Russell Springs, Kansas Weather
Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon. Day 15 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Russell Springs weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 4Drizzle22%0.04″90°64°—
- SundayJul 5Overcast——94°65°+4°
- MondayJul 6Overcast——96°66°+2°
- TuesdayJul 7Overcast——99°73°+3°
- WednesdayJul 8Light Drizzle19%—100°75°+1°
- ThursdayJul 9Drizzle45%0.07″97°72°-3°
- FridayJul 10Showers45%0.15″96°72°-1°
AQI 59 (Moderate), driven by PM2.5. AQI flat over the last 6 hours (within ±3 points). PM2.5 at 10.8 µg/m³ (AQI 54) with a 0.71 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
Ozone × UV × Sky
Ozone at AQI 35 now. With UV 0.0 peaking around 1 PM under clear skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 8 around 1 PM.
- Present
- AQI 35
- UV peak
- 0.0 at 1 PM
- Sky at peak
- clear
- Projected peak
- AQI 8
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5 at 10.8 µg/m³ (AQI 54) with a 0.71 fine-to-coarse ratio and 1 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.71
- 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
- 12:02 AM
- Moonset
- 12:00 PM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon
Russell Springs at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 75°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 — Russell Springs
- Sat90°64°22%
- Sun94°64°8%
- Mon96°66°6%
- Tue99°73°9%
- Wed100°75°19%
- Thu97°72°45%
- Fri96°72°45%
- Sat85°67°10%
- Sun88°67°2%
- Mon95°67°1%
- Tue100°71°4%
- Wed107°73°12%
- Thu111°80°18%
- Fri108°80°17%
- Sat108°80°18%
- Sun99°80°27%
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 Springs
SPC has placed Russell Springs 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 Springs
- 67764