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Fulton, Alabama Weather

Fireflies pulse through the magnolias. Day 77 of spring. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

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

Fulton, AL
Thursday, June 4 at 12:42 AM
76
°
Overcast
Feels like
81°
Humidity
69%
Wind
4 mph
Sunrise
5:45 AM
Sunset
7:52 PM
Fulton, AL
Hour by hour · 24h
24-Hour ForecastFulton, AL: 24-hour forecast. Temperatures range from 62 to 81 degrees Fahrenheit.
L 62°H 81°
Fulton, AL
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    Jun 3
    Overcast
    83°69°
  2. Thursday
    Jun 4
    Overcast
    81°62°-2°
  3. Friday
    Jun 5
    Overcast
    12%
    88°63°+7°
  4. Saturday
    Jun 6
    Drizzle
    57%
    88°66°
  5. Sunday
    Jun 7
    Light Drizzle
    65%
    89°70°+1°
  6. Monday
    Jun 8
    Overcast
    51%
    88°67°-1°
  7. Tuesday
    Jun 9
    Overcast
    50%
    94°70°+6°
Fulton, AL
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
ENE
075° · veering 43°
Direction
ENE
075°
Sustained
4
mph
Gust
7
mph
Peak 24h
27
avg 8
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 8 · pk 27 @ 3:00a
0102030MPHB1B2B3B4B5B6-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOWpk 267SUSTGUST
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
A whisper of wind — leaves barely shift on the trees.
Fulton, AL
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
1009.9
+0.1 mb in 3h · steady · 29.82 inHg
Now
1009.9
mb
3h
+0.1
mb
12h
-0.7
mb
24h
+2.4
mb
Regime · CHANGE
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 10081012
1000STORM|RAIN10051010RAIN|CHG1015CHG|FAIR10201025FAIR|DRY1030-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOW1011.71008.21010.9
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Air sits at the threshold — small shifts decide the day.
Fulton, AL
Air quality
48
AQI
Moderate
0 in 6h

PM2.5 at 10.1 µg/m³ (AQI 53) with a 0.91 fine-to-coarse ratio and 4 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust. AQI flat over the last 6 hours (within ±3 points).

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

PM 2.5DRIVERGood
10.1μg/m³
PM 10Good
11μg/m³
NO₂Good
2μg/m³
OzoneModerate
89μg/m³
UV IndexLow
0.1

What's driving it

Ozone × UV × Sky

Ozone at AQI 42. Overcast through the UV peak window (cloud cover ~73%) — afternoon ozone should stay flat.

Present
AQI 42
UV peak
0.1 at 1 PM
Sky at peak
overcast
Projected peak
AQI 5

PM × Wind × Precip

PM2.5 at 10.1 µg/m³ (AQI 53) with a 0.91 fine-to-coarse ratio and 4 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.

PM2.5/PM10
0.91
Wind
calm
Recent rain
0h in last 6h
Pattern
stagnant smoke
Fulton, AL
Sky cover · visibility · 24h
Cloud cover
100%
OVERCAST
100%0%−24h−18h−12h−6hnow

Visibility
47.5mi
UNLIMITED
67 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
00:42 UTC ·Fulton, AL · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · 21696x21696 px
Continental US · GOES-19 ABI
CONUS Sector · Visible · GeoColor
GOES-19 CONUS Visible · GeoColor
Daytime true-color, blue-light/IR sandwich at night
00:42 UTC ·Fulton, AL · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · 5-min cadence · 10000x6000 px
Fulton, AL
Satellite · infrared · animated
Fulton, AL
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IR · cloud-top temp© RainViewer · Carto
Fulton, AL
Almanac · Thursday, June 4
A summer fog for fair, a winter fog for rain.
Civil dawn
10:19 AM
Sunrise
5:45 AM
Daylight
14h 07m
Sunset
7:52 PM
Civil dusk
1:21 AM
Planting note
Harvest spring lettuce before it bolts. Sow heat-tolerant greens.
Fulton, AL
The moon
Waning Gibbous
88% illuminated
Moonrise
3:55 AM
Moonset
2:15 PM
In sign
♑︎ Capricorn
Fulton, AL
Microseason
Jun 1–5

Fireflies pulse through the magnolias

plant
Jan 142% of the yearDec 31

Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Fulton at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 7°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
  • Last frost: February 26 (climatological average for this latitude)
  • Microseason: Jun 1–5
  • Planting window: Harvest spring lettuce before it bolts. Sow heat-tolerant greens.

Right now in the garden

Peak growing season

As of June 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.

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.