Bristol, VA 24203 Weather

Bristol (city) County1:09 AM EDT36.60°N, 82.19°W

Current conditions

Clear
45°
Clear
Feels like 45°
High 70°·Low 42° tonight
WindCalm
Humidity76%
Dew point37°
Pressure30.29 inHg
Visibility10.0 mi
Cloud cover9%
UV index0 Low
Sunrise7:42 AM
Sunset6:46 PM

Observed at Abingdon · 54 min ago

Forecast

10-day
  • Tonight

    Mostly clear, with a low around 42. Northeast wind around 5 mph.

  • Wednesday

    Sunny, with a high near 70. North wind 0 to 5 mph.

  • Wednesday Night

    Patchy fog between midnight and 5am. Mostly clear, with a low around 42. Northeast wind 0 to 5 mph.

National Weather Service forecast updated 6 hrs ago.

  1. Now Mostly Clear 45°
  2. 2 AM Mostly Clear 45°
  3. 3 AM Clear 44°
  4. 4 AM Clear 43°
  5. 5 AM Mostly Clear 43°
  6. 6 AM Sunny 42°
  7. 7 AM Sunny 42°
  8. 8 AM Sunny 42°
  9. 9 AM Sunny 44°
  10. 10 AM Sunny 52°
  11. 11 AM Sunny 59°
  12. 12 PM Sunny 63°
  13. 1 PM Sunny 66°
  14. 2 PM Sunny 68°
  15. 3 PM Sunny 70°
  16. 4 PM Sunny 70°
  17. 5 PM Sunny 70°
  18. 6 PM Clear 67°
  19. 7 PM Clear 63°
  20. 8 PM Clear 58°
  21. 9 PM Clear 53°
  22. 10 PM Clear 50°
  23. 11 PM Clear 49°
  24. Thu12 AM Patchy Fog 47°

10-day forecast

Details
  1. TonightOct 20 Mostly Clear Mostly Clear42°
  2. TodayOct 21 Sunny Sunny42°70°
  3. ThuOct 22 Sunny Sunny41°69°
  4. FriOct 23 Sunny Sunny41°69°
  5. SatOct 24 Sunny Sunny38°67°
  6. SunOct 25 Sunny Sunny41°69°
  7. MonOct 26 Sunny Sunny45°70°
  8. TueOct 27 Mostly Sunny Mostly Sunny69°
  9. WedOct 28 Cloudy Cloudy46°67°
  10. ThuOct 29 Cloudy Cloudy46°60°

Days after the National Weather Service's seven are MET Norway's outlook, a computer model with no forecaster's review.

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Air quality

49
Good
Fine particles (PM2.5)

Air quality is satisfactory, and air pollution poses little or no risk.

Forecast

  • WedGood (47)
  • ThuModerate (51)

Tri-Cities, TN reporting area · 1 hr ago. Data from AirNow (EPA and its state, local and tribal partners); preliminary and subject to change.

Sun & moon

Sunrise 7:42 AM
Sunset 6:46 PM
Daylight 11 h 3 min (−2 min 12 s tomorrow)
Waxing Gibbous · 74% lit
Moonrise 4:17 PM Moonset 2:53 AM
Full moon Oct 26 New moon Nov 9

Almanac

Monthly
Normal high / low68° / 42°
Record high84° (1979)
Record low22° (1952)
Wettest2.06 in (1985)
Month to date2.89 in (normal 1.61 in)

Bristol-Johnson City Area, records since 1937. Normals 1991–2020. Data from NOAA's Regional Climate Centers (ACIS).

Nearby

Forecasters' discussion

From the National Weather Service office in MRX, issued 5 hrs ago

Key Messages

Updated at 721 PM EDT Tue Oct 20 2026

- Dry weather dominates the forecast period, with cool mornings and pleasant afternoons each day. Afternoon relative humidity will remain on the lower side as well.

Discussion

Issued at 118 PM EDT Tue Oct 20 2026

Morning fog along rivers and lakes will be possible again late tonight as cold air moves over warm waters. This will probably repeat each morning for the next several days. Otherwise, we will have dry and sunny weather for the remainder of the week as a large mid/upper ridge builds to our west in a blocking pattern, and gradually shifts east.

One adjustment to the forecast grids will be to lower dewpoints, which have been too high in the NBM today. Went with NBM 10th percentile for the daytime hours through Friday.

Aviation

(00Z TAFS) Issued at 721 PM EDT Tue Oct 20 2026

High clouds will dissipate over the next few hours. VFR conditions will continue this TAF cycle. Light northeasterly winds will become more northwesterly tomorrow.

Preliminary Point Temps

Chattanooga Airport, TN 48 74 49 74 / 0 0 0 0 Knoxville McGhee Tyson Airport, TN 46 74 46 73 / 0 0 0 0 Oak Ridge, TN 46 74 47 73 / 0 0 0 0 Tri Cities Airport, TN 42 71 42 70 / 0 0 0 0

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