As of 03:07 CDT

Weather in Bristol, IA

57°Current weather

Bristol, Tuesday, 13 October, 03:07

Clear. Feels like 56°. High 66°, low 52°.

Pressure29.83 inHg
Wind10.7 mph NW
Humidity85%
Visibility6.2 mi
Dew point52°

Monthly outlook for Bristol, IA: average high 58.4°, average low 46.5°. That is 1.1° above the climate normal for October. Precipitation is expected on 5 days (about 1.3 inches), against a normal of 4 days and 1.2 inches. The warmest day looks like 22 October (66.5°), the coolest 17 October (36.9°).

58.4°/46.5°
Average high / low
+1.1°
Above normal
5 / 4
Wet days / normal
1.3 in
Precipitation this month

Ten-day blocks vs climate normal

PeriodForecast highNormalDifference
13 October – 22 October60.7°57.6°+1.7°
23 October – 1 November54.5°53.6°+0.5°
2 November – 11 Novemberat normal47.8°—

October records over 66 years

86.5°1 October 2023All-time high
15.4°26 October 1981All-time low

Climate normals and records are computed from the nearest reference point — Forest City (14 mi).

Wed, 1463° / 44°0Overcast
63 °Overcast

Bristol, Wednesday, 14 October

Overcast. High 63°, low 44°.

Pressure30.21 inHg
Wind8.3 mph N
Humidity61%
Visibility6.2 mi
Dew point44°
Thu, 1559° / 48°0.24Rain
59 °Rain

Bristol, Thursday, 15 October

Rain. High 59°, low 48°.

Pressure30.12 inHg
Wind5.4 mph N
Humidity74%
Visibility3.3 mi
Dew point51°
Fri, 1653° / 42°0Mostly clear
53 °Mostly clear

Bristol, Friday, 16 October

Mostly clear. High 53°, low 42°.

Pressure30.50 inHg
Wind19.4 mph N
Humidity51%
Visibility6.2 mi
Dew point32°
Sat, 1759° / 37°0Clear
59 °Clear

Bristol, Saturday, 17 October

Clear. High 59°, low 37°.

Pressure30.33 inHg
Wind16.3 mph SW
Humidity40%
Visibility—
Dew point30°
Sun, 1862° / 46°0Overcast
62 °Overcast

Bristol, Sunday, 18 October

Overcast. High 62°, low 46°.

Pressure30.03 inHg
Wind15.7 mph SW
Humidity50%
Visibility—
Dew point37°
Mon, 1953° / 49°0.05Light rain
53 °Light rain

Bristol, Monday, 19 October

Light rain. High 53°, low 49°.

Pressure30.12 inHg
Wind11.6 mph S
Humidity83%
Visibility—
Dew point46°
Tue, 2059° / 49°0Overcast
59 °Overcast

Bristol, Tuesday, 20 October

Overcast. High 59°, low 49°.

Pressure30.09 inHg
Wind13.8 mph SE
Humidity85%
Visibility—
Dew point50°
Wed, 2166° / 57°0.11Light rain
66 °Light rain

Bristol, Wednesday, 21 October

Light rain. High 66°, low 57°.

Pressure29.97 inHg
Wind20.1 mph S
Humidity87%
Visibility—
Dew point60°
Thu, 2267° / 64°0.61Rain
67 °Rain

Bristol, Thursday, 22 October

Rain. High 67°, low 64°.

Pressure29.74 inHg
Wind20.4 mph S
Humidity89%
Visibility—
Dew point63°
Fri, 2358° / 46°0.26Rain
58 °Rain

Bristol, Friday, 23 October

Rain. High 58°, low 46°.

Pressure30.00 inHg
Wind22.3 mph W
Humidity45%
Visibility—
Dew point33°
Sat, 2451° / 41°0Clear
51 °Clear

Bristol, Saturday, 24 October

Clear. High 51°, low 41°.

Pressure30.39 inHg
Wind14.2 mph NW
Humidity43%
Visibility—
Dew point28°
Sun, 2553° / 40°0Overcast
53 °Overcast

Bristol, Sunday, 25 October

Overcast. High 53°, low 40°.

Pressure30.30 inHg
Wind11.4 mph NW
Humidity52%
Visibility—
Dew point32°
Mon, 2656° / 40°0Overcast
56 °Overcast

Bristol, Monday, 26 October

Overcast. High 56°, low 40°.

Pressure30.03 inHg
Wind13.3 mph W
Humidity58%
Visibility—
Dew point37°
Tue, 2760° / 47°0Partly cloudy
60 °Partly cloudy

Bristol, Tuesday, 27 October

Partly cloudy. High 60°, low 47°.

Pressure29.71 inHg
Wind20.7 mph NW
Humidity62%
Visibility—
Dew point46°
Wed, 2849° / 43°0Clear
49 °Clear

Bristol, Wednesday, 28 October

Clear. High 49°, low 43°.

Pressure29.94 inHg
Wind17.4 mph NW
Humidity48%
Visibility—
Dew point30°
From day 17 onward the outlook is built from 60-year climate statistics
Thu, 2953° / 37°0.07Climate normal
53 °Climate normal

Bristol, Thursday, 29 October

Climate normal for this date — 60-year average.

Average high53°
Average low37°
Average precipitation0.07 in
Chance of precipitation22%
Record high79° (2024)
Record low22° (1988)
Fri, 3053° / 38°0.07Climate normal
53 °Climate normal

Bristol, Friday, 30 October

Climate normal for this date — 60-year average.

Average high53°
Average low38°
Average precipitation0.07 in
Chance of precipitation25%
Record high74° (2024)
Record low21° (1988)
Sat, 3152° / 37°0.11Climate normal
52 °Climate normal

Bristol, Saturday, 31 October

Climate normal for this date — 60-year average.

Average high52°
Average low37°
Average precipitation0.11 in
Chance of precipitation28%
Record high72° (1968)
Record low20° (1993)
Sun, 0151° / 36°0.1Climate normal
51 °Climate normal

Bristol, Sunday, 1 November

Climate normal for this date — 60-year average.

Average high51°
Average low36°
Average precipitation0.1 in
Chance of precipitation27%
Record high71° (2022)
Record low21° (2002)
Mon, 0250° / 36°0.04Climate normal
50 °Climate normal

Bristol, Monday, 2 November

Climate normal for this date — 60-year average.

Average high50°
Average low36°
Average precipitation0.04 in
Chance of precipitation18%
Record high72° (2022)
Record low12° (1991)
Tue, 0350° / 35°0.06Climate normal
50 °Climate normal

Bristol, Tuesday, 3 November

Climate normal for this date — 60-year average.

Average high50°
Average low35°
Average precipitation0.06 in
Chance of precipitation25%
Record high71° (2008)
Record low6° (1991)
Wed, 0449° / 34°0.04Climate normal
49 °Climate normal

Bristol, Wednesday, 4 November

Climate normal for this date — 60-year average.

Average high49°
Average low34°
Average precipitation0.04 in
Chance of precipitation18%
Record high70° (2008)
Record low-8° (1991)
Thu, 0549° / 34°0.06Climate normal
49 °Climate normal

Bristol, Thursday, 5 November

Climate normal for this date — 60-year average.

Average high49°
Average low34°
Average precipitation0.06 in
Chance of precipitation28%
Record high68° (2015)
Record low15° (1991)
Fri, 0649° / 34°0.06Climate normal
49 °Climate normal

Bristol, Friday, 6 November

Climate normal for this date — 60-year average.

Average high49°
Average low34°
Average precipitation0.06 in
Chance of precipitation22%
Record high71° (2020)
Record low1° (1991)
Sat, 0749° / 33°0.01Climate normal
49 °Climate normal

Bristol, Saturday, 7 November

Climate normal for this date — 60-year average.

Average high49°
Average low33°
Average precipitation0.01 in
Chance of precipitation8%
Record high71° (2001)
Record low-15° (1991)
Sun, 0848° / 33°0.04Climate normal
48 °Climate normal

Bristol, Sunday, 8 November

Climate normal for this date — 60-year average.

Average high48°
Average low33°
Average precipitation0.04 in
Chance of precipitation18%
Record high74° (1999)
Record low-5° (1991)
Mon, 0947° / 32°0.11Climate normal
47 °Climate normal

Bristol, Monday, 9 November

Climate normal for this date — 60-year average.

Average high47°
Average low32°
Average precipitation0.11 in
Chance of precipitation28%
Record high70° (1999)
Record low13° (2018)
Tue, 1044° / 30°0.09Climate normal
44 °Climate normal

Bristol, Tuesday, 10 November

Climate normal for this date — 60-year average.

Average high44°
Average low30°
Average precipitation0.09 in
Chance of precipitation32%
Record high72° (2012)
Record low9° (2018)
Wed, 1143° / 28°0.06Climate normal
43 °Climate normal

Bristol, Wednesday, 11 November

Climate normal for this date — 60-year average.

Average high43°
Average low28°
Average precipitation0.06 in
Chance of precipitation25%
Record high67° (1964)
Record low6° (1986)

About the monthly outlook

How accurate is a 30-day forecast?

The first 16 days come from weather models — reliable for the first 3–5 days and progressively less so after that. Days 17 through 30 for Bristol, IA are built from the climate normal, the 60-year average, so they show typical weather for those dates rather than a specific forecast.

What does "above normal" mean?

We compare the forecast against the climate normal for those exact calendar days, computed from 60 years of observations. The deviation shows how much the coming month differs from a typical one.

Where do the 66-year records come from?

They are real temperature extremes recorded in Bristol, IA since 1960: the highest and lowest reading for each calendar date, with the year it happened.

How often is it updated?

The forecast portion refreshes every hour; the climate portion is based on long-term data and stays stable.