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 5Overcast18%—85°71°—
- MondayJul 6Overcast11%—85°70°0°
- TuesdayJul 7Overcast15%—84°70°-1°
- WednesdayJul 8Overcast26%—87°67°+3°
- ThursdayJul 9T-storm w/ Hail42%1.3″90°71°+3°
- FridayJul 10Heavy Showers49%2.0″84°69°-6°
- SaturdayJul 11T-storm w/ Hail39%0.01″86°71°+2°
AQI 45 (Good), driven by PM2.5. AQI up 9 over the last 6 hours (gradual rise). PM2.5 at 8.6 µg/m³ (AQI 48) with a 0.88 fine-to-coarse ratio and 5 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
Ozone × UV × Sky
Ozone at AQI 47 — peak already passed at 1 PM under overcast skies. Levels should ease through evening.
- Present
- AQI 47
- UV peak
- 1.6 at earlier today
- Sky at peak
- overcast
- Projected peak
- AQI 47
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5 at 8.6 µg/m³ (AQI 48) with a 0.88 fine-to-coarse ratio and 5 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.88
- Wind
- light
- 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: 13°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
- 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
- Sun84°71°18%
- Mon85°70°11%
- Tue84°70°15%
- Wed87°67°26%
- Thu90°71°42%
- Fri84°69°49%
- Sat86°71°39%
- Sun84°71°24%
- Mon81°62°10%
- Tue74°55°5%
- Wed78°56°10%
- Thu81°63°19%
- Fri86°65°17%
- Sat84°66°30%
- Sun85°68°17%
- Mon86°67°33%
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 includes Russellville in the general thunderstorm area today — no severe risk, but storms are possible.
- TODAYTSTMGeneral Thunderstorms
- TOMORROWTSTMGeneral Thunderstorms
- DAY 3NONENo severe risk
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 Russellville
- 62439