West Bradenton, Florida Weather
Heat settles and the rain begins. Day 89 of spring. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
West Bradenton weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJun 16Thunderstorm14%—90°77°—
- WednesdayJun 17Thunderstorm——91°77°+1°
- ThursdayJun 18Thunderstorm——93°80°+2°
- FridayJun 19Thunderstorm——92°79°-1°
- SaturdayJun 20Thunderstorm13%—90°79°-2°
- SundayJun 21Light Drizzle13%—90°78°0°
- MondayJun 22Clear11%—91°80°+1°
AQI 24 (Good), driven by PM2.5. AQI flat over the last 6 hours (within ±3 points). PM2.5 at 6.1 µg/m³ (AQI 34) with a 0.61 fine-to-coarse ratio and 3 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.
OK No precautions needed for the general population; unusually sensitive individuals may consider limiting prolonged outdoor exertion.
What's driving it
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5 at 6.1 µg/m³ (AQI 34) with a 0.61 fine-to-coarse ratio and 3 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.61
- 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).
Cut your thistles before St. John, you will have two instead of one.
- Moonrise
- 7:54 AM
- Moonset
- 9:34 PM
- In sign
- ♋︎ Cancer
Heat settles and the rain begins
West Bradenton at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 7°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: January 31 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: Jun 16–20
- Planting window: Stake and prune tomato suckers. Watch for squash vine borers.
15-Day Forecast — West Bradenton
- Tue90°77°14%
- Wed91°77°8%
- Thu93°80°6%
- Fri92°79°8%
- Sat90°79°13%
- Sun90°78°13%
- Mon91°80°11%
- Tue92°79°18%
- Wed91°77°18%
- Thu92°78°18%
- Fri89°78°33%
- Sat88°77°33%
- Sun89°80°32%
- Mon87°81°55%
- Tue89°80°55%
Forecast data from Open-Meteo (CC BY 4.0).
Right now in the garden
Peak growing season
As of June 16, 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 — West Bradenton
SPC has placed West Bradenton in the General Thunderstorms category for severe thunderstorms today.
- TODAYTSTMGeneral Thunderstorms
- TOMORROWTSTMGeneral Thunderstorms
- DAY 3TSTMGeneral Thunderstorms
Thunderstorms possible. Not severe, but capable of producing lightning and brief heavy rain.
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 West Bradenton
- 34209