Bradford, Iowa Weather
Cicadas claim the afternoon. Day 15 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Bradford weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 5Foggy——83°64°—
- MondayJul 6Overcast——85°68°+2°
- TuesdayJul 7Overcast——83°65°-2°
- WednesdayJul 8T-storm w/ Hail47%—83°66°0°
- ThursdayJul 9Overcast47%—76°60°-7°
- FridayJul 10Light Drizzle12%—78°61°+2°
- SaturdayJul 11Light Drizzle——76°61°-2°
AQI 38 (Good), driven by PM2.5. AQI down 6 over the last 6 hours (gradual decline). PM2.5 at 5.0 µg/m³ (AQI 28) with a 0.83 fine-to-coarse ratio and 5 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.
OK No precautions needed for the general population; unusually sensitive individuals may consider limiting prolonged outdoor exertion.
What's driving it
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5 at 5.0 µg/m³ (AQI 28) with a 0.83 fine-to-coarse ratio and 5 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.83
- Wind
- light
- 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
- 11:33 PM
- Moonset
- 11:25 AM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Cicadas claim the afternoon
Bradford at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 3°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: May 2 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: Jul 1–5
- Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
ZIP code: 50041
15-Day Forecast — Bradford
- Sun83°64°7%
- Mon85°68°6%
- Tue83°65°6%
- Wed83°66°47%
- Thu76°60°47%
- Fri78°61°12%
- Sat76°61°7%
- Sun74°57°8%
- Mon81°60°10%
- Tue86°68°7%
- Wed83°64°9%
- Thu86°66°16%
- Fri87°72°19%
- Sat86°69°24%
- Sun78°61°14%
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 — Bradford
SPC includes Bradford in the general thunderstorm area today — no severe risk, but storms are possible.
- TODAYTSTMGeneral Thunderstorms
- TOMORROWTSTMGeneral Thunderstorms
- DAY 3NONENo severe risk
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 Bradford
- 50441
- 50041
- 50126