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Bradenton, Florida Weather

Thunderheads boil and break at dusk. Day 16 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

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

Bradenton, FL
Monday, July 6 at 7:21 AM
77
°
Clear
Feels like
86°
Humidity
88%
Wind
1 mph
Sunrise
2:40 AM
Sunset
4:29 PM
Bradenton, FL
Hour by hour · 24h
24-Hour ForecastBradenton, FL: 24-hour forecast. Temperatures range from 76 to 92 degrees Fahrenheit.
L 76°H 92°
Bradenton, FL
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    Jul 6
    Light Drizzle
    22%
    0.01″
    92°76°
  2. Tuesday
    Jul 7
    Heavy Showers
    22%
    1.1″
    89°76°-3°
  3. Wednesday
    Jul 8
    T-storm w/ Hail
    19%
    93°80°+4°
  4. Thursday
    Jul 9
    Thunderstorm
    96°80°+3°
  5. Friday
    Jul 10
    Thunderstorm
    41%
    94°77°-2°
  6. Saturday
    Jul 11
    Mostly Clear
    28%
    93°75°-1°
  7. Sunday
    Jul 12
    Mostly Clear
    15%
    92°81°-1°
Bradenton, FL
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
SSE
153° · backing 9°
Direction
SSE
153°
Sustained
1
mph
Gust
9
mph
Peak 24h
24
avg 5 mph
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 5 mph · pk 24 mph @ 6:00a
01020MPHB1B2B3B4B5-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOWpk 154SUSTGUST
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Light breeze backing 9° from the sse.
Bradenton, FL
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
1016.0
+0.3 mb in 3h · steady · 30.00 inHg
Now
1016.0
mb
3h
+0.3
mb
12h
+1.6
mb
24h
-0.5
mb
Regime · FAIR
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 10141018
9951000STORM|RAIN10051010RAIN|CHG1015CHG|FAIR10201025FAIR|DRY-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOW1017.71013.81015.9
Fair, steady air — a quiet anticyclone holds the sky.
Bradenton, FL
Air quality
26
AQI
Good
+2 in 6h

AQI 26 (Good), driven by PM2.5. AQI flat over the last 6 hours (within ±3 points). PM2.5 at 4.6 µg/m³, PM10 at 6.1 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
4.6μg/m³
PM 10Good
6μg/m³
NO₂Good
5μg/m³
OzoneGood
30μg/m³
UV IndexLow
0.1

What's driving it

PM × Wind × Precip

PM2.5 at 4.6 µg/m³, PM10 at 6.1 µg/m³ — typical background levels with no transport signature.

PM2.5/PM10
0.75
Wind
calm
Recent rain
1h in last 6h
Pattern
background
Bradenton, FL
Sky cover · visibility · 24h
Cloud cover
13%
CLEAR
100%0%−24h−18h−12h−6hnow

Visibility
29.4mi
UNLIMITED
49 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
11:21 UTC · Bradenton, FL · 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
11:21 UTC · Bradenton, FL · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · 5-min cadence · up to 10000 px
Bradenton, FL
Satellite · infrared · animated
Bradenton, FL
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IR · cloud-top temp© RainViewer · Carto
Bradenton, FL
Almanac · Monday, July 6
When the stars begin to huddle, the earth will soon become a puddle.
Civil dawn
6:15 AM
Sunrise
2:40 AM
Daylight
13h 49m
Sunset
4:29 PM
Civil dusk
8:56 PM
Planting note
Sow fall broccoli and cabbage indoors for transplant in 4 weeks.
Bradenton, FL
The moon
Last Quarter
63% illuminated
Moonrise
12:11 AM
Moonset
12:44 PM
In sign
♓︎ Pisces
Bradenton, FL
Microseason
Jul 6–10

Thunderheads boil and break at dusk

weather
Jan 151% of the yearDec 31

Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Bradenton at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 7°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
  • Last frost: January 31 (climatological average for this latitude)
  • Microseason: Jul 6–10
  • Planting window: Sow fall broccoli and cabbage indoors for transplant in 4 weeks.

ZIP codes: 34201, 34202, 34203, 34205, 34207, 34208, 34209, 34210 +2 more

15-Day Forecast — Bradenton

  1. Mon92°76°22%
  2. Tue89°76°22%
  3. Wed93°80°19%
  4. Thu96°80°9%
  5. Fri94°77°41%
  6. Sat93°75°28%
  7. Sun92°81°15%
  8. Mon92°81°13%
  9. Tue95°83°29%
  10. Wed93°84°22%
  11. Thu93°83°18%
  12. Fri92°82°39%
  13. Sat91°82°48%
  14. Sun91°81°48%
  15. Mon93°78°43%

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

Live wind & temperature near Bradenton

Right now in the garden

Peak growing season

As of July 6, 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 — Bradenton

SPC includes Bradenton 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 Bradenton

  • 34208
  • 34209
  • 34205
  • 34206
  • 34281

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.