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South Fulton, Tennessee Weather

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

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

South Fulton, TN
Saturday, July 4 at 3:02 PM
92
°
Clear
Feels like
100°
Humidity
52%
Wind
6 mph
Sunrise
12:42 AM
Sunset
3:17 PM
South Fulton, TN
Hour by hour · 24h
24-Hour ForecastSouth Fulton, TN: 24-hour forecast. Temperatures range from 73 to 92 degrees Fahrenheit with a 22% chance of precipitation at 2 AM.
L 73°H 92°
South Fulton, TN
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    Jul 4
    Overcast
    11%
    92°70°
  2. Sunday
    Jul 5
    Heavy Rain
    33%
    1.0″
    88°73°-4°
  3. Monday
    Jul 6
    Overcast
    26%
    86°70°-2°
  4. Tuesday
    Jul 7
    Overcast
    34%
    85°67°-1°
  5. Wednesday
    Jul 8
    Clear
    19%
    87°65°+2°
  6. Thursday
    Jul 9
    Partly Cloudy
    20%
    91°68°+4°
  7. Friday
    Jul 10
    Overcast
    47%
    93°77°+2°
South Fulton, TN
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
WSW
241° · backing 54°
Direction
WSW
241°
Sustained
6
mph
Gust
9
mph
Peak 24h
27
avg 4
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 4 · pk 27 @ 7:00p
01020MPHB1B2B3B4B5-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOWpk 152SUSTGUST
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
A whisper of wind — leaves barely shift on the trees.
South Fulton, TN
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
1003.0
-1.5 mb in 3h · falling · 29.62 inHg
Now
1003.0
mb
3h
-1.5
mb
12h
-1.6
mb
24h
-0.5
mb
Regime · RAIN
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 10031007
9951000STORM|RAIN10051010RAIN|CHG1015CHG|FAIR-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOW1006.51003.01003.0
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Pressure giving way — clouds thicken and rain edges closer.
South Fulton, TN
Air quality
46
AQI
Good
-5 in 6h

AQI 46 (Good), driven by Ozone. AQI down 5 over the last 6 hours (gradual decline). Ozone at AQI 66 — peak already passed at 1 PM under clear skies. Levels should ease through evening.

OK No precautions needed for the general population; unusually sensitive individuals may consider limiting prolonged outdoor exertion.

PM 2.5Good
11.3μg/m³
PM 10Good
14μg/m³
NO₂Good
1μg/m³
OzoneDRIVERUnhealthy SG
117μg/m³
UV IndexHigh
6.3

What's driving it

Ozone × UV × Sky

Ozone at AQI 66 — peak already passed at 1 PM under clear skies. Levels should ease through evening.

Present
AQI 66
UV peak
6.0 at earlier today
Sky at peak
clear
Projected peak
AQI 66

PM × Wind × Precip

PM2.5 at 11.3 µg/m³ (AQI 55) with a 0.82 fine-to-coarse ratio and 6 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.

PM2.5/PM10
0.82
Wind
light
Recent rain
0h in last 6h
Pattern
stagnant smoke
South Fulton, TN
Sky cover · visibility · 24h
Cloud cover
5%
CLEAR
100%0%−24h−18h−12h−6hnow

Visibility
72.4mi
UNLIMITED
73 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
20:02 UTC · South Fulton, TN · 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
20:02 UTC · South Fulton, TN · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · 5-min cadence · up to 10000 px
South Fulton, TN
Satellite · infrared · animated
South Fulton, TN
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IR · cloud-top temp© RainViewer · Carto
South Fulton, TN
Almanac · Saturday, July 4
If the first of July be rainy weather, 'twill rain more or less for four weeks together.
Civil dawn
5:13 AM
Sunrise
12:42 AM
Daylight
14h 35m
Sunset
3:17 PM
Civil dusk
8:48 PM
Planting note
Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
South Fulton, TN
The moon
Waning Gibbous
79% illuminated
Moonrise
10:45 PM
Moonset
10:05 AM
In sign
♓︎ Pisces
South Fulton, TN
Microseason
Jul 1–5

Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon

bird
Jan 151% of the yearDec 31

Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

South Fulton at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 17°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: 38257

16-Day Forecast — South Fulton

  1. Sat92°70°11%
  2. Sun88°71°33%
  3. Mon86°70°26%
  4. Tue85°67°34%
  5. Wed87°65°19%
  6. Thu91°68°20%
  7. Fri93°77°47%
  8. Sat81°72°42%
  9. Sun80°64°18%
  10. Mon81°59°14%
  11. Tue82°62°9%
  12. Wed84°62°19%
  13. Thu84°67°29%
  14. Fri87°68°32%
  15. Sat78°69°32%
  16. Sun78°69°39%

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 — South Fulton

SPC has placed South 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 South Fulton

  • 38257

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.