Russell, KS Weather

Russell County2:55 AM CDT38.90°N, 98.86°WElevation 1,827 ft

Current conditions

Fog/Mist
58°
Fog/Mist
Feels like 58°
High 65°·Low 54° tonight
WindE 6 mph
Humidity100%
Dew point58°
Pressure30.25 inHg
Visibility0.8 mi
Cloud cover82%
Sunrise7:57 AM
Sunset6:43 PM

Observed at Russell, Russell Municipal Airport · 1 hr ago

Forecast

10-day

  • Sunday Night

    A chance of rain showers before 7pm, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 54. Chance of precipitation is 40%.

  • Monday

    Rain showers likely. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 65. Chance of precipitation is 70%.

  • Monday Night

    A chance of rain showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 48. Chance of precipitation is 50%.

National Weather Service forecast updated 3 days ago.

Hourly

Hourly forecast
  1. Now Chance Rain Showers 58°43%
  2. 3 AM Chance Rain Showers 57°43%
  3. 4 AM Chance Rain Showers 56°43%
  4. 5 AM Chance Rain Showers 55°43%
  5. 6 AM Chance Rain Showers 54°43%
  6. 7 AM Rain Showers Likely 54°66%
  7. 8 AM Rain Showers Likely 55°66%
  8. 9 AM Rain Showers Likely 57°66%
  9. 10 AM Rain Showers Likely 58°66%
  10. 11 AM Rain Showers Likely 60°66%
  11. 12 PM Rain Showers Likely 62°66%
  12. 1 PM Chance Rain Showers 64°53%
  13. 2 PM Chance Rain Showers 64°53%
  14. 3 PM Chance Rain Showers 63°53%
  15. 4 PM Chance Rain Showers 62°53%
  16. 5 PM Chance Rain Showers 61°53%
  17. 6 PM Chance Rain Showers 60°53%
  18. 7 PM Chance Rain Showers 59°36%
  19. 8 PM Chance Rain Showers 57°36%
  20. 9 PM Chance Rain Showers 56°36%
  21. 10 PM Chance Rain Showers 54°36%
  22. 11 PM Chance Rain Showers 53°36%
  23. Tue12 AM Chance Rain Showers 53°36%
  24. 1 AM Chance Rain Showers 52°40%

10-day forecast

Details
  1. TonightOct 22 Partly Cloudy Partly Cloudy59°
  2. FriOct 23 Mostly Sunny Mostly Sunny60°78°
  3. SatOct 24 Partly Sunny Partly Sunny53°77°
  4. SunOct 25 Chance Rain Showers Chance Rain Showers43%54°72°
  5. TodayOct 26 Rain Showers Likely Rain Showers Likely66%48°65°
  6. TueOct 27 Chance Rain Showers Chance Rain Showers40%48°61°
  7. WedOct 28 Slight Chance Rain Showers then Mostly Sunny Slight Chance Rain Showers then Mostly Sunny16%46°65°
  8. ThuOct 29 Mostly Sunny Mostly Sunny64°
  9. FriOct 30 Partly cloudy Partly cloudy38°61°
  10. SatOct 31 Cloudy Cloudy45°65°

Days after the National Weather Service's seven are MET Norway's outlook, a computer model with no forecaster's review.

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Air quality

39
Good
Fine particles (PM2.5)

Air quality is satisfactory, and air pollution poses little or no risk.

Cedar Bluff, KS reporting area · 1 hr ago. Data from AirNow (EPA and its state, local and tribal partners); preliminary and subject to change.

Sun & moon

Sunrise 7:57 AM
Sunset 6:43 PM
Daylight 10 h 46 min (−2 min 19 s tomorrow)
Full Moon · 100% lit
Moonrise 6:40 PM Moonset 8:33 AM
Full moon Oct 26 New moon Nov 9

Almanac

Monthly
Normal high / low65° / 38°
Month to date2.31 in (normal 1.49 in)

Russell Municipal Ap, records since 1949. Normals 1991–2020. Data from NOAA's Regional Climate Centers (ACIS).

Nearby

Forecasters' discussion

From the National Weather Service office in ICT, issued 3 hrs ago

Key Messages

- Above average temperatures are forecast through the upcoming week.

- Rain chances possible late this afternoon through Monday in central KS with chances increasing in south-central Monday night through Tuesday morning.

- Additional rain chances likely late week into next weekend.

Discussion

Issued at 223 PM CDT Sun Oct 25 2026

An upper level trough is currently over the Central Great Basin and Southwest US with upper ridging over the Middle and Lower Mississippi Valley and into the Ohio and Tennessee Valley. An upper low is digging off the coast of the Pacific Northwest. At the surface, a front extends from the Great Lakes through central Iowa and into central Kansas. Scattered showers are ongoing in western Kansas in an area of 850-700mb WAA. This activity will continue to move north-northeast late this afternoon through tonight, affecting central KS. Precipitable water values in this airmass are up to 1.25", leading to effective rain showers. Thunderstorms look to be unlikely as guidance suggests instability values generally under 150 J/kg, though a few claps of thunder cannot be ruled out. Minimal impacts are expected with up to 0.5 inches possible mainly in Russell and Barton counties.

By Monday morning, the upper trough over the Central Great Basin will propagate into the Central Rockies and then into the Central Plains by late Monday afternoon. This will keep rain chances possible in central KS from Monday morning through the afternoon with chances increasing in south-central KS Monday night into Tuesday morning especially as another weak shortwave trough lifts north from Texas. Severe weather is not anticipated with any of this activity given the lack of instability. For temperatures, highs will continue to be above normal with readings in the lower 70s in central KS to the upper 70s in southeast KS on Monday afternoon. For Tuesday afternoon, highs in the lower 70s are expected across the area.

By mid week, well above normal temperatures will return with highs in the upper 70s to near 80 from Wednesday to Friday. Lows are forecast to be in the upper 50s to lower 60s on Wednesday and Thursday night. Additional rain chances may be possible on Wednesday night and Thursday night as 700mb WAA persists across the area. Rain chances will increase areawide on Friday and into the weekend as another upper wave slides across the region. Stay tuned as we continue to refine this forecast.

Aviation

Issued at 1128 PM CDT Sun Oct 25 2026

Low clouds and poor visibilities will affect KRSL site for a few hours during the overnight period. Otherwise a slow moving cold front will sag a little further south across central Kansas tonight with light northerly winds. The winds will switch back around to the south during the day as the front lifts back north on Monday. Rest of the region will see VFR conditions with light south winds and only some high clouds floating overhead.

Ict Watches

None.

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