Shelburn, Indiana Weather
Shelburn, Indiana — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, aviation weather, radar and satellite imagery for Shelburn, Sullivan County.
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About Shelburn, Indiana
Shelburn rests in a wide, gentle valley carved by millennia of water and wind, where the land rises in soft, rounded hills. It lies 10.8 miles south-east of Vigo, IN (from Vigo, IN: bearing 134°T), and is situated 5.8 miles north of Sullivan. The sky here is a generous canvas, stretching vast and pale in the morning, deepening to bruised purples and fiery oranges as the sun dips below the horizon, casting long, benevolent shadows across fields of corn and soybean. The air, particularly in late summer, carries the sweet, dusty perfume of drying stalks, mingling with the fainter, earthy scent of coal that still clings to the very soil. Old oaks, their bark like furrowed leather, stand sentinel along the edges of fields, their branches reaching out as if to embrace the quiet sprawl of homes and the purposeful, unhurried pace of life that defines Shelburn. The history of Shelburn is inextricably linked to the seams of coal that lie beneath its rolling terrain, a legacy that shaped its early growth and continues to influence its character. For generations, the deep mines provided a livelihood, and though the industry has waned, the echoes of that hard work and community spirit persist. The local economy, once heavily reliant on extraction, now finds its rhythm in agriculture and the steady hum of small businesses that serve the surrounding farms and families. Shelburn’s past is not a distant memory but a tangible presence, visible in the sturdy brick buildings downtown and the quiet pride of residents who understand the land and its enduring gifts.
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| Location | Shelburn, Sullivan County, Indiana |
| Coordinates | 39.178374°N, 87.39363°W |
| Timezone | Eastern Time (America/Indiana/Indianapolis) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 47879 |
| Area Code | 765 |
| Page generated | July 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Shelburn, Indiana Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Shelburn, Indiana, including current conditions, a 24-hour hourly forecast, 7-day outlook, NWS extended text forecast, real-time aviation weather (live METAR and TAF reports from the nearest reporting airport, with a modeled estimate shown when no station is in range), precipitation radar and NOAA GOES-16 satellite imagery. Additional sections may include tide predictions, wave height, wave direction and sea-surface temperature, a barometric pressure trend, and a solunar-based fishing forecast with a fishing-conditions rating for coastal localities, and soil temperature, crop weather and live USGS river gauge data for agricultural areas near a monitored waterway. All data updates automatically on every page visit.
Location data for Shelburn includes coordinates 39.178374°N, 87.393630°W, situated in Sullivan County. ZIP code 47879. Telephone area code: 765. Timezone: Eastern Time (America/Indiana/Indianapolis).
Weather data is sourced from the NOAA National Weather Service (NWS) and the open-source Open-Meteo API. Aviation data is sourced from aviationweather.gov (NOAA), with a modeled estimate used where no nearby reporting station is available. River and stream data is sourced from the USGS National Water Information System. Tide predictions are sourced from NOAA CO-OPS; marine and solunar data are modeled from Open-Meteo and public sunrise/moon calculations and should be treated as a general guide alongside on-the-water conditions. Radar is provided by RainViewer. Satellite imagery is sourced from NOAA/NESDIS GOES-East and is public domain.
