Russell, Georgia Weather
Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon. Day 14 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Russell weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 4Light Drizzle—0.01″96°72°—
- SundayJul 5Light Rain52%0.06″97°77°+1°
- MondayJul 6Heavy Drizzle51%0.09″95°70°-2°
- TuesdayJul 7Showers25%0.01″92°71°-3°
- WednesdayJul 8Light Showers16%—89°70°-3°
- ThursdayJul 9Showers20%—91°70°+2°
- FridayJul 10Overcast18%—93°72°+2°
AQI 61 (Moderate), driven by PM2.5. AQI flat over the last 6 hours (within ±3 points). PM2.5 at 18.7 µg/m³ (AQI 69) with a 0.94 fine-to-coarse ratio and 1 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 18.7 µg/m³ (AQI 69) with a 0.94 fine-to-coarse ratio and 1 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.94
- 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
- 11:21 PM
- Moonset
- 10:46 AM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon
Russell at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 79°F — typical for the season
- Last frost: March 11 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: Jul 1–5
- Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
16-Day Forecast — Russell
- Sat95°72°6%
- Sun97°75°52%
- Mon95°70°51%
- Tue92°71°25%
- Wed89°70°16%
- Thu91°70°20%
- Fri93°72°18%
- Sat91°73°28%
- Sun92°73°19%
- Mon88°69°11%
- Tue76°67°10%
- Wed77°64°30%
- Thu87°63°29%
- Fri75°70°33%
- Sat79°68°35%
- Sun90°71°42%
Forecast data from Open-Meteo (CC BY 4.0).
Right now in the garden
Peak growing season
As of July 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 — 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