Shepardsville, Indiana Weather
Shepardsville, Indiana — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, aviation weather, radar and satellite imagery, soil and crop conditions for Shepardsville, Vigo County.
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About Shepardsville, Indiana
Shepardsville rests in a broad, fertile valley, where the land slopes gently towards the slow-moving waters of the Wabash River, a wide, silken ribbon reflecting the expansive Indiana sky. It lies 5.0 miles north of Harrison, IN (from Harrison, IN: bearing 3°T), and is situated 9.3 miles north of Terre Haute. Fields of corn and soybeans, a patchwork quilt of green and gold, stretch towards the horizon, punctuated by stands of mature oak and sycamore trees that cast long, cool shadows in the late afternoon sun. The air here carries the clean scent of turned earth and, in summer, the sweet perfume of ripening wheat, a subtle aroma that speaks of the land’s enduring generosity. Distant farmhouses, their white paint weathered by seasons, dot the landscape like quiet sentinels, their chimneys occasionally exhaling thin plumes of smoke that dissolve into the vast, pale blue above. The history of Shepardsville is deeply entwined with the river that defines its western edge, a waterway that once served as a vital artery for commerce and travel. Early settlers, drawn by the rich alluvial soil, established farms and small businesses, building a community sustained by agriculture and the river's bounty. While no major industries now dominate the local economy, the spirit of self-reliance cultivated by generations of farmers persists, evident in the well-tended properties and the neighborly exchange of goods and services. The land itself, shaped by ancient glaciers and the patient work of water, holds a quiet resilience, a testament to the enduring power of nature and the human endeavor to live in harmony with it.
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| Location | Shepardsville, Vigo County, Indiana |
| Coordinates | 39.60087°N, 87.417519°W |
| Timezone | Eastern Time (America/Indiana/Indianapolis) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 47885, 47880, 47842 |
| Area Code | 765 |
| Page generated | July 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Shepardsville, Indiana Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Shepardsville, 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 Shepardsville includes coordinates 39.600870°N, 87.417519°W, situated in Vigo County. ZIP code 47885, 47880, 47842. 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.
