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Bristol, Virginia Weather

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

Bristol, VA
Monday, June 15 at 5:34 AM
59
°
Clear
Feels like
59°
Humidity
89%
Wind
3 mph
Sunrise
2:09 AM
Sunset
4:48 PM
Bristol, VA
Hour by hour · 24h
24-Hour ForecastBristol, VA: 24-hour forecast. Temperatures range from 58 to 79 degrees Fahrenheit.
L 58°H 79°
Bristol, VA
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    Jun 15
    Overcast
    33%
    79°58°
  2. Tuesday
    Jun 16
    Overcast
    80°56°+1°
  3. Wednesday
    Jun 17
    Drizzle
    17%
    84°57°+4°
  4. Thursday
    Jun 18
    Light Showers
    76%
    0.18″
    73°64°-11°
  5. Friday
    Jun 19
    Light Showers
    91%
    0.12″
    80°59°+7°
  6. Saturday
    Jun 20
    Overcast
    14%
    78°52°-2°
  7. Sunday
    Jun 21
    Light Drizzle
    21%
    86°56°+8°
Bristol, VA
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
SW
231° · backing 174°
Direction
SW
231°
Sustained
3
mph
Gust
16
mph
Peak 24h
21
avg 7
Beaufort · 1 · LIGHT AIR
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 7 · pk 21 @ 1:00a
01020MPHB1B2B3B4B5-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOWpk 194SUSTGUST
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Light breeze backing 174° from the sw.
Bristol, VA
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
949.9
-0.2 mb in 3h · steady · 28.05 inHg
Now
949.9
mb
3h
-0.2
mb
12h
+1.0
mb
24h
-1.5
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 949953
940945950955960-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOW952.9948.5949.7
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Deep low — expect rough seas, strong wind, and persistent rain.
Bristol, VA
Air quality
31
AQI
Good
-3 in 6h

AQI 31 (Good), driven by Ozone. AQI flat over the last 6 hours (within ±3 points). Ozone at AQI 31 now. With UV 3.3 peaking around 1 PM under partly cloudy skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 10 around 1 PM.

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

PM 2.5Good
3.4μg/m³
PM 10Good
4μg/m³
NO₂Good
2μg/m³
OzoneDRIVERModerate
66μg/m³
UV IndexLow
0.0

What's driving it

Ozone × UV × Sky

Ozone at AQI 31 now. With UV 3.3 peaking around 1 PM under partly cloudy skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 10 around 1 PM.

Present
AQI 31
UV peak
3.3 at 1 PM
Sky at peak
partly cloudy
Projected peak
AQI 10
Bristol, VA
Sky cover · visibility · 24h
Cloud cover
0%
CLEAR
100%0%−24h−18h−12h−6hnow

Visibility
30.4mi
UNLIMITED
54 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
09:34 UTC · Bristol, VA · 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
09:34 UTC · Bristol, VA · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · 5-min cadence · up to 10000 px
Bristol, VA
Satellite · infrared · animated
Bristol, VA
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IR · cloud-top temp© RainViewer · Carto
Bristol, VA
Almanac · Monday, June 15
A summer fog for fair, a winter fog for rain.
Civil dawn
5:40 AM
Sunrise
2:09 AM
Daylight
14h 39m
Sunset
4:48 PM
Civil dusk
9:20 PM
Planting note
Stake and prune tomato suckers. Watch for squash vine borers.
Bristol, VA
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
Moonrise
6:14 AM
Moonset
9:01 PM
In sign
♊︎ Gemini
Bristol, VA
Microseason
Jun 11–15

Sun climbs to its northern throne

insect
Jan 145% of the yearDec 31

Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Bristol at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 19°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
  • Last frost: March 27 (climatological average for this latitude)
  • Microseason: Jun 11–15
  • Planting window: Stake and prune tomato suckers. Watch for squash vine borers.

15-Day Forecast — Bristol

  1. Mon78°58°33%
  2. Tue80°56°2%
  3. Wed84°57°17%
  4. Thu73°64°76%
  5. Fri80°59°91%
  6. Sat78°52°14%
  7. Sun86°56°21%
  8. Mon73°65°57%
  9. Tue67°64°57%
  10. Wed74°65°37%
  11. Thu82°66°26%
  12. Fri86°65°49%
  13. Sat90°64°56%
  14. Sun91°67°49%
  15. Mon92°68°58%

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 Bristol

  • 24201
  • 24202
  • 24203
  • 24205
  • 24209

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.