Weather in Lexington, North Carolina
Roses open on the Piedmont edge. Day 59 of spring. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Lexington, NC
Sunday, May 17 at 2:12 AM
69
°
Overcast
Feels like
67°
Humidity
46%
Wind
4 mph
Sunrise
6:14 AM
Sunset
8:20 PM
Lexington, NC
Hour by hour · 24h
53°
10p
51°
11p
48°
12a
46°
1a
44°
2a
42°
3a
41°
4a
40°
5a
38°
6a
38°
7a
46°
8a
54°
9a
60°
10a
64°
11a
66°
12p
69°
1p
71°
2p
73°
3p
74°
4p
75°
5p
74°
6p
73°
7p
68°
8p
63°
9p
Lexington, NC
7-day forecast
- TodayMay 16Overcast—85°47°
- SundayMay 17Overcast—91°60°
- MondayMay 18Clear—93°66°
- TuesdayMay 19Overcast—90°61°
- WednesdayMay 20Light Drizzle36%91°63°
- ThursdayMay 21Light Showers77%82°64°
- FridayMay 22Light Drizzle77%75°59°
Lexington, NC
Next 24 hours · Cool now
Lexington, NC
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
From · True
SSE
158° · backing 101°
Direction
SSE
158°
Sustained
4
mph
Gust
9
mph
Peak 24h
15
avg 5
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, NC
Air quality
91
AQI
Moderate
- PM 2.5
- 15.7 μg/m³
- PM 10
- 16.3 μg/m³
- NO₂
- 6.6 μg/m³
- Ozone
- 99.0 μg/m³
- UV Index
- 0.0 Low
Lexington, NC
Almanac · Sunday, May 17
When the dew is on the grass, rain will never come to pass.
Civil dawn
9:47 AM
Sunrise
6:14 AM
Daylight
14h 06m
Sunset
8:20 PM
Civil dusk
12:49 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Lexington, NC
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
- Moonrise
- 10:24 AM
- Moonset
- 12:44 AM
- In sign
- ♉︎ Taurus
Lexington, NC
Microseason · 28 of 72
May 16–20
Roses open on the Piedmont edge
insect
Lexington at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 7°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: March 22 (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
Peak growing season
As of May 17, 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.