Weather in Lexington, Alabama
Roses open on the Piedmont edge. Day 59 of spring. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Lexington, AL
Sunday, May 17 at 4:01 AM
67
°
Clear
Feels like
67°
Humidity
78%
Wind
6 mph
Sunrise
5:44 AM
Sunset
7:46 PM
Lexington, AL
Hour by hour · 24h
52°
11p
51°
12a
49°
1a
48°
2a
47°
3a
47°
4a
47°
5a
46°
6a
51°
7a
58°
8a
63°
9a
67°
10a
70°
11a
73°
12p
76°
1p
78°
2p
80°
3p
80°
4p
79°
5p
78°
6p
75°
7p
71°
8p
68°
9p
66°
10p
Lexington, AL
7-day forecast
- TodayMay 16Overcast—82°59°
- SundayMay 17Partly Cloudy—87°60°
- MondayMay 18Overcast—87°61°
- TuesdayMay 19Overcast23%86°68°
- WednesdayMay 20Showers64%82°64°
- ThursdayMay 21Drizzle64%84°65°
- FridayMay 22Drizzle62%82°66°
Lexington, AL
Next 24 hours · Cool now
Lexington, AL
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
From · True
SE
141° · backing 11°
Direction
SE
141°
Sustained
6
mph
Gust
9
mph
Peak 24h
17
avg 7
Beaufort · 2 · LIGHT BRZ
0
CALM
<1
1
LIGHT AIR
1–3
2
LIGHT BRZ
4–7
3
GENTLE BRZ
8–12
4
MOD BRZ
13–18
5
FRESH BRZ
19–24
6
STRONG BRZ
25–31
7
NEAR GALE
32–38
24h · sust vs gust · mph
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Lexington, AL
Air quality
78
AQI
Moderate
- PM 2.5
- 7.4 μg/m³
- PM 10
- 7.5 μg/m³
- NO₂
- 3.8 μg/m³
- Ozone
- 94.0 μg/m³
- UV Index
- 0.0 Low
Lexington, AL
Almanac · Sunday, May 17
When the dew is on the grass, rain will never come to pass.
Civil dawn
10:18 AM
Sunrise
5:44 AM
Daylight
14h 02m
Sunset
7:46 PM
Civil dusk
1:15 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Lexington, AL
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
- Moonrise
- 10:56 AM
- Moonset
- 1:11 AM
- In sign
- ♊︎ Gemini
Lexington, AL
Microseason · 28 of 72
May 16–20
Roses open on the Piedmont edge
insect
Lexington at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 10°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: March 17 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: 28 of 72, May 16–20
- Planting window: Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Right now in the garden
Peak growing season
As of May 17, 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.