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Lexington, Michigan Weather

Cicadas claim the afternoon. Day 14 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Lexington weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar

Lexington, MI
Saturday, July 4 at 5:32 AM
71
°
Light Drizzle
Feels like
70°
Humidity
81%
Wind
13 mph
Sunrise
1:55 AM
Sunset
5:13 PM
Lexington, MI
Hour by hour · 24h
24-Hour ForecastLexington, MI: 24-hour forecast. Temperatures range from 65 to 78 degrees Fahrenheit with a 37% chance of precipitation at 6 AM.
L 65°H 78°
Lexington, MI
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    Jul 4
    Rain
    37%
    0.27″
    78°66°
  2. Sunday
    Jul 5
    Overcast
    14%
    77°65°-1°
  3. Monday
    Jul 6
    Light Drizzle
    73°67°-4°
  4. Tuesday
    Jul 7
    Mostly Clear
    75°65°+2°
  5. Wednesday
    Jul 8
    Overcast
    11%
    82°63°+7°
  6. Thursday
    Jul 9
    Light Drizzle
    29%
    0.01″
    73°65°-9°
  7. Friday
    Jul 10
    Overcast
    26%
    73°62°
Lexington, MI
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
WSW
240° · backing 14°
Direction
WSW
240°
Sustained
13
mph
Gust
26
mph
Peak 24h
26
avg 10
Beaufort · 4 · MOD 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
avg 10 · pk 26
0102030MPHB1B2B3B4B5B6-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOWpk 254SUSTGUST
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Sustained 13 mph with gusts pulsing to 26 — flags snap, branches bend.
Lexington, MI
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
993.2
+1.7 mb in 3h · rising · 29.33 inHg
Now
993.2
mb
3h
+1.7
mb
12h
+1.1
mb
24h
+0.9
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 990994
9859909951000STORM|RAIN-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOW994.0990.1993.1
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
The low is filling — pressure climbing out of storm territory.
Lexington, MI
Air quality
40
AQI
Good
-9 in 6h

AQI 40 (Good), driven by Ozone. AQI down 9 over the last 6 hours (gradual decline). Ozone at AQI 40. Overcast through the UV peak window (cloud cover ~100%) — afternoon ozone should stay flat.

OK No precautions needed for the general population; unusually sensitive individuals may consider limiting prolonged outdoor exertion.

PM 2.5Good
6.3μg/m³
PM 10Good
8μg/m³
NO₂Good
4μg/m³
OzoneDRIVERModerate
84μg/m³
UV IndexLow
0.0

What's driving it

Ozone × UV × Sky

Ozone at AQI 40. Overcast through the UV peak window (cloud cover ~100%) — afternoon ozone should stay flat.

Present
AQI 40
UV peak
3.3 at 1 PM
Sky at peak
overcast
Projected peak
AQI 9

PM × Wind × Precip

PM scrubbed by 4 hours of recent rain — PM2.5 down to 6.3 µg/m³, PM10 to 7.8 µg/m³.

PM2.5/PM10
0.81
Wind
breezy
Recent rain
4h in last 6h
Pattern
washed out
Lexington, MI
Sky cover · visibility · 24h
Cloud cover
100%
OVERCAST
100%0%−24h−18h−12h−6hnow

Visibility
33.0mi
UNLIMITED
90 mi0 mi−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Earth · GOES-19 ABI
Full Disk · Visible · GeoColor
GOES-19 full disk Visible · GeoColor
True-color daytime, blue/IR sandwich at night
09:32 UTC · Lexington, MI · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · up to 10848 px
Continental US · GOES-19 ABI
CONUS Sector · Visible · GeoColor
GOES-19 CONUS Visible · GeoColor
Daytime true-color, blue-light/IR sandwich at night
09:32 UTC · Lexington, MI · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · 5-min cadence · up to 10000 px
Lexington, MI
Satellite · infrared · animated
Lexington, MI
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IR · cloud-top temp© RainViewer · Carto
Lexington, MI
Almanac · Saturday, July 4
If the first of July be rainy weather, 'twill rain more or less for four weeks together.
Civil dawn
5:21 AM
Sunrise
1:55 AM
Daylight
15h 18m
Sunset
5:13 PM
Civil dusk
9:49 PM
Planting note
Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
Lexington, MI
The moon
Waning Gibbous
83% illuminated
Moonrise
11:29 PM
Moonset
10:30 AM
In sign
♓︎ Pisces
Lexington, MI
Microseason
Jul 1–5

Cicadas claim the afternoon

plant
Jan 151% of the yearDec 31

Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Lexington at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 3°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
  • Last frost: May 6 (climatological average for this latitude)
  • Microseason: Jul 1–5
  • Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.

ZIP code: 48450

15-Day Forecast — Lexington

  1. Sat82°66°37%
  2. Sun77°65°14%
  3. Mon73°67°6%
  4. Tue75°65°6%
  5. Wed82°63°11%
  6. Thu73°65°29%
  7. Fri73°62°26%
  8. Sat78°63°17%
  9. Sun76°62°16%
  10. Mon80°59°18%
  11. Tue71°63°14%
  12. Wed75°60°19%
  13. Thu81°63°33%
  14. Fri79°68°35%
  15. Sat67°62°22%

Forecast data from Open-Meteo (CC BY 4.0).

Right now in the garden

Peak growing season

As of July 4, 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 includes Lexington in the general thunderstorm area today — no severe risk, but storms are possible.

  • TODAYTSTMGeneral Thunderstorms
  • 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. 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

  • 48450

Climate normals from the Open-Meteo Climate API. Köppen approximation from NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Regions. See methodology for data sources, editorial rules, and corrections. Maintainer: Brian Tighe.