Russell, Kansas 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 4Light Drizzle61%0.04″87°68°—
- SundayJul 5Overcast——93°66°+6°
- MondayJul 6Overcast——95°69°+2°
- TuesdayJul 7Overcast——97°73°+2°
- WednesdayJul 8Overcast29%—105°77°+8°
- ThursdayJul 9Light Drizzle31%—100°74°-5°
- FridayJul 10Showers31%0.06″98°74°-2°
AQI 50 (Good), driven by PM2.5. AQI flat over the last 6 hours (within ±4 points). PM2.5 at 7.0 µg/m³ (AQI 39) with a 0.90 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
Ozone × UV × Sky
Ozone at AQI 32 now. With UV 0.0 peaking around 1 PM under clear skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 8 around 1 PM.
- Present
- AQI 32
- UV peak
- 0.0 at 1 PM
- Sky at peak
- clear
- Projected peak
- AQI 8
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5 at 7.0 µg/m³ (AQI 39) with a 0.90 fine-to-coarse ratio and 2 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.90
- 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
- 11:53 PM
- Moonset
- 11:50 AM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon
Russell at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 73°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.
ZIP code: 67665
16-Day Forecast — Russell
- Sat87°68°61%
- Sun93°66°4%
- Mon95°69°1%
- Tue97°73°5%
- Wed105°77°29%
- Thu100°74°31%
- Fri98°74°31%
- Sat80°68°16%
- Sun87°65°2%
- Mon92°67°2%
- Tue100°70°2%
- Wed107°72°9%
- Thu114°79°10%
- Fri115°83°13%
- Sat113°85°13%
- Sun98°81°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 — Russell
SPC has placed Russell in the Marginal Risk category for severe thunderstorms today.
- TODAYMRGLMarginal Risk
- TOMORROWNONENo severe risk
- DAY 3NONENo severe risk
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 Russell
- 67665