Russellville, Kentucky Weather
Russellville, Kentucky — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, aviation weather, radar and satellite imagery, soil and crop conditions for Russellville, Logan County.
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About Russellville, Kentucky
Russellville, Kentucky, unfolds across a landscape of gently rolling hills, a verdant tapestry woven from fertile farmland and scattered woodlands. It lies 26.5 miles west-south-west of Bowling Green, KY (from Bowling Green, KY: bearing 248°T), and is situated 9.9 miles west of Auburn. The air here, especially in the languid afternoons of late summer, carries a whisper of warm earth and ripening crops, a scent that settles into the very pores of the place. The terrain, neither aggressively mountainous nor flatly monotonous, offers a pleasing variety, with creeks and small rivers tracing their way through the shallow valleys, their banks often lined with willows that lean in, as if sharing secrets with the water. The sky above Russellville often stretches wide and pale blue, punctuated by the slow drift of cumulus clouds, casting fleeting shadows that move with a deliberate grace across the fields of corn and soybeans. The history of Russellville is deeply entwined with the rich soil that surrounds it, a legacy that began with agricultural pursuits and evolved to embrace a diverse local economy. Once a significant stop on the stagecoach routes, the town retains a sense of its past in the stately old homes that line some of its older streets, their porches offering a cool respite from the Kentucky sun. The Logan County courthouse, a solid brick edifice, stands as a quiet testament to decades of civic life, a focal point for the community’s enduring spirit. While agriculture remains a cornerstone, the economic pulse of Russellville now includes a mix of small manufacturing and service industries, supporting a population that values a measured pace of life, where conversations can still unfold unhurriedly on a storefront bench.
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| Location | Russellville, Logan County, Kentucky |
| Coordinates | 36.84532°N, 86.887219°W |
| Timezone | Central Time (America/Chicago) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 42276 |
| Area Code | 270 |
| Page generated | July 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Russellville, Kentucky Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Russellville, Kentucky, 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 Russellville includes coordinates 36.845320°N, 86.887219°W, situated in Logan County. ZIP code 42276. Telephone area code: 270. Timezone: Central Time (America/Chicago).
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.
