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Bristow, Nebraska Weather

Warm wind sweeps the tallgrass. Day 16 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

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

Bristow, NE
Monday, July 6 at 2:10 PM
90
°
Clear
Feels like
96°
Humidity
48%
Wind
10 mph
Sunrise
1:02 AM
Sunset
4:15 PM
Bristow, NE
Hour by hour · 24h
24-Hour ForecastBristow, NE: 24-hour forecast. Temperatures range from 70 to 94 degrees Fahrenheit.
L 70°H 94°
Bristow, NE
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    Jul 6
    Overcast
    94°69°
  2. Tuesday
    Jul 7
    Overcast
    13%
    96°70°+2°
  3. Wednesday
    Jul 8
    Light Drizzle
    31%
    94°72°-2°
  4. Thursday
    Jul 9
    Overcast
    27%
    96°64°+2°
  5. Friday
    Jul 10
    Showers
    13%
    95°66°-1°
  6. Saturday
    Jul 11
    Overcast
    104°70°+9°
  7. Sunday
    Jul 12
    Clear
    110°72°+6°
Bristow, NE
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
S
189° · veering 97°
Direction
S
189°
Sustained
10
mph
Gust
13
mph
Peak 24h
23
avg 7 mph
Beaufort · 3 · GENTLE 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 7 mph · pk 23 mph @ 8:00a
010203040MPHB1B2B3B4B5B6B7B8-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOWpk 3313SUSTGUST
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Light breeze veering 97° from the s.
Bristow, NE
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
961.4
-1.8 mb in 3h · falling · 28.39 inHg
Now
961.4
mb
3h
-1.8
mb
12h
-1.2
mb
24h
-3.1
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 961965
955960965970-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOW964.5961.4961.4
Deep low still deepening — rough seas, strong wind, persistent rain.
Bristow, NE
Air quality
39
AQI
Good
+4 in 6hPeak ~51 @ 11 PM

AQI 39 (Good), driven by Ozone. AQI flat over the last 6 hours (within ±4 points). Ozone at AQI 66 now. With UV 9.3 peaking around 1 PM under clear skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 82.

OK No precautions needed for the general population; unusually sensitive individuals may consider limiting prolonged outdoor exertion.

PM 2.5Good
4.3μg/m³
PM 10Good
5μg/m³
NO₂Good
1μg/m³
OzoneDRIVERUnhealthy SG
117μg/m³
UV IndexVery high
9.3

What's driving it

Ozone × UV × Sky

Ozone at AQI 66 now. With UV 9.3 peaking around 1 PM under clear skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 82.

Present
AQI 66
UV peak
9.3 at 1 PM
Sky at peak
clear
Projected peak
AQI 82
Bristow, NE
Sky cover · visibility · 24h
Cloud cover
0%
CLEAR
100%0%−24h−18h−12h−6hnow

Visibility
84.2mi
UNLIMITED
86 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
19:10 UTC · Bristow, NE · 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
19:10 UTC · Bristow, NE · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · 5-min cadence · up to 10000 px
Bristow, NE
Satellite · infrared · animated
Bristow, NE
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IR · cloud-top temp© RainViewer · Carto
Bristow, NE
Almanac · Monday, July 6
When the stars begin to huddle, the earth will soon become a puddle.
Civil dawn
5:28 AM
Sunrise
1:02 AM
Daylight
15h 13m
Sunset
4:15 PM
Civil dusk
9:51 PM
Planting note
Sow fall broccoli and cabbage indoors for transplant in 4 weeks.
Bristow, NE
The moon
Last Quarter
60% illuminated
Moonrise
12:15 AM
Moonset
12:58 PM
In sign
♈︎ Aries
Bristow, NE
Microseason
Jul 6–10

Warm wind sweeps the tallgrass

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Bristow at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 21°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
  • Last frost: May 3 (climatological average for this latitude)
  • Microseason: Jul 6–10
  • Planting window: Sow fall broccoli and cabbage indoors for transplant in 4 weeks.

ZIP code: 68719

16-Day Forecast — Bristow

  1. Mon94°69°5%
  2. Tue96°70°13%
  3. Wed94°72°31%
  4. Thu96°64°27%
  5. Fri95°66°13%
  6. Sat104°70°4%
  7. Sun110°72°2%
  8. Mon110°81°2%
  9. Tue113°83°4%
  10. Wed97°72°11%
  11. Thu82°62°17%
  12. Fri81°59°13%
  13. Sat89°59°13%
  14. Sun92°65°13%
  15. Mon98°64°12%
  16. Tue95°65°19%

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

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 — Bristow

SPC has placed Bristow in the Marginal Risk category for severe thunderstorms today.

  • TODAYMRGLMarginal Risk
  • TOMORROWMRGLMarginal Risk
  • DAY 3MRGLMarginal Risk

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 Bristow

  • 68719

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.