Brighton, Tennessee Weather
Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon. Day 14 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Brighton weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 4Showers18%0.27″93°72°—
- SundayJul 5Heavy Rain25%1.9″89°72°-4°
- MondayJul 6Thunderstorm21%—89°70°0°
- TuesdayJul 7Overcast——87°69°-2°
- WednesdayJul 8Overcast——91°67°+4°
- ThursdayJul 9Light Drizzle17%—94°71°+3°
- FridayJul 10Mostly Clear39%—95°78°+1°
AQI 65 (Moderate), driven by Ozone. AQI up 33 in the last 6 hours — air quality is degrading. Ozone at AQI 75 — peak already passed at 1 PM under clear 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 75 — peak already passed at 1 PM under clear skies. Levels should ease through evening.
- Present
- AQI 75
- UV peak
- 1.8 at earlier today
- Sky at peak
- clear
- Projected peak
- AQI 75
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5 at 12.3 µg/m³, PM10 at 15.1 µg/m³ — typical background levels with no transport signature.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.81
- Wind
- calm
- 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
- 10:48 PM
- Moonset
- 10:09 AM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon
Brighton at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 10°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
- Sat93°72°18%
- Sun89°72°25%
- Mon89°70°21%
- Tue87°69°8%
- Wed91°67°8%
- Thu94°71°17%
- Fri95°78°39%
- Sat83°72°39%
- Sun78°65°23%
- Mon80°62°10%
- Tue83°62°9%
- Wed85°65°21%
- Thu83°68°29%
- Fri89°71°45%
- Sat86°71°27%
- Sun75°69°26%
Forecast data from Open-Meteo (CC BY 4.0).
Right now in the garden
Peak growing season
As of July 4, 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 has placed Brighton 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 Brighton
- 38011