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Elizabethtown, Indiana Weather

Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon. Day 14 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Elizabethtown weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar

Elizabethtown, IN
Saturday, July 4 at 2:36 AM
74
°
Mostly Clear
Feels like
81°
Humidity
88%
Wind
4 mph
Sunrise
2:22 AM
Sunset
5:12 PM
Elizabethtown, IN
Hour by hour · 24h
24-Hour ForecastElizabethtown, IN: 24-hour forecast. Temperatures range from 71 to 89 degrees Fahrenheit with a 22% chance of precipitation at 4 PM.
L 71°H 89°
Elizabethtown, IN
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    Jul 4
    Drizzle
    22%
    0.03″
    89°71°
  2. Sunday
    Jul 5
    Drizzle
    57%
    0.07″
    86°71°-3°
  3. Monday
    Jul 6
    Drizzle
    47%
    0.09″
    75°65°-11°
  4. Tuesday
    Jul 7
    Clear
    36%
    81°61°+6°
  5. Wednesday
    Jul 8
    Clear
    28%
    83°64°+2°
  6. Thursday
    Jul 9
    Light Drizzle
    35%
    0.06″
    79°67°-4°
  7. Friday
    Jul 10
    Thunderstorm
    58%
    0.06″
    80°68°+1°
Elizabethtown, IN
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
SSW
210° · veering 95°
Direction
SSW
210°
Sustained
4
mph
Gust
8
mph
Peak 24h
16
avg 4
Beaufort · 2 · LIGHT BRZ
0
CALM
<1
1
LIGHT AIR
1–3
2
LIGHT BRZ
4–7
3
GENTLE BRZ
8–12
4
MOD BRZ
13–18
5
FRESH BRZ
19–24
6
STRONG BRZ
25–31
7
NEAR GALE
32–38
24h · sust vs gust · mph
avg 4 · pk 16 @ 4:00p
0102030MPHB1B2B3B4B5B6-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOWpk 274SUSTGUST
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Light breeze veering 95° from the ssw.
Elizabethtown, IN
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
993.5
-1.3 mb in 3h · falling · 29.34 inHg
Now
993.5
mb
3h
-1.3
mb
12h
-3.5
mb
24h
-1.8
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 993997
9859909951000STORM|RAIN10051010RAIN|CHG1015CHG|FAIR10201025FAIR|DRY1030-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOW997.4992.9992.9
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Deep low still deepening — rough seas, strong wind, persistent rain.
Elizabethtown, IN
Air quality
48
AQI
Good
-36 in 6h

AQI 48 (Good), driven by PM2.5. AQI down 36 over the last 6 hours — air quality is improving sharply. PM2.5 at 9.5 µg/m³ (AQI 52) with a 0.85 fine-to-coarse ratio and 4 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.

OK No precautions needed for the general population; unusually sensitive individuals may consider limiting prolonged outdoor exertion.

PM 2.5DRIVERGood
9.5μg/m³
PM 10Good
11μg/m³
NO₂Good
7μg/m³
OzoneModerate
65μg/m³
UV IndexLow
0.0

What's driving it

Ozone × UV × Sky

Ozone at AQI 31. Overcast through the UV peak window (cloud cover ~63%) — afternoon ozone should stay flat.

Present
AQI 31
UV peak
3.3 at 1 PM
Sky at peak
overcast
Projected peak
AQI 7

PM × Wind × Precip

PM2.5 at 9.5 µg/m³ (AQI 52) with a 0.85 fine-to-coarse ratio and 4 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.

PM2.5/PM10
0.85
Wind
calm
Recent rain
0h in last 6h
Pattern
stagnant smoke
Elizabethtown, IN
Sky cover · visibility · 24h
Cloud cover
39%
MOSTLY CLEAR
100%0%−24h−18h−12h−6hnow

Visibility
31.8mi
UNLIMITED
70 mi0 mi−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Earth · GOES-19 ABI
Full Disk · Visible · GeoColor
GOES-19 full disk Visible · GeoColor
True-color daytime, blue/IR sandwich at night
06:36 UTC · Elizabethtown, IN · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · up to 10848 px
Continental US · GOES-19 ABI
CONUS Sector · Visible · GeoColor
GOES-19 CONUS Visible · GeoColor
Daytime true-color, blue-light/IR sandwich at night
06:36 UTC · Elizabethtown, IN · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · 5-min cadence · up to 10000 px
Elizabethtown, IN
Satellite · infrared · animated
Elizabethtown, IN
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IR · cloud-top temp© RainViewer · Carto
Elizabethtown, IN
Almanac · Saturday, July 4
If the first of July be rainy weather, 'twill rain more or less for four weeks together.
Civil dawn
5:51 AM
Sunrise
2:22 AM
Daylight
14h 50m
Sunset
5:12 PM
Civil dusk
9:45 PM
Planting note
Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
Elizabethtown, IN
The moon
Waning Gibbous
83% illuminated
Moonrise
11:37 PM
Moonset
10:50 AM
In sign
♓︎ Pisces
Elizabethtown, IN
Microseason
Jul 1–5

Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon

bird
Jan 150% of the yearDec 31

Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Elizabethtown at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 74°F — typical for the season
  • Last frost: April 11 (climatological average for this latitude)
  • Microseason: Jul 1–5
  • Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.

ZIP code: 47232

15-Day Forecast — Elizabethtown

  1. Sat89°70°22%
  2. Sun86°71°57%
  3. Mon75°65°47%
  4. Tue81°61°36%
  5. Wed83°64°28%
  6. Thu79°67°35%
  7. Fri80°68°58%
  8. Sat86°69°39%
  9. Sun79°69°14%
  10. Mon90°67°11%
  11. Tue82°62°34%
  12. Wed78°60°33%
  13. Thu81°62°29%
  14. Fri85°68°42%
  15. Sat80°66°32%

Forecast data from Open-Meteo (CC BY 4.0).

Right now in the garden

Peak growing season

As of July 4, the growing season is at its peak — frost is months away. Continue succession-planting beans and summer squash. Start fall brassicas (broccoli, cabbage, kale) from seed indoors for transplanting in late summer.

SPC Convective Outlook

Storm Prediction Center — Elizabethtown

SPC has placed Elizabethtown in the Marginal Risk category for severe thunderstorms today.

  • TODAYMRGLMarginal Risk
  • TOMORROWTSTMGeneral Thunderstorms
  • DAY 3TSTMGeneral Thunderstorms

Isolated severe storms possible. Limited threat for hail or damaging wind.

Source: NOAA / NWS Storm Prediction Center categorical convective outlook. Outlooks are re-issued multiple times per day; this page reflects the most recent SPC polygons covering the city’s coordinates.

ZIP codes in Elizabethtown

  • 47232

Climate normals from the Open-Meteo Climate API. Köppen approximation from NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Regions. See methodology for data sources, editorial rules, and corrections. Maintainer: Brian Tighe.