Russell, Georgia Weather
Russell, Georgia — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, aviation weather, radar and satellite imagery, tide predictions, marine conditions and a solunar fishing forecast, soil and crop conditions for Russell, Barrow County.
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About Russell, Georgia
Russell presents itself as a quiet confluence of red earth and sky, its gentle slopes giving way to the broad, patient sweep of Georgia's Piedmont. It lies 16.6 miles east of Lawrenceville, GA (from Lawrenceville, GA: bearing 85°T), and is situated 1.5 miles south-east of Winder. Here, where the air hangs thick and sweet with the scent of pine and the distant hum of cicadas, the landscape unfolds with a languid grace. Old oaks, their limbs gnarled like the hands of time, stand sentinel over fields that breathe in the sun's golden warmth, while the occasional glint of a distant pond catches the eye, a cool promise in the humid air. The very character of Russell is etched in the subtle rise and fall of the terrain, a topography that invites contemplation rather than conquest. The history of Russell is deeply entwined with the agrarian pulse of this region, a story told in the weathered barns and the quiet dignity of its scattered homes. For generations, the fertile soil has yielded its bounty, fostering a local economy that still holds to the enduring strength of agriculture, with cotton and soybeans once dominating the verdant expanse. Though the landscape may whisper of a simpler past, Russell now embraces a more varied rhythm, with small businesses and a growing residential appeal contributing to its evolving identity. The community’s strength lies in its rootedness, a quiet resilience that mirrors the enduring spirit of the land itself, a place where the past is not forgotten but lives on in the present character of its people and their enduring connection to this particular corner of Georgia.
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| Location | Russell, Barrow County, Georgia |
| Coordinates | 33.978722°N, 83.70017°W |
| Timezone | Eastern Time (America/New_York) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 30680 |
| Area Code | 770, 678 |
| Page generated | July 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Russell, Georgia Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Russell, Georgia, including current conditions, a 24-hour hourly forecast, 7-day outlook, NWS extended text forecast, real-time aviation weather (live METAR and TAF reports from the nearest reporting airport, with a modeled estimate shown when no station is in range), precipitation radar and NOAA GOES-16 satellite imagery. Additional sections may include tide predictions, wave height, wave direction and sea-surface temperature, a barometric pressure trend, and a solunar-based fishing forecast with a fishing-conditions rating for coastal localities, and soil temperature, crop weather and live USGS river gauge data for agricultural areas near a monitored waterway. All data updates automatically on every page visit.
Location data for Russell includes coordinates 33.978722°N, 83.700170°W, situated in Barrow County. ZIP code 30680. Telephone area code: 770, 678. Timezone: Eastern Time (America/New_York).
Weather data is sourced from the NOAA National Weather Service (NWS) and the open-source Open-Meteo API. Aviation data is sourced from aviationweather.gov (NOAA), with a modeled estimate used where no nearby reporting station is available. River and stream data is sourced from the USGS National Water Information System. Tide predictions are sourced from NOAA CO-OPS; marine and solunar data are modeled from Open-Meteo and public sunrise/moon calculations and should be treated as a general guide alongside on-the-water conditions. Radar is provided by RainViewer. Satellite imagery is sourced from NOAA/NESDIS GOES-East and is public domain.
