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Russellville, Illinois Weather

Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon. Day 15 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Russellville weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar

Russellville, IL
Saturday, July 4 at 11:31 PM
74
°
Overcast
Feels like
81°
Humidity
92%
Wind
2 mph
Sunrise
12:30 AM
Sunset
3:18 PM
Russellville, IL
Hour by hour · 24h
24-Hour ForecastRussellville, IL: 24-hour forecast. Temperatures range from 70 to 86 degrees Fahrenheit with a 20% chance of precipitation at 11 PM.
L 70°H 86°
Russellville, IL
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    Jul 4
    Overcast
    45%
    89°72°
  2. Sunday
    Jul 5
    Overcast
    19%
    86°70°-3°
  3. Monday
    Jul 6
    Overcast
    41%
    84°70°-2°
  4. Tuesday
    Jul 7
    Clear
    20%
    82°66°-2°
  5. Wednesday
    Jul 8
    Mostly Clear
    16%
    85°66°+3°
  6. Thursday
    Jul 9
    Thunderstorm
    46%
    84°72°-1°
  7. Friday
    Jul 10
    Thunderstorm
    46%
    85°69°+1°
Russellville, IL
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
ENE
061° · backing 150°
Direction
ENE
061°
Sustained
2
mph
Gust
6
mph
Peak 24h
23
avg 6
Beaufort · 1 · LIGHT AIR
0
CALM
<1
1
LIGHT AIR
1–3
2
LIGHT BRZ
4–7
3
GENTLE BRZ
8–12
4
MOD BRZ
13–18
5
FRESH BRZ
19–24
6
STRONG BRZ
25–31
7
NEAR GALE
32–38
24h · sust vs gust · mph
avg 6 · pk 23 @ 7:00p
01020MPHB1B2B3B4B5-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOWpk 166SUSTGUST
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Light breeze backing 150° from the ene.
Russellville, IL
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
997.2
-2.4 mb in 3h · falling rapidly · 29.45 inHg
Now
997.2
mb
3h
-2.4
mb
12h
-4.7
mb
24h
-4.7
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 9961001
9909951000STORM|RAIN10051010RAIN|CHG1015CHG|FAIR10201025FAIR|DRY1030-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOW1001.4996.4996.4
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Deep low still deepening — rough seas, strong wind, persistent rain.
Russellville, IL
Air quality
39
AQI
Good
-33 in 6h

AQI 39 (Good), driven by PM2.5. AQI down 33 over the last 6 hours — air quality is improving sharply. PM2.5 at 6.3 µg/m³ (AQI 35) with a 0.89 fine-to-coarse ratio and 2 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.

PM 2.5DRIVERGood
6.3μg/m³
PM 10Good
7μg/m³
NO₂Good
11μg/m³
OzoneGood
40μg/m³
UV IndexLow
0.0

What's driving it

PM × Wind × Precip

PM2.5 at 6.3 µg/m³ (AQI 35) with a 0.89 fine-to-coarse ratio and 2 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.

PM2.5/PM10
0.89
Wind
calm
Recent rain
0h in last 6h
Pattern
stagnant smoke
Russellville, IL
Sky cover · visibility · 24h
Cloud cover
100%
OVERCAST
100%0%−24h−18h−12h−6hnow

Visibility
27.3mi
UNLIMITED
55 mi0 mi−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Earth · GOES-19 ABI
Full Disk · Visible · GeoColor
GOES-19 full disk Visible · GeoColor
True-color daytime, blue/IR sandwich at night
04:31 UTC · Russellville, IL · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · up to 10848 px
Continental US · GOES-19 ABI
CONUS Sector · Visible · GeoColor
GOES-19 CONUS Visible · GeoColor
Daytime true-color, blue-light/IR sandwich at night
04:31 UTC · Russellville, IL · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · 5-min cadence · up to 10000 px
Russellville, IL
Satellite · infrared · animated
Russellville, IL
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IR · cloud-top temp© RainViewer · Carto
Russellville, IL
Almanac · Saturday, July 4
If the first of July be rainy weather, 'twill rain more or less for four weeks together.
Civil dawn
4:59 AM
Sunrise
12:30 AM
Daylight
14h 48m
Sunset
3:18 PM
Civil dusk
8:51 PM
Planting note
Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
Russellville, IL
The moon
Waning Gibbous
76% illuminated
Moonrise
11:07 PM
Moonset
11:03 AM
In sign
♓︎ Pisces
Russellville, IL
Microseason
Jul 1–5

Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon

plant
Jan 151% of the yearDec 31

Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Russellville at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 74°F — typical for the season
  • Last frost: April 9 (climatological average for this latitude)
  • Microseason: Jul 1–5
  • Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.

16-Day Forecast — Russellville

  1. Sat89°72°45%
  2. Sun86°70°19%
  3. Mon84°70°41%
  4. Tue82°66°20%
  5. Wed85°66°16%
  6. Thu84°72°46%
  7. Fri85°69°46%
  8. Sat81°66°29%
  9. Sun79°63°10%
  10. Mon81°60°6%
  11. Tue85°62°4%
  12. Wed86°70°25%
  13. Thu84°68°17%
  14. Fri80°69°32%
  15. Sat91°75°30%
  16. Sun89°75°23%

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 — Russellville

SPC has placed Russellville in the Marginal Risk category for severe thunderstorms today.

  • TODAYMRGLMarginal Risk
  • TOMORROWTSTMGeneral Thunderstorms
  • DAY 3TSTMGeneral Thunderstorms

Isolated severe storms possible. Limited threat for hail or damaging wind.

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 Russellville

  • 62439

Climate normals from the Open-Meteo Climate API. Köppen approximation from NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Regions. See methodology for data sources, editorial rules, and corrections. Maintainer: Brian Tighe.