Bradford, Tennessee Weather
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Bradford weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 4Overcast19%—91°69°—
- SundayJul 5Overcast26%—91°73°0°
- MondayJul 6Overcast17%—88°69°-3°
- TuesdayJul 7Overcast12%—87°68°-1°
- WednesdayJul 8Clear10%—90°68°+3°
- ThursdayJul 9Overcast18%—93°71°+3°
- FridayJul 10Overcast45%—88°78°-5°
AQI 67 (Moderate), driven by PM2.5. AQI up 23 in the last 6 hours — air quality is degrading. PM2.5 at 7.3 µg/m³ (AQI 41) with a 0.90 fine-to-coarse ratio and 3 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
Ozone × UV × Sky
Ozone at AQI 41 now. With UV 0.0 peaking around 1 PM under clear skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 10 around 1 PM.
- Present
- AQI 41
- UV peak
- 0.0 at 1 PM
- Sky at peak
- clear
- Projected peak
- AQI 10
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5 at 7.3 µg/m³ (AQI 41) with a 0.90 fine-to-coarse ratio and 3 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.90
- 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
- 11:10 PM
- Moonset
- 11:08 AM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon
Bradford at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 7°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
- Sat91°69°19%
- Sun91°73°26%
- Mon88°69°17%
- Tue87°68°12%
- Wed90°68°10%
- Thu93°71°18%
- Fri88°78°45%
- Sat87°72°45%
- Sun75°67°25%
- Mon84°64°17%
- Tue88°67°8%
- Wed89°71°18%
- Thu89°71°33%
- Fri89°73°42%
- Sat92°74°29%
- Sun93°76°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.
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 3TSTMGeneral Thunderstorms
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
- 38316