Shepherdsville, Kentucky Weather
Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon. Day 15 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Shepherdsville weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 4Partly Cloudy18%—89°70°—
- SundayJul 5Overcast35%—87°74°-2°
- MondayJul 6Drizzle25%0.03″83°71°-4°
- TuesdayJul 7Overcast——85°68°+2°
- WednesdayJul 8Overcast——87°66°+2°
- ThursdayJul 9Light Drizzle36%—90°68°+3°
- FridayJul 10T-storm w/ Hail49%0.09″88°72°-2°
AQI 76 (Moderate), driven by PM2.5. AQI up 29 in the last 6 hours — air quality is degrading. PM2.5 at 11.3 µg/m³ (AQI 55) with a 0.94 fine-to-coarse ratio and 3 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.
What's driving it
Ozone × UV × Sky
Ozone at AQI 47. Overcast through the UV peak window (cloud cover ~98%) — afternoon ozone should stay flat.
- Present
- AQI 47
- UV peak
- 0.0 at 1 PM
- Sky at peak
- overcast
- Projected peak
- AQI 6
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5 at 11.3 µg/m³ (AQI 55) with a 0.94 fine-to-coarse ratio and 3 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.94
- Wind
- calm
- Recent rain
- 0h in last 6h
- Pattern
- stagnant smoke
Trends
Seven days of AQI and PM2.5.
Hourly air-quality data from the Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service, charted across the past and next several days. Dashed lines mark the AQI breakpoints at 50 (Good → Moderate) and 100 (Moderate → Unhealthy for Sensitive Groups).
If the first of July be rainy weather, 'twill rain more or less for four weeks together.
- Moonrise
- 11:58 PM
- Moonset
- 11:55 AM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon
Shepherdsville at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 8°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: April 4 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: Jul 1–5
- Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
ZIP code: 40165
16-Day Forecast — Shepherdsville
- Sat89°70°18%
- Sun87°74°35%
- Mon83°71°25%
- Tue85°68°9%
- Wed87°66°7%
- Thu90°68°36%
- Fri88°72°49%
- Sat85°68°46%
- Sun78°64°25%
- Mon83°58°17%
- Tue86°60°10%
- Wed84°67°19%
- Thu85°66°29%
- Fri83°64°39%
- Sat93°72°39%
- Sun93°75°40%
Forecast data from Open-Meteo (CC BY 4.0).
Right now in the garden
Peak growing season
As of July 5, 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 — Shepherdsville
SPC has placed Shepherdsville 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 Shepherdsville
- 40165
- 40166