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Weather in Bradley, Arkansas

Roses open on the Piedmont edge. Day 59 of spring. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Bradley, AR
Sunday, May 17 at 4:50 AM
76
°
Clear
Feels like
77°
Humidity
66%
Wind
8 mph
Sunrise
6:14 AM
Sunset
8:07 PM
Bradley, AR
Hour by hour · 24h
72°
11p
71°
12a
70°
1a
70°
2a
69°
3a
69°
4a
68°
5a
67°
6a
67°
7a
71°
8a
74°
9a
79°
10a
82°
11a
84°
12p
87°
1p
90°
2p
90°
3p
90°
4p
90°
5p
88°
6p
86°
7p
83°
8p
81°
9p
81°
10p
L 67°H 90°
Bradley, AR
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    May 16
    Overcast
    87°73°
  2. Sunday
    May 17
    Thunderstorm
    16%
    89°71°
  3. Monday
    May 18
    Light Showers
    27%
    89°75°
  4. Tuesday
    May 19
    Light Showers
    62%
    93°66°
  5. Wednesday
    May 20
    Showers
    73%
    87°65°
  6. Thursday
    May 21
    Showers
    51%
    76°66°
  7. Friday
    May 22
    Light Drizzle
    52%
    79°67°
Bradley, AR
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
SSE
155° · steady
Direction
SSE
155°
Sustained
8
mph
Gust
19
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
avg 8 · pk 27 @ 1:00a
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Light breeze holding from the sse.
Bradley, AR
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
1001.4
-0.3 mb in 3h · steady · 29.57 inHg
Now
1001.4
mb
3h
-0.3
mb
12h
-1.8
mb
24h
-2.7
mb
Regime · RAIN
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 10011007
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Damp, unsettled regime — wet weather lingers nearby.
Bradley, AR
Air quality
56
AQI
Moderate
PM 2.5
9.2 μg/m³
PM 10
11.8 μg/m³
NO₂
2.1 μg/m³
Ozone
90.0 μg/m³
UV Index
0.0 Low
Bradley, AR
Almanac · Sunday, May 17
When the dew is on the grass, rain will never come to pass.
Civil dawn
10:48 AM
Sunrise
6:14 AM
Daylight
13h 53m
Sunset
8:07 PM
Civil dusk
1:36 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Bradley, AR
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
Moonrise
11:28 AM
Moonset
1:31 AM
In sign
♊︎ Gemini
Bradley, AR
Microseason · 28 of 72
May 16–20

Roses open on the Piedmont edge

insect
Jan 137% of the yearDec 31

Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Bradley at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 3°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
  • Last frost: March 6 (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

Peak growing season

As of May 17, 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.

ZIP codes in Bradley

Climate normals from the Open-Meteo Climate API. Köppen approximation from NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Regions. See methodology for data sources, editorial rules, and corrections. Maintainer: Brian Tighe.