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Shoals, Indiana Weather

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

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

Shoals, IN
Saturday, July 4 at 9:41 AM
76
°
Clear
Feels like
83°
Humidity
88%
Wind
7 mph
Sunrise
2:28 AM
Sunset
5:15 PM
Shoals, IN
Hour by hour · 24h
24-Hour ForecastShoals, IN: 24-hour forecast. Temperatures range from 73 to 89 degrees Fahrenheit with a 26% chance of precipitation at 9 PM.
L 73°H 89°
Shoals, IN
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    Jul 4
    Overcast
    26%
    89°70°
  2. Sunday
    Jul 5
    Light Drizzle
    47%
    0.03″
    85°73°-4°
  3. Monday
    Jul 6
    Rain
    47%
    0.09″
    90°69°+5°
  4. Tuesday
    Jul 7
    Overcast
    17%
    87°65°-3°
  5. Wednesday
    Jul 8
    Clear
    19%
    86°65°-1°
  6. Thursday
    Jul 9
    Thunderstorm
    37%
    86°68°
  7. Friday
    Jul 10
    Light Showers
    48%
    0.21″
    83°70°-3°
Shoals, IN
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
S
180° · steady
Direction
S
180°
Sustained
7
mph
Gust
10
mph
Peak 24h
22
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 22 @ 12:00a
01020MPHB1B2B3B4B5-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOWpk 223SUSTGUST
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
A whisper of wind — leaves barely shift on the trees.
Shoals, IN
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
999.5
+0.3 mb in 3h · steady · 29.52 inHg
Now
999.5
mb
3h
+0.3
mb
12h
+0.4
mb
24h
-3.1
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 9991003
9951000STORM|RAIN10051010RAIN|CHG1015CHG|FAIR10201025FAIR|DRY1030-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOW1002.9999.2999.8
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Deep low — expect rough seas, strong wind, and persistent rain.
Shoals, IN
Air quality
49
AQI
Good
-5 in 6h

AQI 49 (Good), driven by PM2.5. AQI down 5 over the last 6 hours (gradual decline). PM2.5 at 10.2 µg/m³, PM10 at 11.8 µg/m³ — typical background levels with no transport signature.

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

PM 2.5DRIVERGood
10.2μg/m³
PM 10Good
12μg/m³
NO₂Good
5μg/m³
OzoneModerate
67μg/m³
UV IndexLow
1.6

What's driving it

Ozone × UV × Sky

Ozone at AQI 32 now. With UV 3.2 peaking around 1 PM under partly cloudy skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 10 around 1 PM.

Present
AQI 32
UV peak
3.2 at 1 PM
Sky at peak
partly cloudy
Projected peak
AQI 10

PM × Wind × Precip

PM2.5 at 10.2 µg/m³, PM10 at 11.8 µg/m³ — typical background levels with no transport signature.

PM2.5/PM10
0.86
Wind
light
Recent rain
0h in last 6h
Pattern
background
Shoals, IN
Sky cover · visibility · 24h
Cloud cover
14%
CLEAR
100%0%−24h−18h−12h−6hnow

Visibility
31.6mi
UNLIMITED
58 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
13:41 UTC · Shoals, 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
13:41 UTC · Shoals, IN · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · 5-min cadence · up to 10000 px
Shoals, IN
Satellite · infrared · animated
Shoals, IN
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IR · cloud-top temp© RainViewer · Carto
Shoals, IN
Almanac · Saturday, July 4
If the first of July be rainy weather, 'twill rain more or less for four weeks together.
Civil dawn
5:57 AM
Sunrise
2:28 AM
Daylight
14h 47m
Sunset
5:15 PM
Civil dusk
9:48 PM
Planting note
Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
Shoals, IN
The moon
Waning Gibbous
81% illuminated
Moonrise
11:40 PM
Moonset
10:54 AM
In sign
♓︎ Pisces
Shoals, IN
Microseason
Jul 1–5

Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon

bird
Jan 151% of the yearDec 31

Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Shoals at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 3°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
  • Last frost: April 8 (climatological average for this latitude)
  • Microseason: Jul 1–5
  • Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.

ZIP code: 47581

16-Day Forecast — Shoals

  1. Sat88°70°26%
  2. Sun85°73°47%
  3. Mon90°69°47%
  4. Tue87°65°17%
  5. Wed86°65°19%
  6. Thu86°68°37%
  7. Fri83°70°48%
  8. Sat85°71°34%
  9. Sun77°63°16%
  10. Mon74°56°12%
  11. Tue78°60°6%
  12. Wed85°63°12%
  13. Thu86°66°19%
  14. Fri83°69°29%
  15. Sat84°69°29%
  16. Sun85°72°42%

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 — Shoals

SPC has placed Shoals 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 Shoals

  • 47581

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.