Storm Station
Russell Springs, Kentucky
53°
Clear· Feels like 53°·Calm 1 mph SE
Mostly clear, with a low around 48. East wind around 2 mph.
-UV
-Air quality
60%Humidity
5%Cloud

What is measuring near here

The 4 instruments nearest Russell Springs, how far away each one is, how high it stands, and what kind of measurement it makes. The nearest is 1.0 miles away.

measured now2 instruments

JamestownK24

At an airfield/3.2 mi away/994 ft/88 ft below here

temp, wind, gust, visibility, precip, pressure

Rank1of 288

Big Swag 4E RAWSBSGK2

A remote fire weather station/38.6 mi away/1,388 ft/306 ft above here

temp, wind, gust, humidity, pressure

Rank95of 288

measured daily2 instruments

Russell Springs 0.8 WNWKY-RS-7

In a volunteer observer's own ground/1.0 mi away/1,082 ft/level with here

precip, snowfall, snow depth

Rank-

JamestownJMTK2

At a cooperative observer's station/6.1 mi away/915 ft/167 ft below here

snowfall, snow depth, precip, high, low

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Station report

The weather at Jamestown, drawn

The nearest airport reporting now, 3.2 mi from Russell Springs. From its report of Sep 27, 2026, 3:55 AM local time: 3 of its 6 sheets.

The sky

No cloud below 12,000 ft; visibility 10 mi or more.

Section of the sky over Jamestown, height above the station to scale: no cloud detected below 12,000 feet, the reach of its ceilometer, and visibility of 10 mi or more.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT K24FIG. A THE SKY OVER JAMESTOWNSECTION, HEIGHT ABOVE THE STATION TO SCALE, EACH LAYER AT THE HEIGHT OF ITS BASE AS REPORTED; COVER IN EIGHTHS OF THE SKY; TOPS NOT MEASUREDFT ABOVE THE STATION05001,0001,5002,0002,5003,000ETAGESLOWTHE STATIONTHE CEILOMETER READS TO 12,000 FT, ABOVE THIS SHEETNO CLOUD DETECTED BELOW 12,000 FTVISIBILITY, MILES: 10 MI OR MORE0510TITLEJamestown, the skySTATION REPORT · ASOS K24TYPESECTIONSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 1 of 6DATE2026-09-27IDSR-K24-1DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-SKY-001

The air

46.4 F with a dew point of 43.7 F, 90 per cent relative humidity. Air lifted from the station would cool to its dew point, where cloud forms, about 600 ft up.

Chart of the air at Jamestown: temperature 46.4 degrees Fahrenheit and dew point 43.7, 90 per cent relative humidity; air lifted from the station cools along the dry rate and meets its dew point about 600 feet above the station; height to scale.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT K24FIG. B THE AIR AT JAMESTOWNTHE REPORTED TEMPERATURE AND DEW POINT, AND AIR LIFTED FROM THE STATION WITHOUT MIXING UNTIL IT SATURATES; HEIGHT ABOVE THE STATION TO SCALEFT ABOVE THE STATION01,0002,0003,00030 F40 F50 F60 FSATURATES 600 FT ABOVE THE STATION, AT 43.1 FTEMPERATURE AND DEW POINT 46.4 F, 43.7 FRELATIVE HUMIDITY 90 PER CENTTHE AIR COOLS ABOUT 5.4 F EACH 1,000 FT IT RISES, AND ITS DEW POINT ABOUT 1 FSOLID: THE LIFTED AIR'S TEMPERATURE; DASHED: ITS DEW POINTTITLEJamestown, the airSTATION REPORT · ASOS K24TYPECHARTSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 2 of 6DATE2026-09-27IDSR-K24-2DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-WAT-020, FB-WAT-002, FB-ENG-011, FB-ENG-005

The wind

Calm.

Plan of the wind at Jamestown, north up: calm; beside it the Beaufort scale from calm to hurricane force, force 0, calm, marked.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT K24FIG. C THE WIND AT JAMESTOWNPLAN, NORTH UP: THE WIND AS REPORTED, AND WHERE IT SITS ON THE BEAUFORT SCALENESWTHE STATIONCALMBEAUFORT FORCELEAST WIND, MPH0CALM0NOW, 0 MPH1LIGHT AIR12LIGHT BREEZE43GENTLE BREEZE84MODERATE BREEZE135FRESH BREEZE196STRONG BREEZE257NEAR GALE328GALE399STRONG GALE4710STORM5511VIOLENT STORM6412HURRICANE FORCE73TITLEJamestown, the windSTATION REPORT · ASOS K24TYPEPLAN north upSCALENOT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 3 of 6DATE2026-09-27IDSR-K24-3DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-EVT-150, FB-ENG-008, FB-INS-002

The full report of Jamestown, in 6 sheets, each beside the Field Book plates that explain it

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Snow on the ground

Elsewhere in Kentucky

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