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Russellville, Tennessee Weather

Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon. Day 14 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Russellville weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar

Russellville, TN
Saturday, July 4 at 5:18 PM
88
°
Clear
Feels like
94°
Humidity
52%
Wind
4 mph
Sunrise
2:20 AM
Sunset
4:53 PM
Russellville, TN
Hour by hour · 24h
24-Hour ForecastRussellville, TN: 24-hour forecast. Temperatures range from 71 to 92 degrees Fahrenheit.
L 71°H 92°
Russellville, TN
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    Jul 4
    Overcast
    13%
    88°72°
  2. Sunday
    Jul 5
    Drizzle
    26%
    0.03″
    92°71°+4°
  3. Monday
    Jul 6
    Thunderstorm
    67%
    0.04″
    87°70°-5°
  4. Tuesday
    Jul 7
    Drizzle
    47%
    85°67°-2°
  5. Wednesday
    Jul 8
    Overcast
    11%
    85°64°
  6. Thursday
    Jul 9
    Overcast
    19%
    87°63°+2°
  7. Friday
    Jul 10
    Thunderstorm
    58%
    0.01″
    87°65°
Russellville, TN
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
S
174° · veering 57°
Direction
S
174°
Sustained
4
mph
Gust
8
mph
Peak 24h
17
avg 4
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 4 · pk 17 @ 11:00a
01020MPHB1B2B3B4B5-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOWpk 132SUSTGUST
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Light breeze veering 57° from the s.
Russellville, TN
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
971.2
-2.3 mb in 3h · falling rapidly · 28.68 inHg
Now
971.2
mb
3h
-2.3
mb
12h
-1.7
mb
24h
-2.3
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 971975
965970975980-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOW975.0971.4971.4
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Deep low still deepening — rough seas, strong wind, persistent rain.
Russellville, TN
Air quality
43
AQI
Good
+10 in 6h

AQI 43 (Good), driven by Ozone. AQI up 10 over the last 6 hours (gradual rise). Ozone at AQI 63 — peak already passed at 1 PM under clear skies. Levels should ease through evening.

OK No precautions needed for the general population; unusually sensitive individuals may consider limiting prolonged outdoor exertion.

PM 2.5Good
8.2μg/m³
PM 10Good
9μg/m³
NO₂Good
1μg/m³
OzoneDRIVERUnhealthy SG
115μg/m³
UV IndexModerate
3.9

What's driving it

Ozone × UV × Sky

Ozone at AQI 63 — peak already passed at 1 PM under clear skies. Levels should ease through evening.

Present
AQI 63
UV peak
3.3 at earlier today
Sky at peak
clear
Projected peak
AQI 63

PM × Wind × Precip

PM2.5 at 8.2 µg/m³ (AQI 46) with a 0.87 fine-to-coarse ratio and 4 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.

PM2.5/PM10
0.87
Wind
calm
Recent rain
0h in last 6h
Pattern
stagnant smoke
Russellville, TN
Sky cover · visibility · 24h
Cloud cover
0%
CLEAR
100%0%−24h−18h−12h−6hnow

Visibility
78.9mi
UNLIMITED
79 mi0 mi−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Earth · GOES-19 ABI
Full Disk · Visible · GeoColor
GOES-19 full disk Visible · GeoColor
True-color daytime, blue/IR sandwich at night
21:18 UTC · Russellville, TN · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · up to 10848 px
Continental US · GOES-19 ABI
CONUS Sector · Visible · GeoColor
GOES-19 CONUS Visible · GeoColor
Daytime true-color, blue-light/IR sandwich at night
21:18 UTC · Russellville, TN · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · 5-min cadence · up to 10000 px
Russellville, TN
Satellite · infrared · animated
Russellville, TN
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IR · cloud-top temp© RainViewer · Carto
Russellville, TN
Almanac · Saturday, July 4
If the first of July be rainy weather, 'twill rain more or less for four weeks together.
Civil dawn
5:51 AM
Sunrise
2:20 AM
Daylight
14h 33m
Sunset
4:53 PM
Civil dusk
9:25 PM
Planting note
Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
Russellville, TN
The moon
Waning Gibbous
78% illuminated
Moonrise
11:22 PM
Moonset
10:42 AM
In sign
♓︎ Pisces
Russellville, TN
Microseason
Jul 1–5

Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon

bird
Jan 151% of the yearDec 31

Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Russellville at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 13°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
  • Last frost: March 25 (climatological average for this latitude)
  • Microseason: Jul 1–5
  • Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.

ZIP code: 37860

16-Day Forecast — Russellville

  1. Sat89°72°13%
  2. Sun92°72°26%
  3. Mon87°70°67%
  4. Tue85°67°47%
  5. Wed85°64°11%
  6. Thu87°63°19%
  7. Fri87°65°58%
  8. Sat77°66°61%
  9. Sun77°62°42%
  10. Mon81°57°26%
  11. Tue83°58°17%
  12. Wed86°62°42%
  13. Thu84°65°42%
  14. Fri87°68°65%
  15. Sat85°68°59%
  16. Sun84°67°72%

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 — Russellville

SPC has placed Russellville in the Marginal Risk category for severe thunderstorms tomorrow.

  • TODAYTSTMGeneral Thunderstorms
  • 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 Russellville

  • 37860
  • 37891

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.