Bristol, Connecticut Weather
Cicadas claim the afternoon. Day 15 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Bristol weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 5Drizzle38%0.04″82°68°—
- MondayJul 6Rain83%1.3″72°61°-10°
- TuesdayJul 7Light Drizzle80%0.01″69°59°-3°
- WednesdayJul 8Overcast22%—77°57°+8°
- ThursdayJul 9Overcast17%—77°59°0°
- FridayJul 10Light Drizzle50%0.01″83°65°+6°
- SaturdayJul 11Overcast28%—81°58°-2°
AQI 35 (Good), driven by PM2.5. AQI down 19 over the last 6 hours — air quality is improving sharply. PM scrubbed by 2 hours of recent rain — PM2.5 down to 5.8 µg/m³, PM10 to 5.9 µg/m³.
OK No precautions needed for the general population; unusually sensitive individuals may consider limiting prolonged outdoor exertion.
What's driving it
PM × Wind × Precip
PM scrubbed by 2 hours of recent rain — PM2.5 down to 5.8 µg/m³, PM10 to 5.9 µg/m³.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.98
- Wind
- light
- Recent rain
- 2h in last 6h
- Pattern
- washed out
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).
If the first of July be rainy weather, 'twill rain more or less for four weeks together.
- Moonrise
- 11:09 PM
- Moonset
- 11:01 AM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Cicadas claim the afternoon
Bristol at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 71°F — typical for the season
- Last frost: April 26 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: Jul 1–5
- Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
ZIP code: 06010
15-Day Forecast — Bristol
- Sun80°68°38%
- Mon72°61°83%
- Tue69°59°80%
- Wed77°57°22%
- Thu77°59°17%
- Fri83°65°50%
- Sat81°58°28%
- Sun80°59°32%
- Mon65°55°20%
- Tue80°56°22%
- Wed81°63°22%
- Thu85°62°32%
- Fri85°68°29%
- Sat84°65°39%
- Sun86°65°48%
Forecast data from Open-Meteo (CC BY 4.0).
Live wind & temperature near Bristol
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 — Bristol
SPC includes Bristol in the general thunderstorm area today — no severe risk, but storms are possible.
- 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 Bristol
- 06010
- 06011