Lexington, Nebraska Weather
Cicadas claim the afternoon. Day 15 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Lexington weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 5Overcast——89°64°—
- MondayJul 6Overcast——92°66°+3°
- TuesdayJul 7Overcast10%—96°68°+4°
- WednesdayJul 8Overcast26%—96°70°0°
- ThursdayJul 9Thunderstorm40%1.5″94°65°-2°
- FridayJul 10Light Drizzle40%—86°61°-8°
- SaturdayJul 11Clear——90°62°+4°
AQI 45 (Good), driven by Ozone. AQI flat over the last 6 hours (within ±3 points). Ozone at AQI 58 — 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 58 — peak already passed at 1 PM under clear skies. Levels should ease through evening.
- Present
- AQI 58
- UV peak
- 7.4 at earlier today
- Sky at peak
- clear
- Projected peak
- AQI 58
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5 at 12.2 µg/m³ (AQI 57), ratio 0.69 with 8 mph wind — characteristic of long-range haze transport rather than a local source.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.69
- Wind
- light
- Recent rain
- 0h in last 6h
- Pattern
- transport
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).
If the first of July be rainy weather, 'twill rain more or less for four weeks together.
- Moonrise
- 11:57 PM
- Moonset
- 11:53 AM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Cicadas claim the afternoon
Lexington at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 18°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: April 21 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: Jul 1–5
- Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
ZIP code: 68850
16-Day Forecast — Lexington
- Sun89°64°5%
- Mon92°66°1%
- Tue96°68°10%
- Wed96°70°26%
- Thu94°65°40%
- Fri86°61°40%
- Sat90°62°3%
- Sun103°69°3%
- Mon98°70°2%
- Tue115°68°3%
- Wed106°71°3%
- Thu96°67°15%
- Fri98°70°24%
- Sat100°68°26%
- Sun102°71°36%
- Mon102°72°17%
Forecast data from Open-Meteo (CC BY 4.0).
Right now in the garden
Peak growing season
As of July 5, 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 day after tomorrow — no severe risk, but storms are possible.
- TODAYNONENo severe risk
- TOMORROWNONENo severe risk
- DAY 3TSTMGeneral Thunderstorms
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
- 68850