Russell Springs, Kentucky Weather
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Russell Springs weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 4Overcast——88°68°—
- SundayJul 5Light Rain33%0.07″88°72°0°
- MondayJul 6T-storm w/ Hail50%—86°70°-2°
- TuesdayJul 7Overcast22%—84°68°-2°
- WednesdayJul 8Clear20%—85°66°+1°
- ThursdayJul 9Mostly Clear36%—88°68°+3°
- FridayJul 10Thunderstorm59%0.01″78°70°-10°
AQI 28 (Good), driven by Ozone. AQI down 5 over the last 6 hours (gradual decline). Ozone at AQI 56 now. With UV 8.6 peaking around 1 PM under clear skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 64 around 1 PM.
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 56 now. With UV 8.6 peaking around 1 PM under clear skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 64 around 1 PM.
- Present
- AQI 56
- UV peak
- 8.6 at 1 PM
- Sky at peak
- clear
- Projected peak
- AQI 64
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5 at 4.5 µg/m³, PM10 at 4.8 µg/m³ — typical background levels with no transport signature.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.94
- Wind
- light
- Recent rain
- 0h in last 6h
- Pattern
- background
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
- 10:31 PM
- Moonset
- 9:49 AM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon
Russell Springs at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 8°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: March 29 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: Jul 1–5
- Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
ZIP code: 42642
16-Day Forecast — Russell Springs
- Sat88°68°6%
- Sun88°72°33%
- Mon86°70°50%
- Tue84°68°22%
- Wed85°66°20%
- Thu88°68°36%
- Fri78°70°59%
- Sat84°68°48%
- Sun79°62°26%
- Mon72°59°14%
- Tue78°58°13%
- Wed81°62°16%
- Thu88°64°32%
- Fri86°70°23%
- Sat79°69°29%
- Sun87°69°61%
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 Springs
SPC includes Russell Springs in the general thunderstorm area today — no severe risk, but storms are possible.
- TODAYTSTMGeneral Thunderstorms
- TOMORROWTSTMGeneral Thunderstorms
- DAY 3TSTMGeneral Thunderstorms
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 Russell Springs
- 42642