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Brighton, Tennessee Weather

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

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

Brighton, TN
Sunday, July 5 at 4:20 PM
89
°
Overcast
Feels like
96°
Humidity
56%
Wind
8 mph
Sunrise
12:49 AM
Sunset
3:17 PM
Brighton, TN
Hour by hour · 24h
24-Hour ForecastBrighton, TN: 24-hour forecast. Temperatures range from 71 to 90 degrees Fahrenheit.
L 71°H 90°
Brighton, TN
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    Jul 5
    Showers
    17%
    0.37″
    90°74°
  2. Monday
    Jul 6
    Overcast
    15%
    88°71°-2°
  3. Tuesday
    Jul 7
    Overcast
    22%
    88°72°
  4. Wednesday
    Jul 8
    Light Showers
    19%
    91°72°+3°
  5. Thursday
    Jul 9
    Light Drizzle
    10%
    94°72°+3°
  6. Friday
    Jul 10
    Overcast
    21%
    95°78°+1°
  7. Saturday
    Jul 11
    Mostly Clear
    30%
    95°78°
Brighton, TN
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
W
281° · veering 108°
Direction
W
281°
Sustained
8
mph
Gust
10
mph
Peak 24h
17
avg 5
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 5 · pk 17 @ 6:00p
01020MPHB1B2B3B4B5-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOWpk 206SUSTGUST
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Light breeze veering 108° from the w.
Brighton, TN
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
999.6
-1.5 mb in 3h · falling · 29.52 inHg
Now
999.6
mb
3h
-1.5
mb
12h
-1.2
mb
24h
-1.7
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 10001002
9951000STORM|RAIN10051010RAIN|CHG1015CHG|FAIR10201025FAIR|DRY1030-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOW1002.0999.7999.7
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Deep low still deepening — rough seas, strong wind, persistent rain.
Brighton, TN
Air quality
47
AQI
Good
+5 in 6hPeak ~53 @ 11 PM

AQI 47 (Good), driven by Ozone. AQI up 5 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.

PM 2.5Good
4.7μg/m³
PM 10Good
5μg/m³
NO₂Good
2μg/m³
OzoneDRIVERUnhealthy SG
109μg/m³
UV IndexLow
1.6

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
1.4 at earlier today
Sky at peak
partly cloudy
Projected peak
AQI 53

PM × Wind × Precip

PM scrubbed by 2 hours of recent rain — PM2.5 down to 4.7 µg/m³, PM10 to 5.0 µg/m³.

PM2.5/PM10
0.94
Wind
light
Recent rain
2h in last 6h
Pattern
washed out
Brighton, TN
Sky cover · visibility · 24h
Cloud cover
83%
MOSTLY CLOUDY
100%0%−24h−18h−12h−6hnow

Visibility
74.8mi
UNLIMITED
76 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
21:20 UTC · Brighton, TN · 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
21:20 UTC · Brighton, TN · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · 5-min cadence · up to 10000 px
Brighton, TN
Satellite · infrared · animated
Brighton, TN
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IR · cloud-top temp© RainViewer · Carto
Brighton, TN
Almanac · Sunday, July 5
If the first of July be rainy weather, 'twill rain more or less for four weeks together.
Civil dawn
5:20 AM
Sunrise
12:49 AM
Daylight
14h 28m
Sunset
3:17 PM
Civil dusk
8:48 PM
Planting note
Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
Brighton, TN
The moon
Waning Gibbous
69% illuminated
Moonrise
11:14 PM
Moonset
11:12 AM
In sign
♓︎ Pisces
Brighton, TN
Microseason
Jul 1–5

Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon

plant
Jan 151% of the yearDec 31

Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Brighton at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 13°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
  • Last frost: March 20 (climatological average for this latitude)
  • Microseason: Jul 1–5
  • Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.

ZIP code: 38011

16-Day Forecast — Brighton

  1. Sun88°74°17%
  2. Mon88°71°15%
  3. Tue88°72°22%
  4. Wed91°72°19%
  5. Thu94°72°10%
  6. Fri95°78°21%
  7. Sat95°78°30%
  8. Sun94°73°26%
  9. Mon96°70°21%
  10. Tue82°64°6%
  11. Wed82°63°6%
  12. Thu93°67°25%
  13. Fri95°75°26%
  14. Sat90°73°29%
  15. Sun89°69°31%
  16. Mon90°69°32%

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 — Brighton

SPC includes Brighton 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 Brighton

  • 38011

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.