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Russell Springs, Kentucky

City in Russell County, Kentucky

Air quality

The air at Russell Springs

Index 52, moderate, led by fine particles. Read at 12 AM from its reporting area, Elizabethtown (KY), 62 miles off.

52Moderate
  • Fine particles (PM2.5)52Moderate-
  • Ozone29Good-

The days ahead

Yesterday measured 34, good.

Smoke, the next 44 hours

Little smoke near the ground through Sat 7 PM: the index from smoke stays at 17 or under.

FriSat

Precipitation

What has fallen at Russell Springs

0.57 in in the last 24 hours, 0.87 in over the last 3 days, to Thu 11 PM. Measured by radar and rain gauges, as water.

Last 24 hours
0.57in
Last 3 days
0.87in

Visibility

How far you can see at Russell Springs, the next 44 hours

Visibility stays 9 miles or more through Sat 7 PM, lowest 9 miles Fri 9 AM.

FriSat

On the radar over Russell Springs, KentuckyReflectivityStorm topsRain rateRain, last 24 hoursForecast temperatureForecast rain totalEvery picture

What is measuring near here

The 6 instruments nearest Russell Springs, how far away each one is, how high it stands, and what kind of measurement it makes. The nearest is 1.0 miles away.

measured now4 instruments

JamestownK24

At an airfield/3.2 mi away/994 ft/88 ft below here

temp, wind, gust, visibility, precip, pressure

Rank114of 692

KY-55 at mile 0.308_55_0003

Beside a road/12.2 mi away/-/- ft from here

temp, pavement temp, wind, visibility, precip

Rank-

measured daily2 instruments

Russell Springs 0.8 WNWKY-RS-7

In a volunteer observer's own ground/1.0 mi away/1,082 ft/level with here

precip, snowfall, snow depth

Rank-

JamestownJMTK2

At a cooperative observer's station/6.1 mi away/915 ft/167 ft below here

snowfall, snow depth, precip, high, low

Rank-

Station report

The weather at Jamestown, drawn

The nearest airport reporting now, 3.2 mi from Russell Springs, Kentucky. From its report of Oct 16, 2026, 12:35 AM local time: 3 of its 6 sheets.

The sky

Overcast at 11,000 ft; the ceiling is 11,000 ft; visibility 10 mi or more.

Section of the sky over Jamestown, height above the station to scale: overcast cloud with its base at 11,000 feet, the ceiling at 11,000 feet, and visibility of 10 mi or more.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT K24FIG. A THE SKY OVER JAMESTOWNSECTION, HEIGHT ABOVE THE STATION TO SCALE, EACH LAYER AT THE HEIGHT OF ITS BASE AS REPORTED; COVER IN EIGHTHS OF THE SKY; TOPS NOT MEASUREDFT ABOVE THE STATION02,5005,0007,50010,00012,50015,00017,500ETAGESLOWMIDDLEHIGHTHE STATIONTHE CEILOMETER READS TO 12,000 FTOVC 11,000 FTOVERCAST, 8 EIGHTHS OF THE SKYCEILING 11,000 FTVISIBILITY, MILES: 10 MI OR MORE0510TITLEJamestown, the skySTATION REPORT · ASOS K24TYPESECTIONSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 1 of 6DATE2026-10-16IDSR-K24-1DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-SKY-001, FB-SKY-013, FB-SKY-014

The air

73.8 F with a dew point of 62.0 F, 67 per cent relative humidity. Air lifted from the station would cool to its dew point, where cloud forms, about 2,700 ft up; the lowest cloud reported is at 11,000 ft.

Chart of the air at Jamestown: temperature 73.8 degrees Fahrenheit and dew point 62.0, 67 per cent relative humidity; air lifted from the station cools along the dry rate and meets its dew point about 2,700 feet above the station, against the lowest cloud reported at 11,000 feet; height to scale.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT K24FIG. B THE AIR AT JAMESTOWNTHE REPORTED TEMPERATURE AND DEW POINT, AND AIR LIFTED FROM THE STATION WITHOUT MIXING UNTIL IT SATURATES; HEIGHT ABOVE THE STATION TO SCALEFT ABOVE THE STATION02,0004,0006,0008,00010,00050 F60 F70 F80 FSATURATES 2,700 FT ABOVE THE STATION, AT 59.2 FABOVE THIS SHEET: LOWEST CLOUD REPORTED, OVC 11,000 FTTEMPERATURE 73.8 FDEW POINT 62.0 FSPREAD 11.8 FRELATIVE HUMIDITY 67 PER CENTTHE AIR COOLS ABOUT 5.4 F EACH 1,000 FT IT RISES, AND ITS DEW POINT ABOUT 1 FSOLID: THE LIFTED AIR'S TEMPERATURE; DASHED: ITS DEW POINTTITLEJamestown, the airSTATION REPORT · ASOS K24TYPECHARTSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 2 of 6DATE2026-10-16IDSR-K24-2DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-WAT-002, FB-ENG-011, FB-ENG-005

The wind

From the south (180 degrees) at 6 mph: force 2, a light breeze on the Beaufort scale.

Plan of the wind at Jamestown, north up: blowing from 180 degrees, the south, at 6 miles an hour; beside it the Beaufort scale from calm to hurricane force, force 2, light breeze, marked.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT K24FIG. C THE WIND AT JAMESTOWNPLAN, NORTH UP: THE WIND AS REPORTED, AND WHERE IT SITS ON THE BEAUFORT SCALENESWTHE STATIONFROM 180°BEAUFORT FORCELEAST WIND, MPH0CALM01LIGHT AIR12LIGHT BREEZE4NOW, 6 MPH3GENTLE BREEZE84MODERATE BREEZE135FRESH BREEZE196STRONG BREEZE257NEAR GALE328GALE399STRONG GALE4710STORM5511VIOLENT STORM6412HURRICANE FORCE73TITLEJamestown, the windSTATION REPORT · ASOS K24TYPEPLAN north upSCALENOT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 3 of 6DATE2026-10-16IDSR-K24-3DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-EVT-150, FB-ENG-008, FB-INS-002

The full report of Jamestown, in 6 sheets, each beside the Field Book plates that explain it

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Snow on the ground

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