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Bradford, Rhode Island Weather

Solstice approaches — longest light. Day 88 of spring. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Bradford weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar

Bradford, RI
Monday, June 15 at 12:21 PM
78
°
Mostly Clear
Feels like
81°
Humidity
55%
Wind
9 mph
Sunrise
1:12 AM
Sunset
4:22 PM
Bradford, RI
Hour by hour · 24h
24-Hour ForecastBradford, RI: 24-hour forecast. Temperatures range from 58 to 80 degrees Fahrenheit.
L 58°H 80°
Bradford, RI
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    Jun 15
    Drizzle
    82%
    0.05″
    80°64°
  2. Tuesday
    Jun 16
    Overcast
    73°58°-7°
  3. Wednesday
    Jun 17
    Light Drizzle
    73°55°
  4. Thursday
    Jun 18
    Heavy Drizzle
    20%
    0.03″
    85°62°+12°
  5. Friday
    Jun 19
    Overcast
    25%
    83°63°-2°
  6. Saturday
    Jun 20
    Mostly Clear
    13%
    79°57°-4°
  7. Sunday
    Jun 21
    Overcast
    79°55°
Bradford, RI
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
NW
305° · veering 114°
Direction
NW
305°
Sustained
9
mph
Gust
14
mph
Peak 24h
30
avg 9
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 9 · pk 30 @ 12:00a
0102030MPHB1B2B3B4B5B6-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOWpk 267SUSTGUST
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Light breeze veering 114° from the nw.
Bradford, RI
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
1001.4
+1.4 mb in 3h · rising · 29.57 inHg
Now
1001.4
mb
3h
+1.4
mb
12h
-2.9
mb
24h
-7.9
mb
Regime · RAIN
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 9991009
9951000STORM|RAIN10051010RAIN|CHG1015CHG|FAIR-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOW1009.2999.01001.3
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Pressure climbing out of the rain band — clearing edging in.
Bradford, RI
Air quality
53
AQI
Moderate
-2 in 6h

AQI 53 (Moderate), driven by Ozone. AQI flat over the last 6 hours (within ±3 points). Ozone at AQI 46 now. With UV 8.8 peaking around 1 PM under partly cloudy skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 38 around 1 PM.

OK No precautions needed for the general population; unusually sensitive individuals may consider limiting prolonged outdoor exertion.

PM 2.5Good
3.3μg/m³
PM 10Good
4μg/m³
NO₂Good
1μg/m³
OzoneDRIVERModerate
98μg/m³
UV IndexVery high
8.5

What's driving it

Ozone × UV × Sky

Ozone at AQI 46 now. With UV 8.8 peaking around 1 PM under partly cloudy skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 38 around 1 PM.

Present
AQI 46
UV peak
8.8 at 1 PM
Sky at peak
partly cloudy
Projected peak
AQI 38
Bradford, RI
Sky cover · visibility · 24h
Cloud cover
28%
MOSTLY CLEAR
100%0%−24h−18h−12h−6hnow

Visibility
66.1mi
UNLIMITED
73 mi0 mi−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Earth · GOES-19 ABI
Full Disk · Visible · GeoColor
GOES-19 full disk Visible · GeoColor
True-color daytime, blue/IR sandwich at night
16:21 UTC · Bradford, RI · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · up to 10848 px
Continental US · GOES-19 ABI
CONUS Sector · Visible · GeoColor
GOES-19 CONUS Visible · GeoColor
Daytime true-color, blue-light/IR sandwich at night
16:21 UTC · Bradford, RI · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · 5-min cadence · up to 10000 px
Bradford, RI
Satellite · infrared · animated
Bradford, RI
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IR · cloud-top temp© RainViewer · Carto
Bradford, RI
Almanac · Monday, June 15
A summer fog for fair, a winter fog for rain.
Civil dawn
4:40 AM
Sunrise
1:12 AM
Daylight
15h 10m
Sunset
4:22 PM
Civil dusk
8:57 PM
Planting note
Stake and prune tomato suckers. Watch for squash vine borers.
Bradford, RI
The moon
New Moon
1% illuminated
Moonrise
5:10 AM
Moonset
8:36 PM
In sign
♋︎ Cancer
Bradford, RI
Microseason
Jun 11–15

Solstice approaches — longest light

cultural
Jan 145% of the yearDec 31

Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Bradford at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 4°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
  • Last frost: April 24 (climatological average for this latitude)
  • Microseason: Jun 11–15
  • Planting window: Stake and prune tomato suckers. Watch for squash vine borers.

16-Day Forecast — Bradford

  1. Mon80°64°82%
  2. Tue73°58°0%
  3. Wed73°55°7%
  4. Thu85°62°20%
  5. Fri83°63°25%
  6. Sat79°57°13%
  7. Sun79°55°9%
  8. Mon60°56°28%
  9. Tue80°51°26%
  10. Wed77°53°19%
  11. Thu78°55°8%
  12. Fri77°54°26%
  13. Sat84°57°23%
  14. Sun80°65°22%
  15. Mon87°69°29%
  16. Tue93°70°32%

Forecast data from Open-Meteo (CC BY 4.0).

Right now in the garden

Peak growing season

As of June 15, 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 Bradford

  • 02891
  • 02808

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.