Weather in Bristol, Tennessee
Roses open on the Piedmont edge. Day 59 of spring. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Bristol, TN
Sunday, May 17 at 1:30 AM
69
°
Clear
Feels like
69°
Humidity
53%
Wind
0 mph
Sunrise
6:20 AM
Sunset
8:29 PM
Bristol, TN
Hour by hour · 24h
48°
9p
46°
10p
43°
11p
42°
12a
41°
1a
40°
2a
39°
3a
38°
4a
37°
5a
36°
6a
37°
7a
41°
8a
45°
9a
53°
10a
59°
11a
63°
12p
66°
1p
69°
2p
70°
3p
72°
4p
73°
5p
72°
6p
70°
7p
66°
8p
Bristol, TN
7-day forecast
- TodayMay 16Overcast—82°46°
- SundayMay 17Overcast—88°60°
- MondayMay 18Partly Cloudy10%90°64°
- TuesdayMay 19Overcast—88°60°
- WednesdayMay 20Light Showers65%85°60°
- ThursdayMay 21Light Showers84%78°61°
- FridayMay 22Light Drizzle69%76°61°
Bristol, TN
Next 24 hours · Cold now
Bristol, TN
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
From · True
W
270° · backing 126°
Direction
W
270°
Sustained
0
mph
Gust
1
mph
Peak 24h
14
avg 4
Beaufort · 0 · CALM
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, TN
Air quality
66
AQI
Moderate
- PM 2.5
- 8.1 μg/m³
- PM 10
- 8.3 μg/m³
- NO₂
- 8.6 μg/m³
- Ozone
- 82.0 μg/m³
- UV Index
- 0.0 Low
Bristol, TN
Almanac · Sunday, May 17
When the dew is on the grass, rain will never come to pass.
Civil dawn
9:53 AM
Sunrise
6:20 AM
Daylight
14h 09m
Sunset
8:29 PM
Civil dusk
12:59 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Bristol, TN
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
- Moonrise
- 10:30 AM
- Moonset
- 12:55 AM
- In sign
- ♉︎ Taurus
Bristol, TN
Microseason · 28 of 72
May 16–20
Roses open on the Piedmont edge
insect
Bristol at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 6°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: March 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.