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Weather in Russellville, Tennessee

Roses open on the Piedmont edge. Day 59 of spring. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Russellville, TN
Sunday, May 17 at 4:10 AM
68
°
Overcast
Feels like
65°
Humidity
52%
Wind
6 mph
Sunrise
6:24 AM
Sunset
8:33 PM
Russellville, TN
Hour by hour · 24h
45°
12a
44°
1a
43°
2a
41°
3a
40°
4a
39°
5a
39°
6a
38°
7a
43°
8a
48°
9a
54°
10a
59°
11a
63°
12p
67°
1p
70°
2p
72°
3p
73°
4p
75°
5p
75°
6p
73°
7p
71°
8p
64°
9p
61°
10p
58°
11p
L 38°H 75°
Russellville, TN
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    May 17
    Overcast
    89°61°
  2. Monday
    May 18
    Overcast
    92°68°
  3. Tuesday
    May 19
    Overcast
    82°61°
  4. Wednesday
    May 20
    Light Showers
    66%
    84°61°
  5. Thursday
    May 21
    Light Showers
    75%
    79°63°
  6. Friday
    May 22
    Drizzle
    78%
    75°64°
  7. Saturday
    May 23
    Drizzle
    75%
    78°62°
Russellville, TN
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
SSE
153° · veering 34°
Direction
SSE
153°
Sustained
6
mph
Gust
8
mph
Peak 24h
14
avg 5
Beaufort · 2 · LIGHT BRZ
0
CALM
<1
1
LIGHT AIR
1–3
2
LIGHT BRZ
4–7
3
GENTLE BRZ
8–12
4
MOD BRZ
13–18
5
FRESH BRZ
19–24
6
STRONG BRZ
25–31
7
NEAR GALE
32–38
24h · sust vs gust · mph
avg 5 · pk 14 @ 12:00p
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
A whisper of wind — leaves barely shift on the trees.
Russellville, TN
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
972.4
-0.5 mb in 3h · steady · 28.71 inHg
Now
972.4
mb
3h
-0.5
mb
12h
-3.2
mb
24h
-0.4
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 972977
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Deep low — expect rough seas, strong wind, and persistent rain.
Russellville, TN
Air quality
48
AQI
Good
PM 2.5
8.8 μg/m³
PM 10
9.2 μg/m³
NO₂
5.7 μg/m³
Ozone
73.0 μg/m³
UV Index
0.0 Low
Russellville, TN
Almanac · Sunday, May 17
When the dew is on the grass, rain will never come to pass.
Civil dawn
9:58 AM
Sunrise
6:24 AM
Daylight
14h 09m
Sunset
8:33 PM
Civil dusk
1:02 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Russellville, TN
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
Moonrise
10:35 AM
Moonset
12:58 AM
In sign
♊︎ Gemini
Russellville, TN
Microseason · 28 of 72
May 16–20

Roses open on the Piedmont edge

insect
Jan 137% of the yearDec 31

Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Russellville at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 7°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
  • Last frost: March 25 (climatological average for this latitude)
  • Microseason: 28 of 72, May 16–20
  • Planting window: Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.

Right now in the garden

Warm-season window is open

As of May 17, the last spring frost has passed for most years. Transplant tomatoes, peppers, eggplants, basil, and cucurbits (cucumbers, squash, melons) now. Direct-sow beans and corn into warm soil.

ZIP codes in Russellville

Climate normals from the Open-Meteo Climate API. Köppen approximation from NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Regions. See methodology for data sources, editorial rules, and corrections. Maintainer: Brian Tighe.