Bradford, Arkansas Weather
Heat settles and the rain begins. Day 90 of spring. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Bradford weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJun 17Thunderstorm——90°67°—
- ThursdayJun 18Thunderstorm18%0.04″91°74°+1°
- FridayJun 19Light Drizzle32%0.02″83°68°-8°
- SaturdayJun 20T-storm w/ Hail38%—88°69°+5°
- SundayJun 21T-storm w/ Hail39%—92°71°+4°
- MondayJun 22Showers58%0.18″75°64°-17°
- TuesdayJun 23Overcast30%—82°66°+7°
AQI 37 (Good), driven by Ozone. AQI up 6 over the last 6 hours (gradual rise). Ozone at AQI 34 — peak already passed at 1 PM under partly cloudy skies. Levels should ease through evening.
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 34 — peak already passed at 1 PM under partly cloudy skies. Levels should ease through evening.
- Present
- AQI 34
- UV peak
- 5.8 at earlier today
- Sky at peak
- partly cloudy
- Projected peak
- AQI 34
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5 at 5.8 µg/m³, PM10 at 6.6 µg/m³ — typical background levels with no transport signature.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.88
- Wind
- windy
- Recent rain
- 0h in last 6h
- Pattern
- background
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).
A summer fog for fair, a winter fog for rain.
- Moonrise
- 8:21 AM
- Moonset
- 10:28 PM
- In sign
- ♌︎ Leo
Heat settles and the rain begins
Bradford at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 8°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: March 20 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: Jun 16–20
- Planting window: Stake and prune tomato suckers. Watch for squash vine borers.
16-Day Forecast — Bradford
- Wed90°67°1%
- Thu91°74°18%
- Fri83°68°32%
- Sat88°69°38%
- Sun92°71°39%
- Mon75°64°58%
- Tue82°66°30%
- Wed84°69°24%
- Thu87°71°19%
- Fri90°70°24%
- Sat92°71°24%
- Sun90°70°22%
- Mon93°74°32%
- Tue88°71°45%
- Wed94°72°32%
- Thu94°71°23%
Forecast data from Open-Meteo (CC BY 4.0).
Right now in the garden
Peak growing season
As of June 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.
SPC Convective Outlook
Storm Prediction Center — Bradford
SPC has placed Bradford in the Marginal Risk category for severe thunderstorms tomorrow.
- TODAYNONENo severe 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 Bradford
- 72020