Weather in Russellville, Kentucky
Roses open on the Piedmont edge. Day 59 of spring. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Russellville, KY
Sunday, May 17 at 1:34 AM
76
°
Overcast
Feels like
80°
Humidity
74%
Wind
5 mph
Sunrise
5:38 AM
Sunset
7:49 PM
Russellville, KY
Hour by hour · 24h
61°
8p
56°
9p
54°
10p
52°
11p
50°
12a
49°
1a
48°
2a
47°
3a
48°
4a
47°
5a
48°
6a
52°
7a
56°
8a
60°
9a
64°
10a
67°
11a
70°
12p
73°
1p
75°
2p
77°
3p
78°
4p
78°
5p
77°
6p
74°
7p
Russellville, KY
7-day forecast
- TodayMay 16Overcast18%82°68°
- SundayMay 17Overcast—88°64°
- MondayMay 18Overcast—85°64°
- TuesdayMay 19Drizzle46%87°66°
- WednesdayMay 20Showers61%71°65°
- ThursdayMay 21Drizzle51%71°60°
- FridayMay 22Drizzle41%79°64°
Russellville, KY
Next 24 hours · Cool now
Russellville, KY
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
From · True
SE
142° · backing 23°
Direction
SE
142°
Sustained
5
mph
Gust
12
mph
Peak 24h
24
avg 9
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
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Russellville, KY
Air quality
90
AQI
Moderate
- PM 2.5
- 7.3 μg/m³
- PM 10
- 7.9 μg/m³
- NO₂
- 3.4 μg/m³
- Ozone
- 111.0 μg/m³
- UV Index
- 0.0 Low
Russellville, KY
Almanac · Sunday, May 17
When the dew is on the grass, rain will never come to pass.
Civil dawn
10:11 AM
Sunrise
5:38 AM
Daylight
14h 11m
Sunset
7:49 PM
Civil dusk
1:19 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Russellville, KY
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
- Moonrise
- 10:48 AM
- Moonset
- 1:15 AM
- In sign
- ♉︎ Taurus
Russellville, KY
Microseason · 28 of 72
May 16–20
Roses open on the Piedmont edge
insect
Russellville at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 76°F — typical for the season
- Last frost: March 28 (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.