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——92°64°—
- MondayJul 6Overcast——93°67°+1°
- TuesdayJul 7Overcast10%—96°68°+3°
- WednesdayJul 8Light Drizzle20%—93°69°-3°
- ThursdayJul 9Showers29%—90°66°-3°
- FridayJul 10Light Drizzle23%—90°64°0°
- SaturdayJul 11Light Drizzle——89°64°-1°
AQI 57 (Moderate), driven by PM2.5. AQI flat over the last 6 hours (within ±3 points). PM2.5 at 13.2 µg/m³ (AQI 59) with a 0.80 fine-to-coarse ratio and 6 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.
OK No precautions needed for the general population; unusually sensitive individuals may consider limiting prolonged outdoor exertion.
What's driving it
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5 at 13.2 µg/m³ (AQI 59) with a 0.80 fine-to-coarse ratio and 6 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.80
- Wind
- light
- Recent rain
- 0h in last 6h
- Pattern
- stagnant smoke
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: 3°F below 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
15-Day Forecast — Lexington
- Sun92°64°5%
- Mon93°67°3%
- Tue96°68°10%
- Wed93°69°20%
- Thu90°66°29%
- Fri90°64°23%
- Sat89°64°6%
- Sun94°66°2%
- Mon101°67°1%
- Tue104°71°6%
- Wed105°69°7%
- Thu105°68°13%
- Fri95°64°18%
- Sat98°65°19%
- Sun108°74°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.
ZIP codes in Lexington
- 68850