. Tue83°65°4%
  12. Wed87°63°11%
  13. Thu94°69°10%
  14. Fri91°76°13%
  15. Sat87°71°10%

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

  • 65251

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.