Weather in Bristol, Connecticut
Roses open along the stoops. Day 59 of spring. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Bristol, CT
Sunday, May 17 at 1:30 AM
65
°
Partly Cloudy
Feels like
60°
Humidity
52%
Wind
10 mph
Sunrise
5:30 AM
Sunset
8:05 PM
Bristol, CT
Hour by hour · 24h
55°
29%
9p
53°
20%
10p
51°
12%
11p
51°
12a
50°
1a
49°
2a
50°
3a
49°
4a
49°
5a
49°
6a
50°
7a
52°
8a
54°
9a
56°
10a
59°
11a
59°
12p
61°
1p
63°
2p
62°
3p
64°
4p
59°
5p
60°
15%
6p
59°
7p
57°
8p
Bristol, CT
7-day forecast
- TodayMay 16Foggy—79°49°
- SundayMay 17Overcast10%87°61°
- MondayMay 18Overcast14%77°59°
- TuesdayMay 19Overcast17%94°59°
- WednesdayMay 20Showers75%91°56°
- ThursdayMay 21Overcast30%70°50°
- FridayMay 22Overcast14%63°47°
Bristol, CT
Next 24 hours · Cool now
Bristol, CT
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
From · True
SSW
199° · backing 31°
Direction
SSW
199°
Sustained
10
mph
Gust
21
mph
Peak 24h
27
avg 8
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
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Bristol, CT
Air quality
84
AQI
Moderate
- PM 2.5
- 10.7 μg/m³
- PM 10
- 13.2 μg/m³
- NO₂
- 9.9 μg/m³
- Ozone
- 99.0 μg/m³
- UV Index
- 0.0 Low
Bristol, CT
Almanac · Sunday, May 17
When the dew is on the grass, rain will never come to pass.
Civil dawn
9:00 AM
Sunrise
5:30 AM
Daylight
14h 35m
Sunset
8:05 PM
Civil dusk
12:38 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Bristol, CT
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
- Moonrise
- 9:32 AM
- Moonset
- 12:33 AM
- In sign
- ♉︎ Taurus
Bristol, CT
Microseason · 28 of 72
May 16–20
Roses open along the stoops
plant
Bristol at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 5°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: April 26 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: 28 of 72, May 16–20
- Planting window: Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Right now in the garden
Warm-season window is open
As of May 17, the last spring frost has passed for most years. Transplant tomatoes, peppers, eggplants, basil, and cucurbits (cucumbers, squash, melons) now. Direct-sow beans and corn into warm soil.