Observed 9:55 AM EDT at KLOU

Charlestown, IN weather

Sunny and 54°12°.

Forecasts agree

Now 54°12°

Sunny

Wind: Calm; Light through 10 PM
Dew point: 46°8°; Comfortable
UV index: 1Low; Moderate 12–4 PM · peak 4
Air quality: 63Moderate; Main pollutant: PM2.5 (fine particles)
Pressure: 30.43 inHg1030 hPa; Rising slowly · +0.04 inHg+1.3 hPa in 3 h

No precipitation expected in the next 2 hours.

From forecast models

Next 48 hours

About the same as this time yesterday (53°12° then, 54°12° now)

Good hours for

Above 60°16° today by noon
High 73°23° today at 5 PM
Below 60°16° tonight after 9 PM
Low 44°7° tomorrow at 8 AM

This morningUp to 59°15° by 11 AM · Clear
This afternoonUp to 73°23° by 5 PM · Partly cloudy
TonightDown to 46°8° by 5 AM · Partly cloudy
Tomorrow morningUp to 61°16° by 11 AM · Clear
Tomorrow afternoonUp to 75°24° by 5 PM · Partly cloudy
Tomorrow nightDown to 47°8° by 5 AM · Partly cloudy
Monday morningUp to 50°10° by 9 AM · Clear

Hourly forecast, next 48 hours, in the place's local time
Hour	Conditions	Temperature	Feels like	Precipitation	Wind	Humidity	Cloud cover	UV index
Sat 10a	Sunny	54°12° (likely 52°11° to 54°12°)	54°12°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from E, gusts 5 mph8 km/h	80%	2%	1
Sat 11a	Sunny	59°15° (likely 58°14° to 61°16°)	59°15°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from E, gusts 6 mph9 km/h	69%	4%	2
Sat 12p	Sunny	64°18° (likely 63°17° to 65°18°)	64°18°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from E, gusts 6 mph10 km/h	60%	11%	3
Sat 1p	Mostly sunny	67°19° (likely 66°19° to 68°20°)	67°19°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from E, gusts 6 mph9 km/h	52%	38%	4
Sat 2p	Sunny	70°21° (likely 69°21° to 71°22°)	70°21°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from E, gusts 5 mph9 km/h	46%	13%	4
Sat 3p	Mostly sunny	71°22° (likely 70°21° to 72°22°)	71°22°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from E, gusts 5 mph8 km/h	42%	34%	3
Sat 4p	Sunny	72°22° (likely 71°22° to 73°23°)	72°22°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from E, gusts 5 mph8 km/h	39%	23%	2
Sat 5p	Partly sunny	73°23° (likely 70°21° to 73°23°)	73°23°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from E, gusts 5 mph7 km/h	37%	49%	1
Sat 6p	Partly sunny	71°22° (likely 68°20° to 71°22°)	71°22°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from E, gusts 4 mph6 km/h	42%	57%	0
Sat 7p	Partly cloudy	67°19° (likely 62°17° to 67°19°)	67°19°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from E, gusts 4 mph7 km/h	49%	51%	0
Sat 8p	Partly cloudy	63°17° (likely 59°15° to 63°17°)	63°17°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from E, gusts 6 mph9 km/h	58%	45%	0
Sat 9p	Clear	57°14° (likely 57°14° to 59°15°)	57°14°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from E, gusts 5 mph8 km/h	72%	41%	0
Sat 10p	Clear	54°12° (likely 54°12° to 57°14°)	54°12°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from E, gusts 5 mph8 km/h	77%	40%	0
Sat 11p	Partly cloudy	53°12° (likely 53°12° to 56°13°)	53°12°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from E, gusts 6 mph9 km/h	80%	51%	0
Sun 12a	Partly cloudy	52°11° (likely 51°11° to 54°12°)	52°11°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from E, gusts 5 mph8 km/h	80%	54%	0
Sun 1a	Mostly clear	50°10° (likely 49°9° to 53°12°)	50°10°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from E, gusts 4 mph7 km/h	86%	51%	0
Sun 2a	Partly cloudy	50°10° (likely 47°8° to 52°11°)	50°10°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from E, gusts 4 mph6 km/h	86%	41%	0
Sun 3a	Clear	48°9° (likely 45°7° to 50°10°)	48°9°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from E, gusts 6 mph10 km/h	89%	14%	0
Sun 4a	Clear	47°8° (likely 45°7° to 49°9°)	47°8°	0%	1 mph2 km/h from E, gusts 5 mph9 km/h	93%	15%	0
Sun 5a	Clear	46°8° (likely 44°7° to 48°9°)	46°8°	0%	1 mph2 km/h from E, gusts 4 mph7 km/h	96%	10%	0
Sun 6a	Clear	46°8° (likely 43°6° to 47°8°)	46°8°	0%	1 mph2 km/h from E, gusts 5 mph7 km/h	93%	9%	0
Sun 7a	Clear	45°7° (likely 43°6° to 46°8°)	45°7°	0%	1 mph2 km/h from E, gusts 5 mph8 km/h	96%	9%	0
Sun 8a	Sunny	44°7° (likely 42°6° to 46°8°)	44°7°	0%	1 mph2 km/h from E, gusts 5 mph8 km/h	100%	10%	0
Sun 9a	Sunny	46°8° (likely 44°7° to 49°9°)	46°8°	0%	1 mph2 km/h from SE, gusts 5 mph7 km/h	100%	11%	0
Sun 10a	Sunny	54°12° (likely 52°11° to 56°13°)	54°12°	0%	1 mph2 km/h from E, gusts 4 mph6 km/h	83%	0%	1
Sun 11a	Sunny	61°16° (likely 58°14° to 63°17°)	61°16°	0%	1 mph2 km/h from SE, gusts 4 mph7 km/h	67%	4%	2
Sun 12p	Mostly sunny	66°19° (likely 64°18° to 68°20°)	66°19°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from SE, gusts 5 mph8 km/h	56%	12%	3
Sun 1p	Sunny	70°21° (likely 68°20° to 72°22°)	70°21°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from SE, gusts 4 mph7 km/h	47%	40%	4
Sun 2p	Sunny	72°22° (likely 70°21° to 74°23°)	72°22°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from SE, gusts 4 mph6 km/h	44%	44%	4
Sun 3p	Mostly sunny	73°23° (likely 72°22° to 75°24°)	73°23°	0%	1 mph2 km/h from SE, gusts 3 mph5 km/h	41%	44%	4
Sun 4p	Mostly sunny	74°23° (likely 72°22° to 75°24°)	74°23°	0%	1 mph2 km/h from SE, gusts 2 mph4 km/h	38%	42%	3
Sun 5p	Mostly sunny	75°24° (likely 72°22° to 75°24°)	75°24°	0%	1 mph2 km/h from SE, gusts 2 mph4 km/h	36%	54%	2
Sun 6p	Mostly sunny	73°23° (likely 69°21° to 73°23°)	73°23°	0%	1 mph2 km/h from E, gusts 3 mph4 km/h	41%	58%	1
Sun 7p	Mostly clear	69°21° (likely 63°17° to 69°21°)	69°21°	0%	1 mph2 km/h from E, gusts 4 mph6 km/h	47%	48%	0
Sun 8p	Clear	65°18° (likely 60°16° to 65°18°)	65°18°	0%	1 mph2 km/h from E, gusts 2 mph4 km/h	56%	43%	0
Sun 9p	Clear	58°14° (likely 58°14° to 63°17°)	58°14°	0%	1 mph2 km/h from E, gusts 3 mph5 km/h	72%	49%	0
Sun 10p	Mostly clear	54°12° (likely 54°12° to 60°16°)	54°12°	0%	1 mph2 km/h from E, gusts 4 mph7 km/h	83%	56%	0
Sun 11p	Mostly clear	53°12° (likely 53°12° to 58°14°)	53°12°	0%	1 mph2 km/h from E, gusts 3 mph5 km/h	83%	57%	0
Mon 12a	Cloudy	52°11° (likely 51°11° to 56°13°)	52°11°	0%	1 mph2 km/h from E, gusts 3 mph4 km/h	86%	56%	0
Mon 1a	Mostly clear	51°11° (likely 49°9° to 55°13°)	51°11°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 3 mph4 km/h	86%	55%	0
Mon 2a	Mostly clear	50°10° (likely 47°8° to 54°12°)	50°10°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 3 mph5 km/h	89%	50%	0
Mon 3a	Mostly clear	49°9° (likely 45°7° to 53°12°)	49°9°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 3 mph5 km/h	89%	35%	0
Mon 4a	Mostly clear	48°9° (likely 44°7° to 52°11°)	48°9°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 4 mph6 km/h	93%	36%	0
Mon 5a	Mostly clear	47°8° (likely 43°6° to 51°11°)	47°8°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 3 mph5 km/h	93%	44%	0
Mon 6a	Mostly clear	46°8° (likely 43°6° to 50°10°)	46°8°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 3 mph5 km/h	96%	16%	0
Mon 7a	Mostly clear	44°7° (likely 42°6° to 50°10°)	44°7°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 3 mph5 km/h	100%	19%	0
Mon 8a	Sunny	45°7° (likely 42°6° to 49°9°)	45°7°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 3 mph5 km/h	100%	25%	0
Mon 9a	Mostly sunny	50°10° (likely 41°5° to 54°12°)	50°10°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 2 mph4 km/h	89%	17%	0

Days ahead

Shaded: typical range for these dates (1991–2020)

Today, Oct 24. Cloudy. High 73°23°, low 44°7°. Typical 66°19° / 45°7°. Dry. Forecasts agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 59°15°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Mostly sunny, 73°23°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 63°17°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Clear, 46°8°
  Dry
Official NWS forecast
Today: Sunny, with a high near 73. East wind around 3 mph.
Tonight: Partly cloudy, with a low around 44. East wind around 3 mph.
Forecasts agreeIndependent forecasts are close; the range is narrow.
High, likely
71°22°–73°23°
Low, likely
43°6°–45°7°
Typical high / low
66°19° / 45°7°
Wind
6 mph10 km/h, gusts 13 mph22 km/h
UV peak
5
Tomorrow, Oct 25. Mostly sunny. High 75°24°, low 44°7°. Typical 66°19° / 45°7°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 44°7°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Mostly sunny, 75°24°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 65°18°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Mostly clear, 47°8°
  Dry
Official NWS forecast
Day: Sunny, with a high near 75. Southeast wind around 2 mph.
Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 44. East wind around 1 mph.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
72°22°–75°24°
Low, likely
42°6°–46°8°
Typical high / low
66°19° / 45°7°
Wind
5 mph8 km/h, gusts 11 mph17 km/h
UV peak
4
Monday, Oct 26. Partly sunny. High 75°24°, low 46°8°. Typical 65°18° / 44°7°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Mostly sunny, 45°7°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 75°24°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 63°17°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Mostly clear, 49°9°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Mostly sunny, with a high near 75. Northwest wind around 1 mph.
Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 46.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
74°23°–76°24°
Low, likely
42°6°–49°9°
Typical high / low
65°18° / 44°7°
Wind
4 mph7 km/h, gusts 10 mph15 km/h
UV peak
4
Tuesday, Oct 27. Mostly cloudy. High 73°23°, low 49°9°. Typical 65°18° / 44°7°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 47°8°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 74°24°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 63°17°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 53°12°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Partly sunny, with a high near 73.
Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 49.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
73°23°–75°24°
Low, likely
43°6°–50°10°
Typical high / low
65°18° / 44°7°
Wind
5 mph8 km/h, gusts 12 mph19 km/h
UV peak
4
Wednesday, Oct 28. Cloudy. High 75°24°, low 50°10°. Typical 64°18° / 44°7°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 51°11°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Partly sunny, 75°24°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 63°17°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Clear, 51°11°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Partly sunny, with a high near 75.
Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 50.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
72°22°–76°24°
Low, likely
49°9°–53°12°
Typical high / low
64°18° / 44°7°
Wind
9 mph14 km/h, gusts 20 mph31 km/h
UV peak
4
Thursday, Oct 29. Mostly sunny. High 76°24°, low 48°9°. Typical 64°18° / 43°6°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 50°10°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 76°25°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 63°17°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Clear, 51°11°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Sunny, with a high near 76.
Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 48.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
74°23°–77°25°
Low, likely
47°8°–51°11°
Typical high / low
64°18° / 43°6°
Wind
8 mph13 km/h, gusts 22 mph35 km/h
UV peak
4
Friday, Oct 30. Partly sunny. High 75°24°, low 50°10°. Typical 64°18° / 43°6°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 50°10°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 78°25°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Mostly clear, 65°18°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Partly cloudy, 56°13°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Mostly sunny, with a high near 75.
Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 50.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
75°24°–80°27°
Low, likely
47°8°–52°11°
Typical high / low
64°18° / 43°6°
Wind
7 mph11 km/h, gusts 15 mph24 km/h
UV peak
4
Saturday, Oct 31. Cloudy. High 74°23°, low 56°13°. Typical 63°17° / 43°6°. Rain 0.06 in1.5 mm, 20% chance. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 55°13°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 74°24°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 65°19°
  20% chance · 0.02 in0.5 mm
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 60°16°
  30% chance
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
The National Weather Service writes about seven days ahead; this day is our model forecast only.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
71°22°–77°25°
Low, likely
54°12°–57°14°
Typical high / low
63°17° / 43°6°
Wind
9 mph14 km/h, gusts 20 mph33 km/h
UV peak
3
Sunday, Nov 1. Rain. High 72°22°, low 60°16°. Typical 63°17° / 42°6°. Rain 0.44 in11 mm, 50% chance. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 60°16°
  40% chance · 0.05 in1.4 mm
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 72°22°
  40% chance · 0.13 in3.4 mm
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Drizzle, 66°19°
  40% chance · 0.2 in5.1 mm
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Drizzle, 63°17°
  40% chance · 0.19 in4.7 mm
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
The National Weather Service writes about seven days ahead; this day is our model forecast only.
Forecasts differIndependent forecasts disagree; expect changes and plan for the range.
High, likely
67°19°–76°24°
Low, likely
57°14°–62°17°
Typical high / low
63°17° / 42°6°
Wind
16 mph26 km/h, gusts 31 mph50 km/h
UV peak
3
Monday, Nov 2. Drizzle. High 66°19°, low 56°13°. Typical 62°17° / 42°6°. Rain 0.44 in11 mm, 40% chance. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Drizzle, 63°17°
  40% chance · 0.29 in7.4 mm
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Drizzle, 65°18°
  40% chance · 0.49 in12 mm
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 58°15°
  30% chance · 0.23 in5.8 mm
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
The National Weather Service writes about seven days ahead; this day is our model forecast only.
Forecasts differIndependent forecasts disagree; expect changes and plan for the range.
High, likely
59°15°–74°23°
Low, likely
44°7°–65°18°
Typical high / low
62°17° / 42°6°
Wind
20 mph33 km/h, gusts 41 mph67 km/h
UV peak
2

10 days15 days30 days

The outlook

Today
Dry, high 73°, low 44°.
Tomorrow
Dry, high 75°, low 44°.
Monday
Dry, high 75°, low 46°.
Rest of week
Highs 66–76°; chance of precipitation on Sunday, Monday.

Want the meteorologists’ reasoning? Read the NWS forecast discussion (LMK) (opens in a new tab)

What changed since yesterday

No meaningful changes from yesterday’s forecast.

Radar

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Rivers

NOAA river gauges within 25 mi

Ohio River at McAlpine Lower

13 mi

Below flood stage

Level: 13.5 ft

Forecast peak 13.0 ft Sat 2 PM

Reading from Sat 9 AM · NWS gauge page

Ohio River at McAlpine Upper

13 mi

Below flood stage

Level: 13.0 ft
Flow: 251,000 cfs

Forecast peak 13.3 ft Sat 2 PM

Reading from Sat 9 AM · NWS gauge page

Silver Creek (IN) at Sellersburg

5.1 mi

Level: 4.0 ft
Flow: 16 cfs

Reading from Sat 8:30 AM · NWS gauge page

Ohio River at Louisville Water Tower

10 mi

Level: 13.2 ft

Reading from Sat 9 AM · NWS gauge page

For your home

What this week’s weather means for heating, cooling, pipes and fresh air.

Heating this week

About 76% less heating than a typical week.

This week 18Typical 74

Heating degree days, base 65°F

Heat-pump hours, next 7 days

h below 47°F: 10
h below 17°F: 0
h below 5°F: 0

47, 17 and 5°F are the test points heat pumps are rated at.

Comfort

Dry air outside (dew point 46°F).

Open the windows?

Today, 12:00 PM–8:00 PM

Good stretch to open the windows.

Is this typical?

LOUISVILLE BOWMAN FIELD · official normals 1991–2020 · records 1937–2026

Oct 24, today vs a typical year

Today’s expected high is 7°4° warmer than typical.

Last 7 days vs normal

On average 2°1° colder than normal (daily mean temperature).

−6°−4°SunOct 18
−3°−2°MonOct 19
−1°TueOct 20
+1°±0°WedOct 21
+1°±0°ThuOct 22
+1°FriOct 23
—SatOct 24

Charlestown weather by month: normals, records, snow and freeze dates

Sun & moon

Sun

Daylight: 10 h 52 min; Losing 2 min 16 s a day; shortest Dec 21, 1 h 23 min less
Golden hour: 6:15–7:08 PM; Morning 7:44–8:37 AM
Blue hour: 7:08–7:19 PM; Morning 7:33–7:44 AM; first light 7:33 AM

Stars tonight? Fair

Mostly clear 3–7:34 AM, but the moon is 99% lit and up.

Moon

Waxing gibbous

97% lit · growing

Today: sets 6:15 AM · rises 5:49 PM
Full moon: Oct 26
New moon: Nov 9

Looking west from Charlestown.Skyline from USGS elevation data, heights drawn up to 6× taller. Sky, sun and moon as they are now.

Charlestown, IN weather

Next 2 hours

Next 48 hours

Days ahead

The outlook

Today

Tomorrow

Monday

Rest of week

What changed since yesterday

Radar

Rivers

Ohio River at McAlpine Lower

Ohio River at McAlpine Upper

Silver Creek (IN) at Sellersburg

Ohio River at Louisville Water Tower

For your home

Heating this week

Heat-pump hours, next 7 days

Comfort

Open the windows?

Is this typical?

Oct 24, today vs a typical year

Last 7 days vs normal

Sun & moon

Sun

Stars tonight? Fair

Moon