Lexington, Kentucky Weather
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Lexington weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
Conditions updated 4:11 PM EST · Open-Meteo
- TodayNov 10Clear——70°41°—
- WednesdayNov 11Clear75%0.02″66°45°-4°
- ThursdayNov 12Light Rain43%0.04″53°37°-13°
- FridayNov 13Overcast——44°31°-9°
- SaturdayNov 14Overcast——45°27°+1°
- SundayNov 15Overcast——47°27°+2°
- MondayNov 16Overcast——50°31°+3°
Air quality now AQI 30 · Good
AQI 30 (Good), driven by Ozone. AQI flat over the last 6 hours (within ±3 points). Ozone at AQI 43 — peak already passed at 1 PM under clear skies. Levels should ease through evening.
OK No precautions needed for the general population; unusually sensitive individuals may consider limiting prolonged outdoor exertion.
What's driving it
Ozone × UV × Sky
Ozone at AQI 43 — peak already passed at 1 PM under clear skies. Levels should ease through evening.
- Present
- AQI 43
- UV peak
- 0.5 at earlier today
- Sky at peak
- clear
- Projected peak
- AQI 43
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).
When the wind is in the west, the weather is at its best.
- Moonrise
- 8:50 AM
- Moonset
- 6:10 PM
- In sign
- ♐︎ Sagittarius
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Lexington at a glance
- Today vs. normal: Today averages 56°F (high 70°F, low 41°F), 8°F above the 48°F normal for Nov 10
- Last frost: April 13 (1991–2020 median, NOAA station 13 km away)
- Microseason: Nov 6–10
- Planting calendar: November — harvest fall brassicas, carrots
16-Day Forecast — Lexington
- Tue70°41°0%
- Wed66°45°75%
- Thu53°37°43%
- Fri44°31°9%
- Sat45°27°1%
- Sun47°27°1%
- Mon50°31°6%
- Tue51°31°3%
- Wed52°31°0%
- Thu59°33°8%
- Fri60°44°8%
- Sat66°43°30%
- Sun63°37°45%
- Mon37°22°30%
- Tue32°19°19%
- Wed42°19°14%
Forecast data from Open-Meteo (CC BY 4.0).
Live wind & temperature near Lexington
Interactive wind and temperature map centered on Lexington — it loads in your browser. Open the full weather map.
Right now in the garden
Post-frost dormancy
As of November 10, the season's first frost (typically October 28) is due or past. Bring frost-tender plants indoors, mulch overwintering beds, and turn spent plantings under. This city's planting calendar for November: harvest fall brassicas and carrots.
SPC Convective Outlook
Storm Prediction Center — Lexington
SPC includes Lexington in the general thunderstorm area tomorrow — no severe risk, but storms are possible.
- TODAYNONENo severe risk
- TOMORROWTSTMGeneral Thunderstorms
- DAY 3NONENo severe risk
Thunderstorms possible. Not severe, but capable of producing lightning and brief heavy rain.
Source: NOAA / NWS Storm Prediction Center categorical convective outlook.
Sun & seasons in Lexington
Lexington sits in Fayette County, where the year’s longest day runs 14h 48m of daylight and its shortest just 9h 31m — a swing of +5h 17m between the June and December solstices. Clocks spring forward on Sunday, March 8, 2026 and fall back on Sunday, November 1, 2026.
Louisville, the state’s largest city, lies about 65 miles to the W. The nearest town Lexington tracks is Louisville, roughly 65 miles to the W.
Air quality in Lexington
Air quality in Lexington’s county has trended cleaner since 2020; its cleanest year on record was 2025 (median AQI 40). See the full air-quality history for Lexington.
Planting calendar
| Month | Plant | Harvest |
|---|---|---|
| March | lettuce, peas, spinach, radishes | — |
| April | lettuce, peas, spinach, radishes | radishes |
| May | tomatoes, peppers, beans, squash | lettuce, peas, spinach, radishes |
| June | tomatoes, peppers, beans, squash | lettuce, peas, spinach, beans, summer squash |
| July | tomatoes, peppers, beans, squash | tomatoes, peppers, beans, summer squash, garlic |
| August | beans, squash, fall brassicas, carrots | tomatoes, peppers, beans, summer squash, winter squash |
| September | garlic (overwinter) | tomatoes, peppers, beans, summer squash, winter squash |
| October | garlic (overwinter) | tomatoes, peppers, beans, summer squash, winter squash, fall brassicas, carrots |
| November | — | fall brassicas, carrots |
A year in weather
Lexington's warmest month is July (~77°F mean) and its coldest is January (~34°F). Rainfall peaks in May (5.4 inches) and bottoms out in November (3.4 inches).
| Month | Mean temp | Precip | Rainy days |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 34° | 3.4″ | 7 |
| February | 38° | 3.6″ | 7 |
| March | 46° | 4.5″ | 8 |
| April | 56° | 4.4″ | 8 |
| May | 65° | 5.4″ | 9 |
| June | 73° | 5.0″ | 8 |
| July | 77° | 5.1″ | 8 |
| August | 76° | 3.7″ | 7 |
| September | 69° | 3.4″ | 5 |
| October | 58° | 3.7″ | 6 |
| November | 46° | 3.4″ | 6 |
| December | 38° | 4.2″ | 8 |
Regional context
Similar climates Nicholasville, KY, Keene, KY, Georgetown, KY
Lexington swings from 34°F in January to 77°F in July (43°F) per NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 normals; precipitation in Lexington runs about 49.8 inches on roughly 84 measurable days.
Rainfall in Lexington splits evenly between the seasons: May tops out at 5.4 inches over 8.6 rainy days, and November logs 3.4 inches across 6.1 — neither half of Lexington's year dominates. That lines Lexington up with places like Nicholasville, KY, Keene, KY and Georgetown, KY, fed by overlapping storm tracks.
Around April 13, Lexington sheds its freezing nights — peas, lettuce, spinach, and radishes go into Lexington's beds. Lexington's heat-lovers — tomatoes, peppers, squash — hold off until Lexington's frost risk clears, 10-14 days on. The season ends by October 28 in Lexington, once hard frosts set back in. Open lawns in Lexington whiten first when frost returns.
Similar climates: Nicholasville, KY, Keene, KY, Georgetown, KY, Midway, KY, Versailles, KY.
Frequently asked
- When does it freeze in Lexington?
- In Lexington, expect the last spring frost near April 13; Lexington's first autumn frost comes around October 28.
- What is the rainy season in Lexington?
- May is the wettest month in Lexington, about 5.4 inches on average; the year totals roughly 50 inches.
- What is the warmest month in Lexington?
- July is Lexington's warmest month, averaging about 77°F.
- What is the coldest month in Lexington?
- Lexington bottoms out in January, with a mean near 34°F.
- When can I start a vegetable garden in Lexington?
- Lexington's last frost (April 13) cues hardy greens; in Lexington, hold heat-lovers two weeks past.
- How many rainy days does Lexington get?
- Lexington records around 84 days of measurable precipitation annually.
- What hardiness zone is Lexington?
- Lexington's hardiness zone tracks its winter low; with January near 34°F, check the USDA ZIP map for the exact zone.
- What is the 10-day forecast for Lexington?
- Lexington's extended outlook — daily high and low temperatures and precipitation chances for each upcoming day — is in the daily forecast above.
- Will it rain this week in Lexington?
- See this week's day-by-day rain chances for Lexington in the daily forecast above, and the next 24 hours in the hourly chart.
- What is the weather like right now in Lexington?
- Current conditions for Lexington and the next 24 hours — temperature, precipitation chance, and wind by the hour — are in the hourly forecast chart above.
- How often is the Lexington forecast updated?
- The Lexington forecast on this page is built from Open-Meteo weather-model data and refreshes regularly through the day.
- When are sunrise and sunset in Lexington?
- Today's sunrise and sunset times for Lexington are in the Almanac section above, along with civil dawn, civil dusk, and day length. Day length is longest near the summer solstice and shortest near the winter solstice.
- How accurate is the weather forecast for Lexington?
- The next few days in Lexington's forecast are the most reliable; accuracy declines beyond about a week as weather-model uncertainty grows.
Lexington sits at 38.0°N; its climate zone is humid subtropical (Köppen approximation).
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