Russell County, KY Weather Forecast and Current Conditions

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Current Conditions From Nearby Station

15°F
Feels Like 12°F  
Humidity 61% Dew Point 4°F Wind NW 2 MPH Gusts 8 Barometer 30.49 in.
Solar Rad 371 w/m2
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: Flurries, High 17F, Low 8F
17
8
MonDec 15
Mon Dec 15: Sunny, High 37F, Low 22F
37
22
TueDec 16
Tue Dec 16: Mostly Sunny, High 46F, Low 34F
46
34
WedDec 17
Wed Dec 17: Showers, High 50F, Low 40F
20%
50
40
ThuDec 18
Thu Dec 18: Showers, High 59F, Low 27F
90%
59
27
FriDec 19
Fri Dec 19: Sunny, High 43F, Low 30F
43
30
SatDec 20
Sat Dec 20: Showers, High 58F
30%
58
 

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7-Day Temperature Trend

Week Ahead Summary

High temperatures climb from 17°F to a high of 59°F by week's end. Unsettled weather expected with rain on most days, including one day with snow.

Climate Context

This week's forecast shows temperatures running 4°F below the historical average for December. Normal highs for this period are around 48°F with 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

Flurries

Day: A chance of flurries before 10am. Sunny and cold, with a high near 17. Wind chill values as low as zero. Northwest wind 8 to 13 mph.

Clear

Night: Clear, with a low around 8. North wind 5 to 7 mph becoming calm in the evening.

Monday Dec 15

Sunny

Day: Sunny, with a high near 37. Wind chill values as low as 4. Light and variable wind becoming southwest 5 to 9 mph in the morning.

Partly Cloudy

Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 22. Southwest wind 5 to 7 mph.

Tuesday Dec 16

Mostly Sunny

Day: Mostly sunny, with a high near 46. Southwest wind 5 to 8 mph.

Mostly Cloudy

Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 34.

Wednesday Dec 17

Showers

Day: A 20 percent chance of showers before noon. Partly sunny, with a high near 50.

Showers

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

Thursday Dec 18

Showers

Day: Showers. High near 59. Chance of precipitation is 90%.

Showers Likely

Night: Showers likely, mainly before midnight. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 27. Chance of precipitation is 70%.

Friday Dec 19

Sunny

Day: Sunny, with a high near 43.

Showers

Night: A 20 percent chance of showers. Partly cloudy, with a low around 30.

Saturday Dec 20

Showers

Day: A 30 percent chance of showers. Partly sunny, with a high near 58.


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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