Lexington, Ohio Weather
Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon. Day 14 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Lexington weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 4Overcast34%—90°69°—
- SundayJul 5Heavy Rain68%0.81″86°72°-4°
- MondayJul 6Thunderstorm45%—77°66°-9°
- TuesdayJul 7Light Drizzle17%—75°64°-2°
- WednesdayJul 8Light Drizzle10%—83°63°+8°
- ThursdayJul 9Light Drizzle45%—80°64°-3°
- FridayJul 10Light Drizzle48%—77°68°-3°
AQI 33 (Good), driven by Ozone. AQI down 6 over the last 6 hours (gradual decline). Ozone at AQI 33 now. With UV 2.7 peaking around 1 PM under clear skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 12 around 1 PM.
OK No precautions needed for the general population; unusually sensitive individuals may consider limiting prolonged outdoor exertion during the projected peak around 7 PM.
What's driving it
Ozone × UV × Sky
Ozone at AQI 33 now. With UV 2.7 peaking around 1 PM under clear skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 12 around 1 PM.
- Present
- AQI 33
- UV peak
- 2.7 at 1 PM
- Sky at peak
- clear
- Projected peak
- AQI 12
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
- 11:25 PM
- Moonset
- 10:34 AM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon
Lexington at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 7°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: April 20 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: Jul 1–5
- Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
16-Day Forecast — Lexington
- Sat90°69°34%
- Sun86°72°68%
- Mon77°66°45%
- Tue75°64°17%
- Wed83°63°10%
- Thu80°64°45%
- Fri77°68°48%
- Sat82°66°35%
- Sun70°60°23%
- Mon63°57°13%
- Tue76°60°14%
- Wed82°64°27%
- Thu83°66°24%
- Fri83°69°19%
- Sat83°68°44%
- Sun85°67°35%
Forecast data from Open-Meteo (CC BY 4.0).
Right now in the garden
Peak growing season
As of July 4, 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 3TSTMGeneral Thunderstorms
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
- 44904