Russell, Kansas Weather
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Russell weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJun 15Overcast——79°57°—
- TuesdayJun 16Overcast13%—91°63°+12°
- WednesdayJun 17Overcast——99°74°+8°
- ThursdayJun 18Overcast11%—83°63°-16°
- FridayJun 19Overcast——88°58°+5°
- SaturdayJun 20Drizzle49%0.02″99°71°+11°
- SundayJun 21Drizzle51%0.03″76°67°-23°
AQI 42 (Good), driven by PM2.5. AQI flat over the last 6 hours (within ±3 points). PM2.5 at 12.2 µg/m³ (AQI 57) with a 0.92 fine-to-coarse ratio and 5 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.
OK No precautions needed for the general population; unusually sensitive individuals may consider limiting prolonged outdoor exertion.
What's driving it
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5 at 12.2 µg/m³ (AQI 57) with a 0.92 fine-to-coarse ratio and 5 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.92
- 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).
A summer fog for fair, a winter fog for rain.
- Moonrise
- 6:14 AM
- Moonset
- 9:18 PM
- In sign
- ♊︎ Gemini
Sun climbs to its northern throne
Russell at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 17°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: April 9 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: Jun 11–15
- Planting window: Stake and prune tomato suckers. Watch for squash vine borers.
15-Day Forecast — Russell
- Mon79°57°5%
- Tue91°63°13%
- Wed99°74°2%
- Thu83°63°11%
- Fri88°58°8%
- Sat99°71°49%
- Sun76°67°51%
- Mon74°67°34%
- Tue82°67°15%
- Wed96°68°19%
- Thu99°74°18%
- Fri100°79°17%
- Sat103°80°21%
- Sun104°80°26%
- Mon90°65°26%
Forecast data from Open-Meteo (CC BY 4.0).
Right now in the garden
Peak growing season
As of June 15, 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 General Thunderstorms category for severe thunderstorms today.
- TODAYTSTMGeneral Thunderstorms
- TOMORROWNONENo severe risk
- DAY 3NONENo severe risk
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
- 67665