Lexington, Alabama Weather
Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon. Day 15 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Lexington weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 4Overcast12%—90°69°—
- SundayJul 5Light Rain25%0.09″89°74°-1°
- MondayJul 6Overcast42%—85°71°-4°
- TuesdayJul 7Overcast16%—87°69°+2°
- WednesdayJul 8Overcast11%—88°68°+1°
- ThursdayJul 9Drizzle22%—87°68°-1°
- FridayJul 10Thunderstorm46%0.02″90°71°+3°
AQI 102 (Unhealthy for Sensitive Groups), driven by PM2.5. AQI up 42 in the last 6 hours — air quality is degrading. PM2.5 at 14.2 µg/m³ (AQI 61) with a 0.85 fine-to-coarse ratio and 5 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.
CAUTION Sensitive groups (children, elderly, respiratory conditions) should limit prolonged outdoor exertion.
What's driving it
Ozone × UV × Sky
Ozone at AQI 47. Overcast through the UV peak window (cloud cover ~88%) — afternoon ozone should stay flat.
- Present
- AQI 47
- UV peak
- 0.0 at 1 PM
- Sky at peak
- overcast
- Projected peak
- AQI 6
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5 at 14.2 µg/m³ (AQI 61) with a 0.85 fine-to-coarse ratio and 5 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.85
- Wind
- light
- Recent rain
- 0h in last 6h
- Pattern
- stagnant smoke
Trends
Seven days of AQI and PM2.5.
Hourly air-quality data from the Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service, charted across the past and next several days. Dashed lines mark the AQI breakpoints at 50 (Good → Moderate) and 100 (Moderate → Unhealthy for Sensitive Groups).
If the first of July be rainy weather, 'twill rain more or less for four weeks together.
- Moonrise
- 11:03 PM
- Moonset
- 11:03 AM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon
Lexington at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 5°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: March 17 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: Jul 1–5
- Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
ZIP code: 35648
16-Day Forecast — Lexington
- Sat90°69°12%
- Sun89°74°25%
- Mon85°71°42%
- Tue87°69°16%
- Wed88°68°11%
- Thu87°68°22%
- Fri90°71°46%
- Sat86°68°43%
- Sun72°65°29%
- Mon84°65°14%
- Tue85°67°15%
- Wed88°69°15%
- Thu84°70°30%
- Fri88°69°30%
- Sat88°72°35%
- Sun92°71°52%
Forecast data from Open-Meteo (CC BY 4.0).
Right now in the garden
Peak growing season
As of July 5, 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.
SPC Convective Outlook
Storm Prediction Center — Lexington
SPC has placed Lexington in the Marginal Risk category for severe thunderstorms tomorrow.
- TODAYTSTMGeneral Thunderstorms
- TOMORROWMRGLMarginal Risk
- DAY 3TSTMGeneral Thunderstorms
Isolated severe storms possible. Limited threat for hail or damaging wind.
Source: NOAA / NWS Storm Prediction Center categorical convective outlook. Outlooks are re-issued multiple times per day; this page reflects the most recent SPC polygons covering the city’s coordinates.
ZIP codes in Lexington
- 35648