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Bradley, Arkansas Weather

Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon. Day 15 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

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

Bradley, AR
Sunday, July 5 at 12:09 AM
75
°
Mostly Clear
Feels like
83°
Humidity
91%
Wind
3 mph
Sunrise
1:11 AM
Sunset
3:27 PM
Bradley, AR
Hour by hour · 24h
24-Hour ForecastBradley, AR: 24-hour forecast. Temperatures range from 73 to 91 degrees Fahrenheit with a 29% chance of precipitation at 4 AM.
L 73°H 91°
Bradley, AR
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    Jul 5
    Light Rain
    29%
    0.06″
    91°73°
  2. Monday
    Jul 6
    Light Drizzle
    18%
    92°75°+1°
  3. Tuesday
    Jul 7
    Heavy Drizzle
    18%
    97°71°+5°
  4. Wednesday
    Jul 8
    Thunderstorm
    94°72°-3°
  5. Thursday
    Jul 9
    Light Drizzle
    97°72°+3°
  6. Friday
    Jul 10
    Mostly Clear
    99°75°+2°
  7. Saturday
    Jul 11
    Light Drizzle
    16%
    98°75°-1°
Bradley, AR
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
E
100° · backing 46°
Direction
E
100°
Sustained
3
mph
Gust
8
mph
Peak 24h
18
avg 4
Beaufort · 1 · LIGHT AIR
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 18 @ 7:00p
0102030MPHB1B2B3B4B5B6-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOWpk 264SUSTGUST
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Light breeze backing 46° from the e.
Bradley, AR
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
1006.2
+1.9 mb in 3h · rising · 29.71 inHg
Now
1006.2
mb
3h
+1.9
mb
12h
-1.8
mb
24h
-1.1
mb
Regime · RAIN
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 10041008
1000STORM|RAIN10051010RAIN|CHG1015CHG|FAIR-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOW1008.31004.31006.2
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Pressure climbing out of the rain band — clearing edging in.
Bradley, AR
Air quality
44
AQI
Good
-4 in 6h

AQI 44 (Good), driven by PM2.5. AQI flat over the last 6 hours (within ±4 points). PM2.5 at 10.0 µg/m³, PM10 at 11.8 µg/m³ — typical background levels with no transport signature.

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

PM 2.5DRIVERGood
10.0μg/m³
PM 10Good
12μg/m³
NO₂Good
5μg/m³
OzoneGood
47μg/m³
UV IndexLow
0.0

What's driving it

PM × Wind × Precip

PM2.5 at 10.0 µg/m³, PM10 at 11.8 µg/m³ — typical background levels with no transport signature.

PM2.5/PM10
0.85
Wind
calm
Recent rain
1h in last 6h
Pattern
background
Bradley, AR
Sky cover · visibility · 24h
Cloud cover
20%
CLEAR
100%0%−24h−18h−12h−6hnow

Visibility
27.7mi
UNLIMITED
69 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
05:09 UTC · Bradley, AR · 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
05:09 UTC · Bradley, AR · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · 5-min cadence · up to 10000 px
Bradley, AR
Satellite · infrared · animated
Bradley, AR
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IR · cloud-top temp© RainViewer · Carto
Bradley, AR
Almanac · Sunday, July 5
If the first of July be rainy weather, 'twill rain more or less for four weeks together.
Civil dawn
5:43 AM
Sunrise
1:11 AM
Daylight
14h 16m
Sunset
3:27 PM
Civil dusk
8:57 PM
Planting note
Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
Bradley, AR
The moon
Waning Gibbous
76% illuminated
Moonrise
11:29 PM
Moonset
11:29 AM
In sign
♓︎ Pisces
Bradley, AR
Microseason
Jul 1–5

Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon

plant
Jan 151% of the yearDec 31

Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Bradley at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 4°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
  • Last frost: March 6 (climatological average for this latitude)
  • Microseason: Jul 1–5
  • Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.

ZIP code: 71826

15-Day Forecast — Bradley

  1. Sun91°73°29%
  2. Mon92°75°18%
  3. Tue97°71°18%
  4. Wed94°72°6%
  5. Thu97°72°4%
  6. Fri99°75°7%
  7. Sat98°75°16%
  8. Sun75°69°16%
  9. Mon81°69°16%
  10. Tue85°70°8%
  11. Wed93°72°9%
  12. Thu99°75°14%
  13. Fri98°75°19%
  14. Sat99°75°16%
  15. Sun99°73°20%

Forecast data from Open-Meteo (CC BY 4.0).

Right now in the garden

Peak growing season

As of July 5, 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 — Bradley

SPC has placed Bradley in the Marginal Risk category for severe thunderstorms today.

  • TODAYMRGLMarginal Risk
  • TOMORROWMRGLMarginal 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 Bradley

  • 71826

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.