Weather in Lexington, Illinois
Roses open on the Piedmont edge. Day 59 of spring. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Lexington, IL
Sunday, May 17 at 5:05 AM
64
°
Overcast
Feels like
63°
Humidity
88%
Wind
10 mph
Sunrise
5:36 AM
Sunset
8:07 PM
Lexington, IL
Hour by hour · 24h
54°
12a
53°
1a
53°
2a
54°
3a
53°
11%
4a
54°
14%
5a
54°
70%
6a
52°
79%
7a
53°
27%
8a
56°
14%
9a
57°
10a
59°
11a
62°
12p
65°
1p
69°
2p
72°
3p
75°
4p
75°
5p
75°
6p
73°
7p
70°
8p
68°
9p
66°
10p
66°
11p
Lexington, IL
7-day forecast
- TodayMay 17Overcast12%85°63°
- MondayMay 18Showers66%79°67°
- TuesdayMay 19Light Showers75%79°59°
- WednesdayMay 20Overcast35%65°48°
- ThursdayMay 21Overcast—65°45°
- FridayMay 22Overcast13%59°53°
- SaturdayMay 23Drizzle14%76°57°
Lexington, IL
Next 24 hours · Cool now
Lexington, IL
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
From · True
SSE
162° · veering 162°
Direction
SSE
162°
Sustained
10
mph
Gust
21
mph
Peak 24h
27
avg 10
Beaufort · 3 · GENTLE 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, IL
Air quality
41
AQI
Good
- PM 2.5
- 7.1 μg/m³
- PM 10
- 8.0 μg/m³
- NO₂
- 7.9 μg/m³
- Ozone
- 61.0 μg/m³
- UV Index
- 0.0 Low
Lexington, IL
Almanac · Sunday, May 17
When the dew is on the grass, rain will never come to pass.
Civil dawn
10:07 AM
Sunrise
5:36 AM
Daylight
14h 31m
Sunset
8:07 PM
Civil dusk
1:38 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Lexington, IL
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
- Moonrise
- 10:42 AM
- Moonset
- 1:36 AM
- In sign
- ♊︎ Gemini
Lexington, IL
Microseason · 28 of 72
May 16–20
Roses open on the Piedmont edge
insect
Lexington at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 7°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: April 20 (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
Warm-season window is open
As of May 17, the last spring frost has passed for most years. Transplant tomatoes, peppers, eggplants, basil, and cucurbits (cucumbers, squash, melons) now. Direct-sow beans and corn into warm soil.