Russell County, KY Weather Forecast and Current Conditions

WEATHER ALERTS - Cold Weather Advisory

Current Conditions From Nearby Station

9°F
Feels Like 9°F  
Humidity 72% Dew Point 2°F Wind NNE 1 MPH Gusts 2 Barometer 30.57 in.
Report from a MADIS/MESONET weather station 10.6 mi. WSW of central Russell County
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Point Forecast at a Glance

SunDec 14
Sun Dec 14: Mostly Clear, Low 7F
 
7
MonDec 15
Mon Dec 15: Sunny, High 36F, Low 22F
36
22
TueDec 16
Tue Dec 16: Sunny, High 47F, Low 33F
47
33
WedDec 17
Wed Dec 17: Showers, High 49F, Low 40F
20%
49
40
ThuDec 18
Thu Dec 18: Showers, High 59F, Low 23F
90%
59
23
FriDec 19
Fri Dec 19: Sunny, High 38F, Low 26F
38
26
SatDec 20
Sat Dec 20: Showers, High 56F, Low 44F
20%
56
44

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7-Day Temperature Trend

Week Ahead Summary

High temperatures climb from 36°F to a high of 59°F by week's end. Some rain possible with at least 3 days showing precipitation chances of 20% or higher.

Climate Context

Temperatures are expected to be near normal for this time of year, with highs around 48°F and lows around 30°F.

This Date in Weather History

1987 - A powerful storm spread heavy snow from the Southern High Plains to the Middle Mississippi Valley, and produced severe thunderstorms in the Lower Mississippi Valley. During the evening a tornado hit West Memphis TN killing six persons and injuring two hundred others. The tornado left 1500 persons homeless, and left all of the residents of Crittendon County without electricity. Kansas City MO was blanketed with 10.8 inches of snow, a 24 hour record for December, and snowfall totals in the Oklahoma panhandle ranged up to 14 inches. Strong winds, gusting to 63 mph at Austin TX, ushered arctic cold into the Great Plains, and caused considerable blowing and drifting of snow.

More on this and other weather history

Russell County, KY 7 Day Weather Forecast Details

Sunday Dec 14

Mostly Clear

Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 7. Calm wind.

Monday Dec 15

Sunny

Day: Sunny, with a high near 36. Wind chill values as low as 7. Calm wind becoming southwest 5 to 8 mph in the morning.

Mostly Clear

Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 22. Southwest wind around 7 mph.

Tuesday Dec 16

Sunny

Day: Sunny, with a high near 47. Southwest wind 6 to 9 mph.

Increasing Clouds

Night: Increasing clouds, with a low around 33. South wind around 8 mph.

Wednesday Dec 17

Showers

Day: A 20 percent chance of showers. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 49.

Showers

Night: A 30 percent chance of showers, mainly after midnight. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 40.

Thursday Dec 18

Showers

Day: Showers, mainly after noon. High near 59. Chance of precipitation is 90%.

Rain And Snow

Night: Rain showers likely before midnight, then a slight chance of rain and snow showers. Partly cloudy, with a low around 23. Chance of precipitation is 70%.

Friday Dec 19

Sunny

Day: Sunny, with a high near 38.

Partly Cloudy

Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 26.

Saturday Dec 20

Showers

Day: A 20 percent chance of showers. Mostly sunny, with a high near 56.

Thunderstorms

Night: A 50 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 44.

Sunday Dec 21

Showers

Day: A 50 percent chance of showers. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 54.


About Russell County, KY

Russell County is a county located in the U.S. Commonwealth of Kentucky. As of the 2020 census, the population was 17,991. Its county seat is Jamestown and its largest city is Russell Springs. The county was formed on December 14, 1825, from portions of Adair, Cumberland and Wayne Counties and is named for William Russell. In 2015, the cities of Jamestown and Russell Springs became two of the first gigabit Internet communities in Kentucky with the completion of a state-of-the-art optical fiber network by the local telephone cooperative. Wolf Creek Dam is located in southern Russell County. The dam impounds Cumberland River to form Lake Cumberland, a major tourism attraction for the county. Wolf Creek National Fish Hatchery is also located in Russell County just below the dam. Until relatively recently Russell County was a dry county, meaning that the sale of alcohol was prohibited. It voted to go "wet" in a referendum held on January 19, 2016, by a margin of 3,833 to 3,423 votes.

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