Bristol, Indiana Weather
Cicadas claim the afternoon. Day 14 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Bristol weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 4Heavy Rain69%2.4″84°70°—
- SundayJul 5Light Drizzle63%0.03″81°69°-3°
- MondayJul 6Overcast20%—80°62°-1°
- TuesdayJul 7Overcast——82°59°+2°
- WednesdayJul 8Overcast10%—83°64°+1°
- ThursdayJul 9Heavy Drizzle25%0.11″80°66°-3°
- FridayJul 10Overcast28%—79°65°-1°
AQI 32 (Good), driven by Ozone. AQI down 6 over the last 6 hours (gradual decline). Ozone at AQI 35 now. With UV 0.3 peaking around 1 PM under clear skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 8 around 1 PM.
OK No precautions needed for the general population; unusually sensitive individuals may consider limiting prolonged outdoor exertion during the projected peak around 6 PM.
What's driving it
Ozone × UV × Sky
Ozone at AQI 35 now. With UV 0.3 peaking around 1 PM under clear skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 8 around 1 PM.
- Present
- AQI 35
- UV peak
- 0.3 at 1 PM
- Sky at peak
- clear
- Projected peak
- AQI 8
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5 at 4.6 µg/m³ (AQI 26) with a 0.94 fine-to-coarse ratio and 1 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.94
- Wind
- calm
- Recent rain
- 0h in last 6h
- Pattern
- stagnant smoke
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
- 11:40 PM
- Moonset
- 10:47 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: 46507
16-Day Forecast — Bristol
- Sat84°70°69%
- Sun81°69°63%
- Mon80°62°20%
- Tue82°59°5%
- Wed83°64°10%
- Thu80°66°25%
- Fri79°65°28%
- Sat81°63°19%
- Sun70°61°8%
- Mon72°59°8%
- Tue77°61°13%
- Wed82°62°16%
- Thu84°66°45%
- Fri79°69°26%
- Sat86°68°19%
- Sun87°67°33%
Forecast data from Open-Meteo (CC BY 4.0).
Right now in the garden
Peak growing season
As of July 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.
SPC Convective Outlook
Storm Prediction Center — Bristol
SPC has placed Bristol in the Marginal Risk category for severe thunderstorms today.
- TODAYMRGLMarginal Risk
- TOMORROWTSTMGeneral Thunderstorms
- 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 Bristol
- 46507