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Shelby, Indiana Weather

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

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

Shelby, IN
Saturday, July 4 at 12:49 PM
85
°
Partly Cloudy
Feels like
90°
Humidity
63%
Wind
7 mph
Sunrise
12:22 AM
Sunset
3:25 PM
Shelby, IN
Hour by hour · 24h
24-Hour ForecastShelby, IN: 24-hour forecast. Temperatures range from 69 to 84 degrees Fahrenheit with a 74% chance of precipitation at 6 PM.
L 69°H 84°
Shelby, IN
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    Jul 4
    Heavy Rain
    74%
    2.0″
    84°70°
  2. Sunday
    Jul 5
    Overcast
    16%
    80°69°-4°
  3. Monday
    Jul 6
    Overcast
    80°64°
  4. Tuesday
    Jul 7
    Clear
    80°62°
  5. Wednesday
    Jul 8
    Overcast
    81°63°+1°
  6. Thursday
    Jul 9
    T-storm w/ Hail
    45%
    0.02″
    83°69°+2°
  7. Friday
    Jul 10
    Light Drizzle
    41%
    0.01″
    78°64°-5°
Shelby, IN
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
SW
229° · veering 15°
Direction
SW
229°
Sustained
7
mph
Gust
8
mph
Peak 24h
27
avg 7
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 7 · pk 27 @ 12:00a
0102030MPHB1B2B3B4B5B6B7-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOWpk 298SUSTGUST
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
A whisper of wind — leaves barely shift on the trees.
Shelby, IN
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
992.3
-0.4 mb in 3h · steady · 29.30 inHg
Now
992.3
mb
3h
-0.4
mb
12h
-1.7
mb
24h
-1.9
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 992994
9859909951000STORM|RAIN-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOW994.3991.7992.4
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Deep low — expect rough seas, strong wind, and persistent rain.
Shelby, IN
Air quality
30
AQI
Good
0 in 6hPeak ~48 @ 11 PM

AQI 30 (Good), driven by PM2.5. AQI projected to climb to 48 over the next 6 hours. PM scrubbed by 2 hours of recent rain — PM2.5 down to 9.7 µg/m³, PM10 to 10.8 µg/m³.

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

PM 2.5DRIVERGood
9.7μg/m³
PM 10Good
11μg/m³
NO₂Good
4μg/m³
OzoneModerate
100μg/m³
UV IndexModerate
3.5

What's driving it

Ozone × UV × Sky

Ozone at AQI 47. Overcast through the UV peak window (cloud cover ~72%) — afternoon ozone should stay flat.

Present
AQI 47
UV peak
3.6 at 1 PM
Sky at peak
overcast
Projected peak
AQI 11

PM × Wind × Precip

PM scrubbed by 2 hours of recent rain — PM2.5 down to 9.7 µg/m³, PM10 to 10.8 µg/m³.

PM2.5/PM10
0.90
Wind
light
Recent rain
2h in last 6h
Pattern
washed out
Shelby, IN
Sky cover · visibility · 24h
Cloud cover
66%
PARTLY CLOUDY
100%0%−24h−18h−12h−6hnow

Visibility
54.8mi
UNLIMITED
73 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
17:49 UTC · Shelby, 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
17:49 UTC · Shelby, IN · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · 5-min cadence · up to 10000 px
Shelby, IN
Satellite · infrared · animated
Shelby, IN
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IR · cloud-top temp© RainViewer · Carto
Shelby, IN
Almanac · Saturday, July 4
If the first of July be rainy weather, 'twill rain more or less for four weeks together.
Civil dawn
4:49 AM
Sunrise
12:22 AM
Daylight
15h 03m
Sunset
3:25 PM
Civil dusk
9:00 PM
Planting note
Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
Shelby, IN
The moon
Waning Gibbous
80% illuminated
Moonrise
10:46 PM
Moonset
9:54 AM
In sign
♓︎ Pisces
Shelby, IN
Microseason
Jul 1–5

Cicadas claim the afternoon

plant
Jan 151% of the yearDec 31

Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Shelby at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 15°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
  • Last frost: April 23 (climatological average for this latitude)
  • Microseason: Jul 1–5
  • Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.

ZIP code: 46377

16-Day Forecast — Shelby

  1. Sat84°70°74%
  2. Sun80°69°16%
  3. Mon80°64°8%
  4. Tue80°62°3%
  5. Wed81°63°3%
  6. Thu83°69°45%
  7. Fri78°64°41%
  8. Sat81°63°15%
  9. Sun71°62°8%
  10. Mon72°60°10%
  11. Tue75°61°7%
  12. Wed81°62°23%
  13. Thu84°67°24%
  14. Fri78°69°24%
  15. Sat86°68°17%
  16. Sun83°70°29%

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 — Shelby

SPC has placed Shelby in the Slight Risk category for severe thunderstorms today.

  • TODAYSLGTSlight Risk
  • TOMORROWTSTMGeneral Thunderstorms
  • DAY 3TSTMGeneral Thunderstorms

Scattered severe storms possible. A few tornadoes, hail, and damaging wind gusts possible.

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 Shelby

  • 46377
  • 46356

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.