Extreme Heat Warning — Russell, KS, Lincoln, KS, Barton, KS, Ellsworth, KS, Saline, KS, Rice, KS, McPherson, KS, Marion, KS, Chase, KS, Reno, KS, Harvey, KS, Butler, KS, Greenwood, KS, Woodson, KS, Allen, KS, Kingman, KS, Sedgwick, KS, Harper, KS, Sumner, KS, Cowley, KS, Elk, KS, Wilson, KS, Neosho, KS, Chautauqua, KS, Montgomery, KS, Labette, KS 7:00 PM

Russell County, Kansas, United States

Last updated: 9:57 AM CDT  ·  Refresh
32°C
Feels like 31°
Partly Cloudy
▲ 43°  /  ▼ 24°
Wind
13 mph SSW
Humidity
30%
Dew Point
16°
Pressure
27.90 inHg
Visibility
9 mi
UV Index
6.7
Cloud Cover
36%
Sunrise
6:46 AM
Sunset
8:33 PM
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WeatherAI™ Analysis

WeatherAI Analysis: Russell County is currently partly cloudy at 32°C. Dry conditions are expected through the next 24 hours. Atmospheric instability is elevated (CAPE up to 789 J/kg) — isolated convective development possible. Sunrise: 6:46AM · Sunset: 8:33PM.

Alerts

Extreme Heat Warning
Russell, KS, Lincoln, KS, Barton, KS, Ellsworth, KS, Saline, KS, Rice, KS, McPherson, KS, Marion, KS, Chase, KS, Reno, KS, Harvey, KS, Butler, KS, Greenwood, KS, Woodson, KS, Allen, KS, Kingman, KS, Sedgwick, KS, Harper, KS, Sumner, KS, Cowley, KS, Elk, KS, Wilson, KS, Neosho, KS, Chautauqua, KS, Montgomery, KS, Labette, KS
Expires 7:00 PM
54 AQI · Moderate Dominant: PM2.5 Air Quality
Hourly Forecast · Next 24 Hours
Now
32°
4%
10 AM
32°
16%
11 AM
34°
14%
12 PM
36°
3%
1 PM
41°
3%
2 PM
41°
3%
3 PM
42°
3%
4 PM
42°
4%
5 PM
43°
4%
6 PM
43°
5%
7 PM
40°
5%
8 PM
37°
5%
9 PM
34°
3%
10 PM
33°
3%
11 PM
33°
3%
12 AM
32°
3%
1 AM
31°
3%
2 AM
30°
3%
3 AM
29°
3%
4 AM
28°
3%
5 AM
25°
3%
6 AM
24°
3%
7 AM
26°
9%
8 AM
27°
9%
7-Day Forecast
Today
43° 24°
Mostly Clear.
Thu
43° 24°
Clear with a 36% chance of rain.
Fri
38° 19°
Partly Cloudy with a 57% chance of rain.
Sat
38° 19°
Overcast with a 43% chance of rain.
Sun
37° 20°
Clear with a 64% chance of rain.
Mon
36° 19°
Drizzle, 64% chance.
Tue
40° 19°
Clear with a 28% chance of rain.
TimeTempConditionsPrecipWindHumidity
Now 32° Partly Cloudy 4% 13 mph SSW 30%
10 AM 32° Mostly Cloudy 16% 12 mph SW 27%
11 AM 34° Mostly Cloudy 14% 12 mph SW 25%
12 PM 36° Partly Cloudy 3% 11 mph SSW 22%
1 PM 41° Mostly Clear 3% 12 mph SSW 21%
2 PM 41° Mostly Clear 3% 14 mph SSW 19%
3 PM 42° Clear 3% 16 mph S 17%
4 PM 42° Clear 4% 16 mph S 17%
5 PM 43° Clear 4% 17 mph S 18%
6 PM 43° Clear 5% 17 mph S 18%
7 PM 40° Clear 5% 15 mph S 21%
8 PM 37° Clear 5% 14 mph S 24%
9 PM 34° Mostly Clear 3% 14 mph S 28%
10 PM 33° Clear 3% 14 mph S 30%
11 PM 33° Clear 3% 15 mph S 32%
12 AM 32° Clear 3% 16 mph S 35%
1 AM 31° Mostly Clear 3% 14 mph S 38%
2 AM 30° Mostly Clear 3% 13 mph S 41%
3 AM 29° Partly Cloudy 3% 12 mph S 43%
4 AM 28° Mostly Clear 3% 11 mph S 44%
5 AM 25° Mostly Clear 3% 11 mph S 46%
6 AM 24° Clear 3% 11 mph S 47%
7 AM 26° Clear 9% 10 mph S 43%
8 AM 27° Clear 9% 9 mph SSW 40%
15-Day Forecast
Today
8/12
Mostly Clear
5%
24°
43°
Thu
8/13
Clear
36%
24°
43°
Fri
8/14
Partly Cloudy
57%
19°
38°
Sat
8/15
Overcast
43%
19°
38°
Sun
8/16
Clear
64%
20°
37°
Mon
8/17
Drizzle
64%
19°
36°
Tue
8/18
Clear
28%
19°
40°
Wed
8/19
Clear
43%
19°
42°
Thu
8/20
Rain
68%
24°
42°
Fri
8/21
Clear
44%
20°
42°
Sat
8/22
Drizzle
60%
24°
41°
Sun
8/23
Drizzle
60%
24°
40°
Mon
8/24
Clear
60%
23°
39°
Tue
8/25
Clear
60%
22°
38°
Wed
8/26
Drizzle
60%
22°
38°
54
Moderate
U.S. Air Quality Index · Dominant: PM2.5
50 100 150 200

Air quality is acceptable. Unusually sensitive people should consider limiting prolonged outdoor exertion.

Pollutant Breakdown · Today
PM2.5
Fine particulate matter
Dominant
54 AQI 10.8 µg/m³
O3
Ground-level ozone
51 AQI 56 ppb
3-Day Outlook
DayAQICategoryO₃PM2.5
Thu 54 Moderate 51 54
Fri 52 Moderate 47 52
Sat 52 Moderate 44 52
About the Air Quality Index
0–50 Good
51–100 Moderate
101–150 Unhealthy for Sensitive Groups
151–200 Unhealthy
201–300 Very Unhealthy
301–500 Hazardous

The U.S. AQI runs 0–500. The overall value equals the highest individual pollutant sub-index, and the dominant pollutant is the one driving it. PM2.5 (fine particles) is reported in µg/m³ and ozone (O3) in ppb. Forecast source: NWS NAQFC.

1000850700500400300250200150100 -40-30-20-10010203040 0.41247101624 LCLLFCEL0°C Temperature (°C) Pressure (hPa)
Temp Dewpoint Parcel (SB) CAPE CIN Dry adiabat Moist adiabat Mixing ratio
RAP
Valid Wed Aug 12, 13:00'Z' · F0 · 130 (13 km CONUS/NA)
Hodograph · kt
10 20 30 40 SM
0–1 1–3 3–6 6–9 km
Instability
SBCAPE366 J/kg
MLCAPE132 J/kg
MUCAPE366 J/kg
SBCIN0 J/kg
MLCIN0 J/kg
Lifted Index-2.3
Kinematics
0–6 km Shear13 kt
0–1 km Shear13 kt
Eff. Shear11 kt
0–1 km SRH72
0–3 km SRH74
Eff. SRH74
Storm Motion117° @ 3 kt
0–1 km EHI0.2
Composite Parameters
Sig. Tornado0.0
STP (eff)0.0
Supercell0.0
K-Index31.0
Thermo & Levels
PWAT1.42 in
0–3 km LR6.6 °C/km
700–500 LR8.1 °C/km
Total Totals50.4
LCL749 hPa
LFC945 hPa
EL220 hPa
Freezing Lvl14,285 ft