Russell, Georgia Weather
Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon. Day 15 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Russell weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 5Overcast22%—94°71°—
- MondayJul 6Light Showers70%0.13″90°72°-4°
- TuesdayJul 7Light Drizzle25%—90°71°0°
- WednesdayJul 8Mostly Clear——93°70°+3°
- ThursdayJul 9Mostly Clear——94°70°+1°
- FridayJul 10Light Drizzle20%—94°70°0°
- SaturdayJul 11Thunderstorm33%—85°70°-9°
AQI 61 (Moderate), driven by PM2.5. AQI down 34 over the last 6 hours — air quality is improving sharply. PM2.5 at 23.7 µg/m³ (AQI 78) with a 0.96 fine-to-coarse ratio and 4 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.
What's driving it
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5 at 23.7 µg/m³ (AQI 78) with a 0.96 fine-to-coarse ratio and 4 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.96
- Wind
- calm
- 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).
If the first of July be rainy weather, 'twill rain more or less for four weeks together.
- Moonrise
- 11:49 PM
- Moonset
- 11:48 AM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon
Russell at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 4°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: March 11 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: Jul 1–5
- Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
15-Day Forecast — Russell
- Sun94°71°22%
- Mon90°72°70%
- Tue90°71°25%
- Wed93°70°8%
- Thu94°70°9%
- Fri94°70°20%
- Sat85°70°33%
- Sun89°70°36%
- Mon78°66°24%
- Tue91°63°12%
- Wed94°69°18%
- Thu93°69°29%
- Fri93°69°29%
- Sat92°70°32%
- Sun96°73°36%
Forecast data from Open-Meteo (CC BY 4.0).
Right now in the garden
Peak growing season
As of July 5, 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 — Russell
SPC includes Russell in the general thunderstorm area today — no severe risk, but storms are possible.
- TODAYTSTMGeneral Thunderstorms
- 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 Russell
- 30680