Russell, KS Weather Forecast
Russell County, Kansas
Live radar, warnings and storm tracking for Russell, with free alerts the moment it counts.
The next few hours
Taller, warmer bars mean heavier rain. Dotted means no reading for that hour.
Hour by hour
Sunrise and sunset
Next five days, scored 0 to 100The first day or two use the HRRR and NBM cloud layers. Later days only have total cloud, so treat them as a rough guide.
Know when sunset at this place will be worth a photo
We score every sunrise and sunset here from the cloud, haze and smoke forecast, and let you know when one is likely to light up. Sunrise the evening before, sunset a few hours ahead.
Seven-day outlook
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Russell, KS at a glance
Russell is home to about 4,400 people in Russell County, across 4.9 square miles. It ranks 69th by population of 99 places in Kansas with a forecast here. The nearest neighbour with its own forecast is Hays, 25 miles away.
- County
- Russell County
- Population
- 4,400 2023 est.
- Land area
- 4.9 sq mi
- People per sq mi
- 906
- Forecast point
- 38.8875°N, 98.8514°W
How well can the network see Russell?
The nearest Doppler radar is KDDC (Dodge City, KS), to the SW. Its lowest scan passes about 9,700 ft above Russell. At that range the beam overshoots the base of a storm. If a warning for Russell looks unsupported on radar, trust the warning.
The closest weather station is KRSL (Russell Muni). Close enough that its readings are the conditions in town.
Forecasts near Russell
- Hays, KS25 mi
- Hoisington, KS26 mi
- Ellsworth, KS35 mi
- Great Bend, KS37 mi
- Larned, KS50 mi
- Lyons, KS51 mi
- Beloit, KS56 mi
- Salina, KS67 mi
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