Lexington, North Carolina Weather
Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon. Day 15 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Lexington weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 5Light Drizzle14%—97°72°—
- MondayJul 6Light Showers66%—94°71°-3°
- TuesdayJul 7Drizzle65%—94°70°0°
- WednesdayJul 8Drizzle39%0.02″93°69°-1°
- ThursdayJul 9Light Drizzle19%—98°65°+5°
- FridayJul 10Overcast19%—102°74°+4°
- SaturdayJul 11Light Drizzle37%—96°70°-6°
AQI 54 (Moderate), driven by PM2.5. AQI down 21 over the last 6 hours — air quality is improving sharply. PM2.5 at 6.6 µg/m³ (AQI 37) with a 0.88 fine-to-coarse ratio and 2 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 6.6 µg/m³ (AQI 37) with a 0.88 fine-to-coarse ratio and 2 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.88
- Wind
- calm
- 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
- 11:36 PM
- Moonset
- 11:33 AM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon
Lexington at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 74°F — typical for the season
- Last frost: March 22 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: Jul 1–5
- Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
ZIP codes: 27292, 27295
15-Day Forecast — Lexington
- Sun96°73°14%
- Mon94°71°66%
- Tue94°70°65%
- Wed93°69°39%
- Thu98°65°19%
- Fri102°74°19%
- Sat96°70°37%
- Sun99°70°38%
- Mon92°67°18%
- Tue92°63°11%
- Wed95°63°9%
- Thu93°68°38%
- Fri78°70°48%
- Sat89°67°48%
- Sun94°68°48%
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 has placed Lexington in the Marginal Risk category for severe thunderstorms today.
- TODAYMRGLMarginal Risk
- TOMORROWTSTMGeneral Thunderstorms
- DAY 3MRGLMarginal Risk
Isolated severe storms possible. Limited threat for hail or damaging wind.
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
- 27292
- 27295
- 27294