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Bradley, Maine Weather

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

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

Bradley, ME
Sunday, July 5 at 11:32 AM
78
°
Clear
Feels like
81°
Humidity
42%
Wind
6 mph
Sunrise
12:54 AM
Sunset
4:23 PM
Bradley, ME
Hour by hour · 24h
24-Hour ForecastBradley, ME: 24-hour forecast. Temperatures range from 59 to 83 degrees Fahrenheit.
L 59°H 83°
Bradley, ME
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    Jul 5
    Overcast
    83°57°
  2. Monday
    Jul 6
    Overcast
    80°59°-3°
  3. Tuesday
    Jul 7
    Overcast
    20%
    77°55°-3°
  4. Wednesday
    Jul 8
    Overcast
    13%
    85°51°+8°
  5. Thursday
    Jul 9
    Overcast
    22%
    90°59°+5°
  6. Friday
    Jul 10
    Overcast
    46%
    83°58°-7°
  7. Saturday
    Jul 11
    Overcast
    15%
    82°51°-1°
Bradley, ME
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
NW
325° · veering 60°
Direction
NW
325°
Sustained
6
mph
Gust
13
mph
Peak 24h
25
avg 6
Beaufort · 2 · LIGHT BRZ
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 6 · pk 25 @ 1:00p
01020MPHB1B2B3B4B5-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOWpk 204SUSTGUST
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Light breeze veering 60° from the nw.
Bradley, ME
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
1010.6
+0.6 mb in 3h · rising · 29.84 inHg
Now
1010.6
mb
3h
+0.6
mb
12h
+4.3
mb
24h
+8.5
mb
Regime · CHANGE
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 10021011
9951000STORM|RAIN10051010RAIN|CHG1015CHG|FAIR-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOW1010.61001.71010.6
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Air sits at the threshold — small shifts decide the day.
Bradley, ME
Air quality
47
AQI
Good
+8 in 6h

AQI 47 (Good), driven by PM2.5. AQI up 8 over the last 6 hours (gradual rise). PM2.5 at 9.4 µg/m³ (AQI 52) with a 0.96 fine-to-coarse ratio and 6 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.

PM 2.5DRIVERGood
9.4μg/m³
PM 10Good
10μg/m³
NO₂Good
0μg/m³
OzoneModerate
80μg/m³
UV IndexHigh
5.5

What's driving it

Ozone × UV × Sky

Ozone at AQI 38 now. With UV 6.4 peaking around 1 PM under clear skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 32 around 1 PM.

Present
AQI 38
UV peak
6.4 at 1 PM
Sky at peak
clear
Projected peak
AQI 32

PM × Wind × Precip

PM2.5 at 9.4 µg/m³ (AQI 52) with a 0.96 fine-to-coarse ratio and 6 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.

PM2.5/PM10
0.96
Wind
light
Recent rain
0h in last 6h
Pattern
stagnant smoke
Bradley, ME
Sky cover · visibility · 24h
Cloud cover
0%
CLEAR
100%0%−24h−18h−12h−6hnow

Visibility
104.8mi
UNLIMITED
116 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
15:32 UTC · Bradley, ME · 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
15:32 UTC · Bradley, ME · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · 5-min cadence · up to 10000 px
Bradley, ME
Satellite · infrared · animated
Bradley, ME
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IR · cloud-top temp© RainViewer · Carto
Bradley, ME
Almanac · Sunday, July 5
If the first of July be rainy weather, 'twill rain more or less for four weeks together.
Civil dawn
4:18 AM
Sunrise
12:54 AM
Daylight
15h 29m
Sunset
4:23 PM
Civil dusk
9:01 PM
Planting note
Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
Bradley, ME
The moon
Waning Gibbous
71% illuminated
Moonrise
10:55 PM
Moonset
10:41 AM
In sign
♓︎ Pisces
Bradley, ME
Microseason
Jul 1–5

Cicadas claim the afternoon

fish
Jan 151% of the yearDec 31

Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Bradley at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 11°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
  • Last frost: May 15 (climatological average for this latitude)
  • Microseason: Jul 1–5
  • Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.

ZIP code: 04411

16-Day Forecast — Bradley

  1. Sun82°57°5%
  2. Mon80°59°2%
  3. Tue77°55°20%
  4. Wed85°51°13%
  5. Thu90°59°22%
  6. Fri83°58°46%
  7. Sat82°51°15%
  8. Sun79°53°18%
  9. Mon81°52°18%
  10. Tue78°53°21%
  11. Wed85°64°29%
  12. Thu83°60°26%
  13. Fri87°56°48%
  14. Sat85°63°25%
  15. Sun84°54°26%
  16. Mon75°58°35%

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.

ZIP codes in Bradley

  • 04411

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.