Fulton, South Dakota Weather
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Fulton weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 4Partly Cloudy——87°66°—
- SundayJul 5Clear——89°68°+2°
- MondayJul 6Overcast16%—94°68°+5°
- TuesdayJul 7Drizzle29%—98°69°+4°
- WednesdayJul 8Light Drizzle57%—82°69°-16°
- ThursdayJul 9Light Drizzle14%—81°62°-1°
- FridayJul 10Partly Cloudy13%—81°62°0°
AQI 52 (Moderate), driven by PM2.5. AQI flat over the last 6 hours (within ±3 points). PM2.5 at 14.7 µg/m³ (AQI 61) with a 0.70 fine-to-coarse ratio and 4 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.
What's driving it
Ozone × UV × Sky
Ozone at AQI 49 now. With UV 6.7 peaking around 1 PM under clear skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 44 around 1 PM.
- Present
- AQI 49
- UV peak
- 6.7 at 1 PM
- Sky at peak
- clear
- Projected peak
- AQI 44
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5 at 14.7 µg/m³ (AQI 61) with a 0.70 fine-to-coarse ratio and 4 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.70
- Wind
- calm
- 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
- 11:32 PM
- Moonset
- 10:34 AM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Cicadas claim the afternoon
Fulton at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 16°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: May 8 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: Jul 1–5
- Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
ZIP code: 57340
16-Day Forecast — Fulton
- Sat87°66°5%
- Sun89°68°4%
- Mon94°68°16%
- Tue98°69°29%
- Wed82°69°57%
- Thu81°62°14%
- Fri81°62°13%
- Sat84°58°13%
- Sun84°61°10%
- Mon89°63°5%
- Tue93°64°8%
- Wed99°69°10%
- Thu94°72°12%
- Fri86°65°16%
- Sat83°59°19%
- Sun90°57°25%
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
- TOMORROWNONENo severe risk
- 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
- 57340