Fulton, South Dakota Weather
Lesser ripening, greater heat. Day 89 of spring. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Fulton weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJun 15Overcast19%—79°48°—
- TuesdayJun 16Overcast11%—77°50°-2°
- WednesdayJun 17Light Drizzle29%0.02″70°56°-7°
- ThursdayJun 18Drizzle——72°55°+2°
- FridayJun 19Light Drizzle15%—80°50°+8°
- SaturdayJun 20Drizzle49%—77°59°-3°
- SundayJun 21Overcast49%—78°63°+1°
AQI 42 (Good), driven by Ozone. AQI up 5 over the last 6 hours (gradual rise). Ozone at AQI 37. Overcast through the UV peak window (cloud cover ~100%) — afternoon ozone should stay flat.
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 37. Overcast through the UV peak window (cloud cover ~100%) — afternoon ozone should stay flat.
- Present
- AQI 37
- UV peak
- 0.0 at 1 PM
- Sky at peak
- overcast
- Projected peak
- AQI 4
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).
Cut your thistles before St. John, you will have two instead of one.
- Moonrise
- 7:00 AM
- Moonset
- 10:37 PM
- In sign
- ♋︎ Cancer
Lesser ripening, greater heat
Fulton at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 12°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: May 8 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: Jun 16–20
- Planting window: Stake and prune tomato suckers. Watch for squash vine borers.
16-Day Forecast — Fulton
- Mon79°48°19%
- Tue77°50°11%
- Wed70°56°29%
- Thu72°55°9%
- Fri80°50°15%
- Sat77°59°49%
- Sun78°63°49%
- Mon62°56°19%
- Tue70°58°25%
- Wed83°54°24%
- Thu82°60°18%
- Fri73°55°18%
- Sat77°57°30%
- Sun77°62°40%
- Mon78°60°24%
- Tue84°55°24%
Forecast data from Open-Meteo (CC BY 4.0).
Right now in the garden
Peak growing season
As of June 16, 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 General Thunderstorms category for severe thunderstorms today.
- TODAYTSTMGeneral Thunderstorms
- TOMORROWTSTMGeneral Thunderstorms
- DAY 3TSTMGeneral Thunderstorms
Thunderstorms possible. Not severe, but capable of producing lightning and brief heavy rain.
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