Bradford, Iowa Weather
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Bradford weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJun 3Overcast——82°59°—
- ThursdayJun 4Drizzle39%0.04″84°63°+2°
- FridayJun 5Thunderstorm81%0.14″79°65°-5°
- SaturdayJun 6Drizzle54%—83°66°+4°
- SundayJun 7Light Showers33%—79°65°-4°
- MondayJun 8Light Showers53%0.12″74°66°-5°
- TuesdayJun 9Light Drizzle25%—86°68°+12°
Ozone at AQI 81 — peak already passed at 1 PM under clear skies. AQI up 17 in the last 6 hours — air quality is degrading. 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 81 — peak already passed at 1 PM under clear skies. Levels should ease through evening.
- Present
- AQI 81
- UV peak
- 4.5 at earlier today
- Sky at peak
- clear
- Projected peak
- AQI 81
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).
The higher the clouds, the finer the weather.
- Moonrise
- 4:16 AM
- Moonset
- 1:02 PM
- In sign
- ♑︎ Capricorn
Prairie lightning bugs rise
Bradford at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 10°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: May 2 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: Jun 1–5
- Planting window: Harvest spring lettuce before it bolts. Sow heat-tolerant greens.
Right now in the garden
Peak growing season
As of June 3, 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 Slight Risk category for severe thunderstorms day after tomorrow.
- TODAYTSTMGeneral Thunderstorms
- TOMORROWMRGLMarginal Risk
- DAY 3SLGTSlight Risk
Scattered severe storms possible. A few tornadoes, hail, and damaging wind gusts possible.
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.