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
- TodayJul 4Overcast45%—89°72°—
- SundayJul 5Overcast19%—86°70°-3°
- MondayJul 6Overcast41%—84°70°-2°
- TuesdayJul 7Clear20%—82°66°-2°
- WednesdayJul 8Mostly Clear16%—85°66°+3°
- ThursdayJul 9Thunderstorm46%—84°72°-1°
- FridayJul 10Thunderstorm46%—85°69°+1°
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.
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
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
- 11:07 PM
- Moonset
- 11:03 AM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon
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
- Sat89°72°45%
- Sun86°70°19%
- Mon84°70°41%
- Tue82°66°20%
- Wed85°66°16%
- Thu84°72°46%
- Fri85°69°46%
- Sat81°66°29%
- Sun79°63°10%
- Mon81°60°6%
- Tue85°62°4%
- Wed86°70°25%
- Thu84°68°17%
- Fri80°69°32%
- Sat91°75°30%
- 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