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Shepardsville, Indiana Weather

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

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

Shepardsville, IN
Saturday, July 4 at 5:06 PM
87
°
Overcast
Feels like
94°
Humidity
64%
Wind
9 mph
Sunrise
2:27 AM
Sunset
5:20 PM
Shepardsville, IN
Hour by hour · 24h
24-Hour ForecastShepardsville, IN: 24-hour forecast. Temperatures range from 70 to 89 degrees Fahrenheit with a 51% chance of precipitation at 9 PM.
L 70°H 89°
Shepardsville, IN
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    Jul 4
    Rain
    51%
    0.16″
    89°72°
  2. Sunday
    Jul 5
    Overcast
    19%
    85°70°-4°
  3. Monday
    Jul 6
    Heavy Drizzle
    14%
    0.03″
    79°68°-6°
  4. Tuesday
    Jul 7
    Clear
    80°60°+1°
  5. Wednesday
    Jul 8
    Overcast
    84°64°+4°
  6. Thursday
    Jul 9
    Thunderstorm
    49%
    82°71°-2°
  7. Friday
    Jul 10
    Drizzle
    49%
    0.06″
    88°71°+6°
Shepardsville, IN
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
SSW
197° · steady
Direction
SSW
197°
Sustained
9
mph
Gust
13
mph
Peak 24h
22
avg 6
Beaufort · 3 · GENTLE 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 6 · pk 22 @ 11:00p
010203040MPHB1B2B3B4B5B6B7B8-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOWpk 334SUSTGUST
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Light breeze holding from the ssw.
Shepardsville, IN
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
995.0
-1.5 mb in 3h · falling · 29.38 inHg
Now
995.0
mb
3h
-1.5
mb
12h
-2.2
mb
24h
-1.6
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 995998
9909951000STORM|RAIN10051010RAIN|CHG1015CHG|FAIR10201025FAIR|DRY1030-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOW997.7994.6995.0
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Deep low still deepening — rough seas, strong wind, persistent rain.
Shepardsville, IN
Air quality
49
AQI
Good
+17 in 6hPeak ~63 @ 11 PM

AQI 49 (Good), driven by Ozone. AQI up 17 in the last 6 hours — air quality is degrading. Ozone at AQI 73 — peak already passed at 1 PM under clear skies. Levels should ease through evening.

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

PM 2.5Good
6.2μg/m³
PM 10Good
7μg/m³
NO₂Good
2μg/m³
OzoneDRIVERUnhealthy SG
121μg/m³
UV IndexModerate
2.3

What's driving it

Ozone × UV × Sky

Ozone at AQI 73 — peak already passed at 1 PM under clear skies. Levels should ease through evening.

Present
AQI 73
UV peak
2.0 at earlier today
Sky at peak
clear
Projected peak
AQI 73

PM × Wind × Precip

PM2.5 at 6.2 µg/m³, PM10 at 6.8 µg/m³ — typical background levels with no transport signature.

PM2.5/PM10
0.91
Wind
light
Recent rain
0h in last 6h
Pattern
background
Shepardsville, IN
Sky cover · visibility · 24h
Cloud cover
100%
OVERCAST
100%0%−24h−18h−12h−6hnow

Visibility
57.3mi
UNLIMITED
62 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
21:06 UTC · Shepardsville, 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
21:06 UTC · Shepardsville, IN · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · 5-min cadence · up to 10000 px
Shepardsville, IN
Satellite · infrared · animated
Shepardsville, IN
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IR · cloud-top temp© RainViewer · Carto
Shepardsville, IN
Almanac · Saturday, July 4
If the first of July be rainy weather, 'twill rain more or less for four weeks together.
Civil dawn
5:56 AM
Sunrise
2:27 AM
Daylight
14h 53m
Sunset
5:20 PM
Civil dusk
9:54 PM
Planting note
Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
Shepardsville, IN
The moon
Waning Gibbous
79% illuminated
Moonrise
11:44 PM
Moonset
10:56 AM
In sign
♓︎ Pisces
Shepardsville, IN
Microseason
Jul 1–5

Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon

bird
Jan 151% of the yearDec 31

Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Shepardsville at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 15°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
  • Last frost: April 14 (climatological average for this latitude)
  • Microseason: Jul 1–5
  • Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.

ZIP code: 47880

16-Day Forecast — Shepardsville

  1. Sat89°72°51%
  2. Sun85°70°19%
  3. Mon79°68°14%
  4. Tue80°60°4%
  5. Wed84°64°5%
  6. Thu82°71°49%
  7. Fri88°71°49%
  8. Sat78°63°23%
  9. Sun75°55°11%
  10. Mon73°57°7%
  11. Tue76°55°6%
  12. Wed79°59°17%
  13. Thu83°62°20%
  14. Fri83°68°35%
  15. Sat76°70°42%
  16. Sun75°66°56%

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 — Shepardsville

SPC has placed Shepardsville 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 Shepardsville

  • 47842
  • 47885
  • 47880

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.