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Weather in Shelbyville, Tennessee

Roses open on the Piedmont edge. Day 59 of spring. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Shelbyville, TN
Sunday, May 17 at 2:48 AM
71
°
Overcast
Feels like
72°
Humidity
62%
Wind
3 mph
Sunrise
5:40 AM
Sunset
7:44 PM
Shelbyville, TN
Hour by hour · 24h
55°
9p
52°
10p
51°
11p
49°
12a
49°
1a
47°
2a
47°
3a
46°
4a
46°
5a
46°
6a
51°
7a
57°
8a
62°
9a
66°
10a
68°
11a
71°
12p
73°
1p
75°
2p
77°
3p
78°
4p
78°
5p
75°
6p
73°
7p
68°
8p
L 46°H 78°
Shelbyville, TN
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    May 16
    Overcast
    81°61°
  2. Sunday
    May 17
    Overcast
    87°62°
  3. Monday
    May 18
    Overcast
    87°64°
  4. Tuesday
    May 19
    Drizzle
    29%
    84°67°
  5. Wednesday
    May 20
    Showers
    77%
    82°65°
  6. Thursday
    May 21
    Light Showers
    67%
    81°65°
  7. Friday
    May 22
    Light Drizzle
    57%
    77°65°
Shelbyville, TN
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
NNE
017° · backing 98°
Direction
NNE
017°
Sustained
3
mph
Gust
3
mph
Peak 24h
24
avg 7
Beaufort · 1 · LIGHT AIR
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 24 @ 9:00a
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
A whisper of wind — leaves barely shift on the trees.
Shelbyville, TN
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
988.7
-0.1 mb in 3h · falling · 29.20 inHg
Now
988.7
mb
3h
-0.1
mb
12h
-2.0
mb
24h
+0.5
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 988991
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Deep low — expect rough seas, strong wind, and persistent rain.
Shelbyville, TN
Air quality
65
AQI
Moderate
PM 2.5
6.0 μg/m³
PM 10
6.4 μg/m³
NO₂
2.7 μg/m³
Ozone
98.0 μg/m³
UV Index
0.0 Low
Shelbyville, TN
Almanac · Sunday, May 17
When the dew is on the grass, rain will never come to pass.
Civil dawn
10:13 AM
Sunrise
5:40 AM
Daylight
14h 04m
Sunset
7:44 PM
Civil dusk
1:13 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Shelbyville, TN
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
Moonrise
10:51 AM
Moonset
1:09 AM
In sign
♊︎ Gemini
Shelbyville, TN
Microseason · 28 of 72
May 16–20

Roses open on the Piedmont edge

insect
Jan 137% of the yearDec 31

Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Shelbyville at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 5°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
  • Last frost: March 20 (climatological average for this latitude)
  • Microseason: 28 of 72, May 16–20
  • Planting window: Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.

Right now in the garden

Peak growing season

As of May 17, 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.

ZIP codes in Shelbyville

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.