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Bradford, Tennessee Weather

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

Bradford, TN
Thursday, June 4 at 10:01 PM
82
°
Clear
Feels like
80°
Humidity
39%
Wind
8 mph
Sunrise
5:38 AM
Sunset
8:08 PM
Bradford, TN
Hour by hour · 24h
24-Hour ForecastBradford, TN: 24-hour forecast. Temperatures range from 63 to 85 degrees Fahrenheit.
L 63°H 85°
Bradford, TN
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    Jun 4
    Overcast
    83°60°
  2. Friday
    Jun 5
    Overcast
    85°63°+2°
  3. Saturday
    Jun 6
    Drizzle
    86°67°+1°
  4. Sunday
    Jun 7
    Light Showers
    69%
    0.01″
    80°71°-6°
  5. Monday
    Jun 8
    Showers
    72%
    0.07″
    86°71°+6°
  6. Tuesday
    Jun 9
    Drizzle
    48%
    0.01″
    87°71°+1°
  7. Wednesday
    Jun 10
    Light Drizzle
    31%
    87°70°
Bradford, TN
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
SSE
156° · veering 37°
Direction
SSE
156°
Sustained
8
mph
Gust
11
mph
Peak 24h
15
avg 6
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 6 · pk 15 @ 8:00a
01020MPHB1B2B3B4B5-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOWpk 2010SUSTGUST
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Light breeze veering 37° from the sse.
Bradford, TN
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
1005.2
+0.3 mb in 3h · steady · 29.68 inHg
Now
1005.2
mb
3h
+0.3
mb
12h
-3.9
mb
24h
-2.8
mb
Regime · RAIN
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 10041009
1000STORM|RAIN10051010RAIN|CHG1015CHG|FAIR-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOW1009.21004.31004.9
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Damp, unsettled regime — wet weather lingers nearby.
Bradford, TN
Air quality
48
AQI
Good
+18 in 6h

Ozone at AQI 48 — peak already passed at 1 PM under partly cloudy skies. AQI up 18 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.

PM 2.5Good
3.6μg/m³
PM 10Good
4μg/m³
NO₂Good
2μg/m³
OzoneDRIVERUnhealthy SG
102μg/m³
UV IndexLow
2.0

What's driving it

Ozone × UV × Sky

Ozone at AQI 48 — peak already passed at 1 PM under partly cloudy skies. Levels should ease through evening.

Present
AQI 48
UV peak
1.7 at earlier today
Sky at peak
partly cloudy
Projected peak
AQI 48
Bradford, TN
Sky cover · visibility · 24h
Cloud cover
3%
CLEAR
100%0%−24h−18h−12h−6hnow

Visibility
106.8mi
UNLIMITED
108 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
22:01 UTC ·Bradford, TN · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · 21696x21696 px
Continental US · GOES-19 ABI
CONUS Sector · Visible · GeoColor
GOES-19 CONUS Visible · GeoColor
Daytime true-color, blue-light/IR sandwich at night
22:01 UTC ·Bradford, TN · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · 5-min cadence · 10000x6000 px
Bradford, TN
Satellite · infrared · animated
Bradford, TN
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IR · cloud-top temp© RainViewer · Carto
Bradford, TN
Almanac · Thursday, June 4
A summer fog for fair, a winter fog for rain.
Civil dawn
10:10 AM
Sunrise
5:38 AM
Daylight
14h 30m
Sunset
8:08 PM
Civil dusk
1:39 AM
Planting note
Harvest spring lettuce before it bolts. Sow heat-tolerant greens.
Bradford, TN
The moon
Waning Gibbous
82% illuminated
Moonrise
4:12 AM
Moonset
2:08 PM
In sign
♒︎ Aquarius
Bradford, TN
Microseason
Jun 1–5

Fireflies pulse through the magnolias

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Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Bradford at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 3°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
  • Last frost: March 23 (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 4, 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 General Thunderstorms category for severe thunderstorms day after tomorrow.

  • TODAYNONENo severe risk
  • TOMORROWNONENo severe risk
  • 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 Bradford

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.