Severe Thunderstorm Watch 9:00 PM Severe Thunderstorm Watch 9:00 PM Extreme Heat Warning — Columbia, AR, Union, AR, Caddo, LA, Bossier, LA, Webster, LA, Claiborne, LA, Lincoln, LA, Union, LA, De Soto, LA, Red River, LA, Bienville, LA, Jackson, LA, Ouachita, LA, Sabine, LA, Natchitoches, LA, Winn, LA, Grant, LA, Caldwell, LA, La Salle, LA, Wood, TX, Upshur, TX, Marion, TX, Smith, TX, Gregg, TX, Harrison, TX, Cherokee, TX, Rusk, TX, Panola, TX, Nacogdoches, TX, Shelby, TX, Angelina, TX, San Augustine, TX, Sabine, TX 9:00 PM Heat Advisory — Columbia, AR, Union, AR, Caddo, LA, Bossier, LA, Webster, LA, Claiborne, LA, Lincoln, LA, Union, LA, De Soto, LA, Red River, LA, Bienville, LA, Jackson, LA, Ouachita, LA, Sabine, LA, Natchitoches, LA, Winn, LA, Grant, LA, Caldwell, LA, La Salle, LA, Wood, TX, Upshur, TX, Marion, TX, Smith, TX, Gregg, TX, Harrison, TX, Cherokee, TX, Rusk, TX, Panola, TX, Nacogdoches, TX, Shelby, TX, Angelina, TX, San Augustine, TX, Sabine, TX 8:00 PM

Rusk County, Texas, United States

Last updated: 5:07 PM CDT  ·  Refresh
36°C
Feels like 42°
Mostly Cloudy
▲ 38°  /  ▼ 23°
Wind
7 mph N
Humidity
46%
Dew Point
19°
Pressure
29.50 inHg
Visibility
9 mi
UV Index
5.6
Cloud Cover
60%
Sunrise
6:47 AM
Sunset
7:56 PM
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WeatherAI™ Analysis

WeatherAI Analysis: Rusk County is currently mostly cloudy at 36°C. Precipitation is likely — peak probability 78% around 6 PM. Atmospheric instability is elevated (CAPE up to 1785 J/kg) — isolated convective development possible. Sunrise: 6:47AM · Sunset: 7:56PM.

Alerts

Severe Thunderstorm Watch
Expires 9:00 PM
Severe Thunderstorm Watch
Expires 9:00 PM
Extreme Heat Warning
Columbia, AR, Union, AR, Caddo, LA, Bossier, LA, Webster, LA, Claiborne, LA, Lincoln, LA, Union, LA, De Soto, LA, Red River, LA, Bienville, LA, Jackson, LA, Ouachita, LA, Sabine, LA, Natchitoches, LA, Winn, LA, Grant, LA, Caldwell, LA, La Salle, LA, Wood, TX, Upshur, TX, Marion, TX, Smith, TX, Gregg, TX, Harrison, TX, Cherokee, TX, Rusk, TX, Panola, TX, Nacogdoches, TX, Shelby, TX, Angelina, TX, San Augustine, TX, Sabine, TX
Expires 9:00 PM
Heat Advisory
Columbia, AR, Union, AR, Caddo, LA, Bossier, LA, Webster, LA, Claiborne, LA, Lincoln, LA, Union, LA, De Soto, LA, Red River, LA, Bienville, LA, Jackson, LA, Ouachita, LA, Sabine, LA, Natchitoches, LA, Winn, LA, Grant, LA, Caldwell, LA, La Salle, LA, Wood, TX, Upshur, TX, Marion, TX, Smith, TX, Gregg, TX, Harrison, TX, Cherokee, TX, Rusk, TX, Panola, TX, Nacogdoches, TX, Shelby, TX, Angelina, TX, San Augustine, TX, Sabine, TX
Expires 8:00 PM
53 AQI · Moderate Dominant: PM2.5 Air Quality
Hourly Forecast · Next 24 Hours
Now
36°
72%
6 PM
34°
77%
7 PM
33°
43%
8 PM
32°
29%
9 PM
31°
33%
10 PM
30°
34%
11 PM
29°
15%
12 AM
29°
13%
1 AM
28°
7%
2 AM
28°
7%
3 AM
28°
7%
4 AM
27°
4%
5 AM
27°
5%
6 AM
23°
5%
7 AM
23°
5%
8 AM
26°
5%
9 AM
28°
10%
10 AM
29°
10%
11 AM
31°
10%
12 PM
34°
10%
1 PM
36°
11%
2 PM
38°
11%
3 PM
38°
13%
4 PM
39°
27%
7-Day Forecast
Today
38° 23°
Mostly Cloudy with a 72% chance of rain.
Sat
43° 23°
Mostly Clear with a 35% chance of rain.
Sun
41° 22°
Mostly Clear.
Mon
40° 24°
Mostly Clear with a 29% chance of rain.
Tue
38° 23°
Partly Cloudy.
Wed
38° 23°
Drizzle, 49% chance.
Thu
38° 24°
Mostly Clear with a 34% chance of rain.
TimeTempConditionsPrecipWindHumidity
Now 36° Mostly Cloudy 72% 7 mph N 46%
6 PM 34° Mostly Cloudy 77% 10 mph NW 50%
7 PM 33° Mostly Cloudy 43% 11 mph WSW 50%
8 PM 32° Mostly Cloudy 29% 6 mph WSW 52%
9 PM 31° Mostly Cloudy 33% 4 mph SSW 55%
10 PM 30° Mostly Cloudy 34% 5 mph SSE 58%
11 PM 29° Mostly Cloudy 15% 4 mph S 61%
12 AM 29° Mostly Cloudy 13% 5 mph S 64%
1 AM 28° Mostly Cloudy 7% 5 mph S 67%
2 AM 28° Mostly Cloudy 7% 5 mph S 66%
3 AM 28° Partly Cloudy 7% 4 mph SSW 66%
4 AM 27° Partly Cloudy 4% 4 mph SSW 67%
5 AM 27° Mostly Clear 5% 5 mph SW 70%
6 AM 23° Mostly Clear 5% 5 mph SW 74%
7 AM 23° Mostly Clear 5% 5 mph SW 75%
8 AM 26° Mostly Clear 5% 6 mph WSW 66%
9 AM 28° Mostly Clear 10% 6 mph WSW 58%
10 AM 29° Mostly Clear 10% 6 mph WSW 50%
11 AM 31° Mostly Clear 10% 6 mph WSW 46%
12 PM 34° Mostly Clear 10% 5 mph W 41%
1 PM 36° Mostly Clear 11% 4 mph WSW 37%
2 PM 38° Mostly Clear 11% 4 mph WSW 37%
3 PM 38° Mostly Clear 13% 5 mph SW 36%
4 PM 39° Partly Cloudy 27% 6 mph SE 36%
15-Day Forecast
Today
8/21
Mostly Cloudy
72%
23°
38°
Sat
8/22
Mostly Clear
35%
23°
43°
Sun
8/23
Mostly Clear
10%
22°
41°
Mon
8/24
Mostly Clear
29%
24°
40°
Tue
8/25
Partly Cloudy
10%
23°
38°
Wed
8/26
Drizzle
49%
23°
38°
Thu
8/27
Mostly Clear
34%
24°
38°
Fri
8/28
Mostly Clear
41%
22°
39°
Sat
8/29
Mostly Clear
27%
23°
38°
Sun
8/30
Mostly Clear
40%
23°
40°
Mon
8/31
Clear
25%
24°
39°
Tue
9/1
Drizzle
60%
23°
39°
Wed
9/2
Drizzle
60%
23°
38°
Thu
9/3
Drizzle
60%
23°
38°
Fri
9/4
Clear
25%
22°
38°
53
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
53 AQI 10.0 µg/m³
O3
Ground-level ozone
40 AQI 43 ppb
3-Day Outlook
DayAQICategoryO₃PM2.5
Sat 53 Moderate 40 53
Sun 54 Moderate 42 54
Mon 57 Moderate 41 57
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 Fri Aug 21, 20:00'Z' · F0 · 130 (13 km CONUS/NA)
Hodograph · kt
10 20 30 40 SM
0–1 1–3 3–6 6–9 km
Instability
SBCAPE1909 J/kg
MLCAPE2142 J/kg
MUCAPE2244 J/kg
SBCIN-55 J/kg
MLCIN-28 J/kg
Lifted Index-4.6
Kinematics
0–6 km Shear9 kt
0–1 km Shear1 kt
Eff. Shear5 kt
0–1 km SRH-2
0–3 km SRH-7
Eff. SRH-7
Storm Motion75° @ 15 kt
0–1 km EHI-0.0
Composite Parameters
Sig. Tornado0.0
STP (eff)0.0
Supercell0.0
K-Index40.1
Thermo & Levels
PWAT2.01 in
0–3 km LR8.2 °C/km
700–500 LR6.5 °C/km
Total Totals52.6
LCL780 hPa
LFC711 hPa
EL165 hPa
Freezing Lvl15,236 ft