Russell, Kentucky Weather
Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon. Day 14 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Russell weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 4Overcast10%—92°74°—
- SundayJul 5Overcast25%—94°72°+2°
- MondayJul 6Overcast39%—92°70°-2°
- TuesdayJul 7Light Drizzle20%—82°67°-10°
- WednesdayJul 8Overcast12%—90°63°+8°
- ThursdayJul 9Overcast22%—93°65°+3°
- FridayJul 10Thunderstorm56%0.18″88°68°-5°
AQI 53 (Moderate), driven by Ozone. Ozone at AQI 91 now. With UV 6.7 peaking around 1 PM under clear skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 81 around 1 PM.
OK No precautions needed for the general population; unusually sensitive individuals may consider limiting prolonged outdoor exertion during the projected peak around 10 PM.
What's driving it
Ozone × UV × Sky
Ozone at AQI 91 now. With UV 6.7 peaking around 1 PM under clear skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 81 around 1 PM.
- Present
- AQI 91
- UV peak
- 6.7 at 1 PM
- Sky at peak
- clear
- Projected peak
- AQI 81
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5 at 10.7 µg/m³ (AQI 54) with a 0.93 fine-to-coarse ratio and 6 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.93
- 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
- 11:23 PM
- Moonset
- 10:37 AM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon
Russell at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 18°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: April 7 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: Jul 1–5
- Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
ZIP code: 41169
16-Day Forecast — Russell
- Sat92°74°10%
- Sun94°72°25%
- Mon92°70°39%
- Tue82°67°20%
- Wed90°63°12%
- Thu93°65°22%
- Fri88°68°56%
- Sat89°68°50%
- Sun83°63°26%
- Mon82°57°12%
- Tue85°56°17%
- Wed92°57°18%
- Thu87°64°19%
- Fri92°68°19%
- Sat88°69°26%
- Sun84°67°35%
Forecast data from Open-Meteo (CC BY 4.0).
Right now in the garden
Peak growing season
As of July 4, 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
- TOMORROWMRGLMarginal Risk
- 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 Russell
- 41101
- 41169