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Russellville, Kentucky Weather

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

Russellville, KY
Thursday, June 4 at 10:05 PM
80
°
Clear
Feels like
81°
Humidity
42%
Wind
2 mph
Sunrise
5:28 AM
Sunset
8:03 PM
Russellville, KY
Hour by hour · 24h
24-Hour ForecastRussellville, KY: 24-hour forecast. Temperatures range from 61 to 84 degrees Fahrenheit.
L 61°H 84°
Russellville, KY
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    Jun 4
    Mostly Clear
    80°57°
  2. Friday
    Jun 5
    Overcast
    84°61°+4°
  3. Saturday
    Jun 6
    Light Drizzle
    18%
    85°63°+1°
  4. Sunday
    Jun 7
    Heavy Showers
    34%
    1.2″
    74°68°-11°
  5. Monday
    Jun 8
    Showers
    63%
    0.08″
    78°67°+4°
  6. Tuesday
    Jun 9
    Showers
    44%
    77°68°-1°
  7. Wednesday
    Jun 10
    Drizzle
    28%
    0.01″
    78°66°+1°
Russellville, KY
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
SW
220° · veering 152°
Direction
SW
220°
Sustained
2
mph
Gust
6
mph
Peak 24h
12
avg 3
Beaufort · 1 · LIGHT AIR
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 3 · pk 12 @ 10:00a
01020MPHB1B2B3B4B5-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOWpk 168SUSTGUST
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Light breeze veering 152° from the sw.
Russellville, KY
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
997.6
+0.1 mb in 3h · steady · 29.46 inHg
Now
997.6
mb
3h
+0.1
mb
12h
-4.4
mb
24h
-2.4
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 9961001
9909951000STORM|RAIN10051010RAIN|CHG1015CHG|FAIR10201025FAIR|DRY1030-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOW1001.4996.4997.0
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Deep low — expect rough seas, strong wind, and persistent rain.
Russellville, KY
Air quality
69
AQI
Moderate
+43 in 6hPeak ~75 @ 11 PM

Ozone at AQI 66 — peak already passed at 1 PM under clear skies. AQI up 43 in the last 6 hours — air quality is degrading. 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
6.4μg/m³
PM 10Good
8μg/m³
NO₂Good
2μg/m³
OzoneDRIVERUnhealthy SG
117μg/m³
UV IndexLow
1.7

What's driving it

Ozone × UV × Sky

Ozone at AQI 66 — peak already passed at 1 PM under clear skies. Levels should ease through evening.

Present
AQI 66
UV peak
1.4 at earlier today
Sky at peak
clear
Projected peak
AQI 66

PM × Wind × Precip

PM2.5 at 6.4 µg/m³ (AQI 36) with a 0.84 fine-to-coarse ratio and 2 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.

PM2.5/PM10
0.84
Wind
calm
Recent rain
0h in last 6h
Pattern
stagnant smoke
Russellville, KY
Sky cover · visibility · 24h
Cloud cover
0%
CLEAR
100%0%−24h−18h−12h−6hnow

Visibility
97.6mi
UNLIMITED
99 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
22:05 UTC ·Russellville, KY · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · 21696x21696 px
Continental US · GOES-19 ABI
CONUS Sector · Visible · GeoColor
GOES-19 CONUS Visible · GeoColor
Daytime true-color, blue-light/IR sandwich at night
22:05 UTC ·Russellville, KY · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · 5-min cadence · 10000x6000 px
Russellville, KY
Satellite · infrared · animated
Russellville, KY
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IR · cloud-top temp© RainViewer · Carto
Russellville, KY
Almanac · Thursday, June 4
A summer fog for fair, a winter fog for rain.
Civil dawn
10:00 AM
Sunrise
5:28 AM
Daylight
14h 35m
Sunset
8:03 PM
Civil dusk
1:34 AM
Planting note
Harvest spring lettuce before it bolts. Sow heat-tolerant greens.
Russellville, KY
The moon
Waning Gibbous
82% illuminated
Moonrise
4:06 AM
Moonset
1:59 PM
In sign
♒︎ Aquarius
Russellville, KY
Microseason
Jun 1–5

Fireflies pulse through the magnolias

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Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Russellville at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 80°F — typical for the season
  • Last frost: March 28 (climatological average for this latitude)
  • Microseason: Jun 1–5
  • Planting window: Harvest spring lettuce before it bolts. Sow heat-tolerant greens.

Right now in the garden

Peak growing season

As of June 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 General Thunderstorms category for severe thunderstorms day after tomorrow.

  • TODAYNONENo severe risk
  • TOMORROWNONENo severe risk
  • 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 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.