Bristol, Texas Weather
Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon. Day 15 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Bristol weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 5Rain21%0.14″100°78°—
- MondayJul 6Light Drizzle18%0.02″94°73°-6°
- TuesdayJul 7Overcast11%—103°73°+9°
- WednesdayJul 8Overcast——105°75°+2°
- ThursdayJul 9Overcast——104°78°-1°
- FridayJul 10Partly Cloudy——105°77°+1°
- SaturdayJul 11Overcast10%—104°77°-1°
AQI 26 (Good), driven by PM2.5. AQI down 5 over the last 6 hours (gradual decline). PM2.5 at 5.3 µg/m³ (AQI 29) with a 0.84 fine-to-coarse ratio and 4 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
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5 at 5.3 µg/m³ (AQI 29) with a 0.84 fine-to-coarse ratio and 4 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.84
- 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
- 11:40 PM
- Moonset
- 11:42 AM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon
Bristol at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 80°F — typical for the season
- Last frost: March 2 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: Jul 1–5
- Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
15-Day Forecast — Bristol
- Sun100°78°21%
- Mon94°73°18%
- Tue103°73°11%
- Wed105°75°6%
- Thu104°78°1%
- Fri105°77°4%
- Sat104°77°10%
- Sun102°75°11%
- Mon102°74°8%
- Tue107°79°5%
- Wed108°81°5%
- Thu111°79°14%
- Fri105°76°19%
- Sat98°74°20%
- Sun89°73°19%
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 — Bristol
SPC has placed Bristol in the Marginal Risk category for severe thunderstorms today.
- TODAYMRGLMarginal Risk
- TOMORROWTSTMGeneral Thunderstorms
- DAY 3NONENo severe 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 Bristol
- 75119