Bradley, Arkansas Weather
Heat settles and the rain begins. Day 90 of spring. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Bradley weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJun 17Thunderstorm——89°72°—
- ThursdayJun 18Thunderstorm16%—93°75°+4°
- FridayJun 19T-storm w/ Hvy Hail63%—91°72°-2°
- SaturdayJun 20Thunderstorm43%0.04″86°70°-5°
- SundayJun 21Thunderstorm20%—97°74°+11°
- MondayJun 22Light Drizzle23%—83°69°-14°
- TuesdayJun 23T-storm w/ Hail28%—87°68°+4°
AQI 26 (Good), driven by PM2.5. AQI down 6 over the last 6 hours (gradual decline). PM2.5 at 10.3 µg/m³ (AQI 53) with a 0.98 fine-to-coarse ratio and 5 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 during the projected peak around 5 PM.
What's driving it
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5 at 10.3 µg/m³ (AQI 53) with a 0.98 fine-to-coarse ratio and 5 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.98
- Wind
- light
- 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).
A summer fog for fair, a winter fog for rain.
- Moonrise
- 8:37 AM
- Moonset
- 10:30 PM
- In sign
- ♋︎ Cancer
Heat settles and the rain begins
Bradley at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 10°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: March 6 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: Jun 16–20
- Planting window: Stake and prune tomato suckers. Watch for squash vine borers.
15-Day Forecast — Bradley
- Wed89°72°5%
- Thu93°75°16%
- Fri91°72°63%
- Sat86°70°43%
- Sun97°74°20%
- Mon83°69°23%
- Tue87°68°28%
- Wed84°69°35%
- Thu93°70°19%
- Fri95°70°9%
- Sat96°74°9%
- Sun92°67°14%
- Mon91°68°19%
- Tue93°67°29%
- Wed95°70°20%
Forecast data from Open-Meteo (CC BY 4.0).
Right now in the garden
Peak growing season
As of June 17, 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 — Bradley
SPC has placed Bradley in the General Thunderstorms category for severe thunderstorms tomorrow.
- TODAYNONENo severe risk
- 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 Bradley
- 71826