Bristol, Virginia Weather
Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon. Day 14 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Bristol weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 4Overcast25%—86°69°—
- SundayJul 5Heavy Rain33%0.35″91°69°+5°
- MondayJul 6Drizzle66%—87°69°-4°
- TuesdayJul 7Light Showers48%—86°66°-1°
- WednesdayJul 8Light Drizzle14%0.01″84°63°-2°
- ThursdayJul 9Overcast23%—88°61°+4°
- FridayJul 10Light Drizzle57%—89°62°+1°
AQI 47 (Good), driven by Ozone. AQI flat over the last 6 hours (within ±3 points). Ozone at AQI 50 now. With UV 0.5 peaking around 1 PM under clear skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 12 around 1 PM.
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 50 now. With UV 0.5 peaking around 1 PM under clear skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 12 around 1 PM.
- Present
- AQI 50
- UV peak
- 0.5 at 1 PM
- Sky at peak
- clear
- Projected peak
- AQI 12
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5 at 7.9 µg/m³ (AQI 44) with a 0.91 fine-to-coarse ratio and 4 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.91
- 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
- 11:18 PM
- Moonset
- 10:37 AM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon
Bristol at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 11°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: March 27 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: Jul 1–5
- Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
ZIP codes: 24201, 24202
16-Day Forecast — Bristol
- Sat86°69°25%
- Sun91°69°33%
- Mon87°69°66%
- Tue86°66°48%
- Wed84°63°14%
- Thu88°61°23%
- Fri89°62°57%
- Sat82°66°68%
- Sun72°61°49%
- Mon78°55°28%
- Tue83°57°20%
- Wed87°64°49%
- Thu84°64°58%
- Fri86°66°74%
- Sat84°66°78%
- Sun85°65°75%
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 — Bristol
SPC has placed Bristol in the Marginal Risk category for severe thunderstorms today.
- TODAYMRGLMarginal Risk
- TOMORROWMRGLMarginal Risk
- 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 Bristol
- 24201
- 24202
- 24203
- 24205
- 24209