Bradford, Tennessee Weather
Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon. Day 15 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Bradford weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 5Heavy Drizzle55%0.04″89°70°—
- MondayJul 6Overcast15%—86°70°-3°
- TuesdayJul 7Drizzle27%—85°71°-1°
- WednesdayJul 8Light Showers11%—88°71°+3°
- ThursdayJul 9Light Showers11%—91°70°+3°
- FridayJul 10Overcast37%—93°76°+2°
- SaturdayJul 11Light Drizzle43%—91°73°-2°
AQI 43 (Good), driven by Ozone. AQI up 6 over the last 6 hours (gradual rise). Ozone at AQI 53 — peak already passed at 1 PM under partly cloudy skies. Levels should ease through evening.
OK No precautions needed for the general population; unusually sensitive individuals may consider limiting prolonged outdoor exertion.
What's driving it
Ozone × UV × Sky
Ozone at AQI 53 — peak already passed at 1 PM under partly cloudy skies. Levels should ease through evening.
- Present
- AQI 53
- UV peak
- 1.7 at earlier today
- Sky at peak
- partly cloudy
- Projected peak
- AQI 53
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5 at 6.7 µg/m³, PM10 at 7.1 µg/m³ — typical background levels with no transport signature.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.94
- Wind
- breezy
- Recent rain
- 1h in last 6h
- Pattern
- background
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
- 11:10 PM
- Moonset
- 11:08 AM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon
Bradford at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 12°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: March 23 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: Jul 1–5
- Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
ZIP code: 38316
16-Day Forecast — Bradford
- Sun90°70°55%
- Mon86°70°15%
- Tue85°71°27%
- Wed88°71°11%
- Thu91°70°11%
- Fri93°76°37%
- Sat91°73°43%
- Sun90°73°26%
- Mon93°69°10%
- Tue79°63°8%
- Wed82°60°10%
- Thu88°63°25%
- Fri89°68°29%
- Sat90°72°32%
- Sun88°68°35%
- Mon88°68°30%
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 has placed Bradford 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 Bradford
- 38316