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Lexington, KY Weather

Today Hourly 10-Day Weekend Monthly Radar Air Quality Climate
Current WeatherLexington · 12:02 PM EDT
85° | 58°
76°F
Feels like 74°
Sunny
-4° vs. normal — cooler than usual for this time of year
WindNE 4 mph · Gusts 11 mph
Precip5% · –
Humidity48% · Dew point 55°
UV index8 Very high
Air Quality44 Good
Pressure30.06 inHg
Visibility6 mi
Sunrise / Sunset7:01 AM · 8:19 PM · 13h 18m

Weather map — Lexington

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Now
78°
1%
0 mph
13:00
77°
1%
5 mph
14:00
83°
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5 mph
15:00
81°
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85°
1%
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17:00
75°
5%
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75°
4%
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74°
13%
1 mph
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73°
13%
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21:00
69°
7%
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22:00
67°
14%
8 mph
23:00
65°
17%
9 mph
00:00
64°
19%
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65°
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7 mph
02:00
64°
20%
7 mph
03:00
62°
15%
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04:00
62°
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05:00
62°
11%
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06:00
61°
11%
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60°
12%
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62°
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61°
7%
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65°
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69°
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Today · Mon 8/24

High 85°
5% / –

Sunny. Winds NE at 9 mph.

Tonight · Mon 8/24

Low 60°
7% / –

Partly cloudy. Winds N at 3 mph.

Tomorrow · Tue 8/25

78° | 60°
7% / –

Sunny. Winds NE at 9 mph.

7-day trend

Lexington · temperature + precipitation

10-day forecast

Updated 12:02 PM

Details & indices

Wind
4 mph NE
Gusts 11 mph
Humidity
48%
Dew point 55°
Pressure
30.06 inHg
Rising
UV index
8 — Very high
High today
Air Quality
Good
AQI 44 · US EPA
Allergy
None detected
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Visibility
6 mi
Clear view
Allergy — Lexington

🌿 Conditions right now

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Birch
None
Grass
None
Oak
None
Alder
None
Hazel
None
Mugwort
None
Ragweed
None

Sun & moon

Sunrise7:01 AM
Sunset8:19 PM
Length of day13h 18m
Moonrise6:37 PM
Moonset3:13 AM
Moon phase🌔 Waxing Gibbous · 88%
Next full moonAug 28 Sturgeon Moon
Latitude37.9887°N
Longitude-84.4777°E

Water temps nearby

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No beaches within 50 miles
🌤️No rain expected in the next 90 minutes
Now+30+60+90 min
Minute-by-minute precip · HRRR nowcast

Daily planner

computed from today's forecast
Laundry day
Great
Line-drying weather
Grilling
Great
Fire up the grill
Running
Fair
Lace up outside
Patio
Great
Dinner outdoors
1991-2020 climate normals — Lexington

Monthly normals

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Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
Max (°F) 42° 50° 57° 65° 75° 83° 87° 85° 80° 69° 55° 49°
Min (°F) 27° 32° 38° 45° 56° 64° 69° 66° 62° 50° 38° 33°
Precip (in) 4.3 5.9 4.9 4.9 4.8 4.7 4.1 3.5 3.7 3.5 3.7 4.3
Warmest: Jul · ⌀ 87°F Coldest: Jan · ⌀ 27°F Wettest: Feb · 5.9 in
Nearby places in {{REGION}}
Louisville
Sunny
77° 🌤️
Lexington-Fayette
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Meads
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Data sources · Monday, August 24
Where the Lexington forecast comes from
This page blends NOAA/NWS model guidance with global ensembles for the 10-day outlook, air quality and alerts. Data refreshes every hour, current conditions every 15 minutes. Coordinates: 37.9887°N, -84.4777°.
NBM + global weather models
Updated: 12:02 PM
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Weather in Lexington
Lexington's outlook: warmest day near 88° (Monday), coldest night about 58° (Monday). About 1.5 in of precipitation is expected in total; the most likely wet day is Monday (84% chance). Hold onto the patio furniture Wednesday: gusts could hit 29 mph. The NWS alert board for this area is currently clear. Right now Lexington is running about 16° warmer than Columbus. Longer view: variable mid-latitude weather in every season.
Lexington, KY · Elev 968 ft · 37.99°N, 84.48°W · Kentucky · Forecast computed for these exact coordinates
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Updated: 12:02 PM