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Weather in Fulton, Mississippi

Roses open on the Piedmont edge. Day 59 of spring. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Fulton, MS
Sunday, May 17 at 3:44 AM
69
°
Clear
Feels like
69°
Humidity
69%
Wind
8 mph
Sunrise
5:50 AM
Sunset
7:49 PM
Fulton, MS
Hour by hour · 24h
59°
10p
56°
11p
54°
12a
54°
1a
52°
2a
51°
3a
51°
4a
49°
5a
50°
6a
54°
7a
61°
8a
67°
9a
71°
10a
74°
11a
77°
12p
79°
1p
80°
2p
82°
3p
83°
4p
83°
5p
81°
6p
80°
7p
74°
8p
72°
9p
L 49°H 83°
Fulton, MS
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    May 16
    Overcast
    84°63°
  2. Sunday
    May 17
    Overcast
    86°63°
  3. Monday
    May 18
    Overcast
    86°68°
  4. Tuesday
    May 19
    Drizzle
    30%
    91°67°
  5. Wednesday
    May 20
    Drizzle
    57%
    86°66°
  6. Thursday
    May 21
    Light Showers
    57%
    86°66°
  7. Friday
    May 22
    Light Drizzle
    62%
    84°66°
Fulton, MS
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
SE
128° · backing 26°
Direction
SE
128°
Sustained
8
mph
Gust
15
mph
Peak 24h
19
avg 7
Beaufort · 3 · GENTLE 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 7 · pk 19 @ 7:00a
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Light breeze backing 26° from the se.
Fulton, MS
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
1002.0
+0.2 mb in 3h · steady · 29.59 inHg
Now
1002.0
mb
3h
+0.2
mb
12h
-1.7
mb
24h
-0.1
mb
Regime · RAIN
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 10011006
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Damp, unsettled regime — wet weather lingers nearby.
Fulton, MS
Air quality
73
AQI
Moderate
PM 2.5
5.0 μg/m³
PM 10
5.1 μg/m³
NO₂
2.0 μg/m³
Ozone
91.0 μg/m³
UV Index
0.0 Low
Fulton, MS
Almanac · Sunday, May 17
When the dew is on the grass, rain will never come to pass.
Civil dawn
10:24 AM
Sunrise
5:50 AM
Daylight
13h 59m
Sunset
7:49 PM
Civil dusk
1:18 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Fulton, MS
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
Moonrise
11:02 AM
Moonset
1:13 AM
In sign
♊︎ Gemini
Fulton, MS
Microseason · 28 of 72
May 16–20

Roses open on the Piedmont edge

insect
Jan 137% of the yearDec 31

Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Fulton at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 8°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
  • Last frost: March 13 (climatological average for this latitude)
  • Microseason: 28 of 72, May 16–20
  • Planting window: Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.

Right now in the garden

Peak growing season

As of May 17, 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.

ZIP codes in Fulton

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.