Weather in Lexington, Minnesota
Roses Bloom Along the Shelter Rows. Day 59 of spring. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Lexington, MN
Sunday, May 17 at 1:04 AM
70
°
Clear
Feels like
63°
Humidity
29%
Wind
7 mph
Sunrise
5:41 AM
Sunset
8:36 PM
Lexington, MN
Hour by hour · 24h
63°
58%
8p
60°
38%
9p
61°
19%
10p
60°
11p
60°
12a
61°
1a
61°
2a
61°
3a
60°
4a
59°
5a
58°
6a
59°
7a
63°
8a
67°
9a
71°
10a
75°
11a
79°
12p
82°
1p
84°
2p
85°
3p
85°
4p
84°
5p
81°
6p
81°
7p
Lexington, MN
7-day forecast
- TodayMay 16Clear—77°51°
- SundayMay 17Heavy Rain58%66°52°
- MondayMay 18Drizzle79%60°53°
- TuesdayMay 19Drizzle82%54°45°
- WednesdayMay 20Overcast—60°43°
- ThursdayMay 21Overcast14%64°43°
- FridayMay 22Drizzle14%53°46°
Lexington, MN
Next 24 hours · Cool now
Lexington, MN
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
From · True
NNW
333° · veering 70°
Direction
NNW
333°
Sustained
7
mph
Gust
17
mph
Peak 24h
30
avg 8
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, MN
Air quality
53
AQI
Moderate
- PM 2.5
- 4.2 μg/m³
- PM 10
- 4.9 μg/m³
- NO₂
- 3.2 μg/m³
- Ozone
- 96.0 μg/m³
- UV Index
- 0.1 Low
Lexington, MN
Almanac · Sunday, May 17
When the dew is on the grass, rain will never come to pass.
Civil dawn
10:09 AM
Sunrise
5:41 AM
Daylight
14h 55m
Sunset
8:36 PM
Civil dusk
2:11 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Lexington, MN
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
- Moonrise
- 10:41 AM
- Moonset
- 2:13 AM
- In sign
- ♉︎ Taurus
Lexington, MN
Microseason · 28 of 72
May 16–20
Roses Bloom Along the Shelter Rows
plant
Lexington at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 3°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: May 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
Cool-season window is open
As of May 17, the cool-season window is open or about to open. Direct-sow peas, lettuce, spinach, radishes, and brassicas now. Hold off on warm-season crops until 1–2 weeks after the last spring frost (around May).